Basecamp vs Smartsheet Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
| Basecamp | Smartsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $15/mo | $12/mo |
| Number of plans | 3 | 4 |
| Free plan | — | |
| Free trial | ||
| Pricing model | hybrid | per-seat |
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
Pro
- Unlimited free Contributors
- Gantt, table, board, and calendar view
- Rich formulas
- Conversational AI features, including Smart Assist, Smart Columns, AI-powered dashboards and more
- Unlimited sheets, forms, and reports
- 250 automations per month
Business
Popular- Unlimited free Guests
- Timeline view
- Workload tracking
- Admin capabilities
- Unlimited automations
- Connect Smartsheet to external AI tools through MCP-enabled integrations
- 1 TB attachment storage
Enterprise
- Scenario Planning
- Portfolios
- SAML-based SSO
- Enterprise Plan Manager
- Unlimited attachment storage
- Directory integrations
Advanced Work Management
- Control Center
- Dynamic View
- Data Shuttle
- Connectors
- DataMesh
- Calendar App
- Pivot App
- Premium Support
Basecamp vs Smartsheet FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Smartsheet is the cheaper option, starting at $12/mo vs $15/mo for Basecamp.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Basecamp has a free plan. Smartsheet doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Basecamp uses hybrid pricing, while Smartsheet 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. Smartsheet: Smartsheet sits in the mid-market sweet spot — more expensive than Monday.com's entry tiers but cheaper than full Salesforce or ServiceNow implementations. They're clearly gunning for enterprise teams that find Asana or Monday too lightweight but don't want to pay for a full PPM suite.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Basecamp and Smartsheet and let you know when something moves.