Is Basecamp or Plane free?

Plane can be used for free (free plan, paid upgrades). Basecamp is paid.

Do I need to install Basecamp or Plane?

No. Both run in a web browser, so you can open either one and start.

Price, ratings and what each one does, side by side. Every fact here comes from their listings on Linkstore.

Projects, message boards and to-dos in one place.

Project and issue tracking with cycles, modules and pages.

Basecamp

Plane

Basecamp keeps a project's chat, tasks, docs and schedule together, and charges a flat price instead of per seat.

Plane covers sprint planning, roadmaps and docs for product teams, and offers a free plan.

Apps that do a similar job, closest matches first.

Asana
Plan work and track who is doing what by when.
ProductivityNewFreemium
Open
monday.com
Boards for projects, campaigns and whatever else.
ProductivityNewFreemium
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Slack
Team chat, organized into channels.
ProductivityNewFreemium
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Linear
Issue tracking that moves as fast as your keyboard.
ProductivityNewFreemium
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ClickUp
Tasks, docs, goals and chat in one workspace.
ProductivityNewFreemium
Open
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Productivity5.0Free
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