Float vs Basecamp Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Starter
- Scheduling
- Capacity & time off management
- Unlimited project scoping
- Project margin tracking
- Rate cards
- 1x placeholder
Pro
- Project estimates
- Actuals tracking
- Estimates vs. planned vs. actuals reporting
- Delivery dashboards
- Client & currency rate cards
- Multi‑currency projects (up to 5)
- SSO & domain restrictions
- 5x placeholders
Enterprise
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- Set up, roll out, and training
- Priority support
- SLAs & custom contracts
- Manual payment options
- Multi‑currency projects (unlimited)
- Custom placeholders
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
Float vs Basecamp FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Float starts lower at $7/mo, compared to $15/mo for Basecamp.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Basecamp has a free plan. Float doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Float uses per-seat pricing, while Basecamp goes with hybrid. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Float: At $7–$12/seat, Float is priced below heavier project management platforms but sits in a reasonable mid-range for dedicated resource planning tools. They're not trying to be the cheapest option — they're positioning against the complexity of tools like Smartsheet or Resource Guru while staying accessible enough to avoid lengthy sales cycles. 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.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Float and Basecamp and let you know when something moves.