Basecamp vs Shortcut 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
Free Plan
- Plan work with Kanban views
- See progress on a Roadmap
- Get quick insights with Reports
- Plan sprints using Iterations
- Work together with Docs
- GitHub, Slack & Figma integrations
Team Plan
- Track work with a suite of Reports
- Set Work In Progress limits
- Customize multiple workflows
- Manage repetitive tasks with Automations
- Access all integrations
Business Plan
Popular- Unlimited everything
- Track strategic Objectives and key results
- Categorize work with advanced Custom Fields
- Get insights with advanced Reports
- Multiple Workspaces for sandboxing
Enterprise Plan
- Predictable pricing with volume discounts
- Premier support SLAs
- SSO and SCIM
- Custom Terms
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Onboarding Support
Basecamp vs Shortcut FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Shortcut is the cheaper option, starting at $8/mo vs $15/mo for Basecamp.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Both offer free plans, so you can try each without paying. Start with whichever fits your workflow better and upgrade when you hit the limits.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Basecamp uses hybrid pricing, while Shortcut 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. Shortcut: Shortcut is playing the 'Jira is overkill' angle at a price point that undercuts most mid-market PM tools — $8.50-$12/seat puts them well below Linear's comparable tiers and in direct competition with tools like Height and Asana's lower tiers. They're going after engineering-led teams that want power without enterprise bloat.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Basecamp and Shortcut and let you know when something moves.