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The #1 Basecamp Alternative is ClickUp™ | Basecamp vs. ClickUp™

ClickUp's features, customization, and simplicity make it the #1 Basecamp alternative for teams that want to work smarter, not harder.

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The flexible, feature-rich alternative to Basecamp.

Choose ClickUp and save one day every week, guaranteed.

ClickUp gives your team hundreds of customizable tools for any work need, all for free.


ClickUp Dashboards feature customizable widgets for team management, sprints, tasks, and much more.

Send and receive emails directly from ClickUp tasks. Users on the Free Forever Plan have 100 uses.

Native and embedded Docs with collaboration detection that allow for multiple collaborators at the same time and can be attached to tasks, views, and more. Private notepad for ideas, notes, checklists, and more.

ClickUp enables you to set up recurrences based on time intervals, and triggers with multiple actions including creating a new task or extending an existing task upon recurrence. Basecamp allow for schedule-based recurrences only.

ClickUp automations allow users to set a trigger, condition, and action, allowing for more complex automations.

ClickUp's Kanban board columns can be grouped by status, assignee, due date, and more.

ClickUp's Gantt view allows for the creation and visualization of task dependencies.

ClickUp tasks can contain checklists, which can be saved as reusable templates, as well as subtasks, which feature the same functionality as tasks.

Spreadsheets can be created natively in Table view or embedded and modified directly in ClickUp.

Dedicated Sprint planning tool for creating and automating sprints across multiple views in addition to Sprint Dashboards for reporting.

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Plan, organize, and collaborate on any project with powerful task management. Choose from 35+ ClickApps tailored for any use case and add Custom Fields to keep every detail in one place.

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Features

Every tool to power your productivity.

Create a scalable infrastructure for all your work with ClickUp's customizable Hierarchy. Get a high-level overview of your organization without losing sight of work on a granular level.

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Measure your project goals by tying them to specific tasks, numbers, monetary values, and more. Set milestones to signify when an important stage in the project is complete.

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Bring important project indicators into one place to streamline reporting. Add visual widgets for team members, tasks, sprints, time tracking, statuses, docs, embeds, and more.

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Fast-track teamwork with multiple assignees and comment threads for any task. Assign comments as action items and save time with sharable screen recordings.

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Send and receive emails directly within ClickUp. Use email to create &amp; automate tasks, collaborate with your team, and never lose track of important conversations in your inbox again.

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Manage time more effectively by tracking it from your desktop, mobile, or web browser. Add time estimates to any task and break them out by assignee to manage resources and set expectations.

Time Tracking & Estimates

From weekly meetings to daily reminders, stay on top of it all with recurring tasks. They take just seconds to set and can save you hours of adding the same reminder over and over.

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Automate any process to spend more time on what matters. Automatically assign tasks, post comments, move statuses, or create automations for workflows on integrated apps such as Calendly, Github, and Bugsnag.


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Set sprint dates and mark priorities so everyone knows what to do and when. Automate unfinished work into your next sprint and manage your team's workload with a fully customizable point system.


Sprints List View (Agile Teams LP)

ClickUp features native integrations with your most-used tools, including Slack, Google Calendar, Gmail, and Github, as well as 1,000+ Zapier integrations.

Compare Get everything Basecamp has and more. ClickUp gives your team hundreds of customizable tools for any work need, all for free.	Basecamp paid	free
Clip Screen Capture	Not included.	Included.
Custom Fields	Not included.	Included.
Custom Task Statuses	Not included.	Included.
Goals	Not included.	Included.
Multi-feature Dashboards	Not included.	Included.
Embedded Email	Not included.	Included.
Time Tracking & Estimates	Not included.	Included.
Real-time Chat	Included.	Included.
Notepad & Collaborative Native Docs	Not included.	Included.
Dynamic Recurring Tasks	Not included.	Included.
Conditional Automations	Not included.	Included.
Kanban Boards with Custom Grouping	Included.	Included.
Custom Hierarchy	Not included.	Included.
Gantt Charts	Not included.	Included.
Assigned comments	Not included.	Included.
Tags	Not included.	Included.
Tasks, Subtasks, & Checklists	Included.	Included.
Embedded Spreadsheets	Not included.	Included.
Priorities	Not included.	Included.
Sprints	Not included.	Included.
In-App Video Recording	Not included.	Included.

The flexible, feature-rich alternative to Basecamp.

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