Paymo 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.
Free
- Unlimited Time Tracking
- Unlimited Invoices
- Clients (limited to 1)
- Projects (limited to 2)
- Unlimited Tasks
- Task List View
- Desktop & Mobile Apps
- 1GB Storage
Solo
- Flat Rate Projects
- Retainer Projects
- Clients (limited to 3)
- Projects (limited to 5)
- Task Calendar View
- Task Kanban View
- Guest Access
- In-App Tech Support
- 5GB Storage
Plus
Popular- Task Spreadsheet View
- Meta Kanban Board
- Recurring Tasks
- Bulk Time Entries
- Active Timers
- Timesheet Reports
- Project Templates
- Project Profitability
- Proofing & Versioning
- Recurring Invoices
- Estimates & Expenses
- Integrations & API Access
- 50GB Storage
Pro
- Task Gantt Chart View
- Task Dependencies
- Portfolio Gantt Chart
- Employee Scheduling & Workload
- Project Schedule Timeline
- Timesheet Approvals
- Automatic Ghost Bookings
- Employee Leave Management
- Priority Support
- Online Remote Assistance
- 500GB Storage
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
Paymo vs Basecamp FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Paymo starts lower at $9/mo, compared to $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. Paymo 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. Paymo: Paymo sits in the budget-to-mid tier of project management tools, undercutting players like Teamwork or ClickUp's higher tiers while competing directly with tools like Toggl Track or Harvest on the time-tracking-plus-PM angle. They're clearly going after small agencies and freelancers who want more than a basic task tool without paying enterprise prices. 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 Paymo and Basecamp and let you know when something moves.