Basecamp vs Runn Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Free
- Run 1 project free forever
- 1 GB of storage
- Up to 20 users
Pro Unlimited
- Unlimited projects
- 5 terabytes storage space (10x Pro)
- Fixed price — no per-user charges
- Includes Admin Pro Pack upgrade
- Includes Timesheet upgrade
- Personal onboarding with our team
- Priority 24/7/365 customer support, your questions get answered first
- More payment options including credit card, check, ACH, or wire
- Extended 60-day free trial
Pro
- Unlimited projects
- 500 GB storage space
- Pay-per-user
- Optional upgrades sold separately
- Self-guided onboarding
- 24/7/365 customer support
- Pay by credit card
- 30-day free trial
Lite
- Scheduling
- Tentative Projects
- Capacity & Utilization Charts
- Skills & Tags
- Project Financials
Standard
Popular- Timesheets
- 5 Custom Fields
- Out-of-the-Box Integrations
- API to build Custom Integrations
- 30-Day Audit Activity Log
Advanced
- Unlimited Custom Fields & Reports
- Workstreams
- Custom Insights Dashbaords
- SSO (SAML)
- Optional Implementation & Support
Basecamp vs Runn FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Runn is the cheaper option, starting at $7/mo vs $15/mo for Basecamp.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Basecamp has a free plan. Runn doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Basecamp uses hybrid pricing, while Runn goes with per-seat. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Basecamp: They're not competing on price at the low end — $15/user puts them in the same ballpark as Asana and Monday. The real play is Pro Unlimited at $299 flat, which is a direct shot at mid-size teams getting nickel-and-dimed by per-seat tools. They're positioning as the anti-Jira for teams tired of watching their PM bill scale with every new hire. Runn: At $7–$11 per resource seat, Runn is pitching itself as a mid-market alternative to heavier tools like Kantata or Planview — cheaper than the enterprise incumbents but more purpose-built than generic PM tools trying to do resource planning. They're going after professional services firms and agencies that need real capacity planning without a six-figure contract.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Basecamp and Runn and let you know when something moves.