Asana vs Basecamp comparison

Asana and 37signals are both solutions in the Project Management Software category. Asana is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.8, while 37signals is ranked #27. Asana holds a 2.9% mindshare in PMS, compared to 37signals’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Asana users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of 37signals users who would recommend it.

Asana

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86% willing to recommend

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66% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Asana and Basecamp are project management solutions. Asana seems to have the upper hand in task management, while Basecamp is preferred for team collaboration.

Features: Asana offers task tracking, timeline views, and productivity-enhancing integrations. Basecamp provides message boards, to-do lists, and built-in chat features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Asana features a simple deployment with various support options. Basecamp also has easy setup and is noted for responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Asana uses a tiered pricing model with potential high ROI. Basecamp has a straightforward pricing plan, seen as economical for larger teams, suggesting potentially higher ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Asana

Ranking in Project Management Software

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

AI Sales & Marketing (3rd)

Basecamp

Ranking in Project Management Software

27th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Asana is 2.9%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Basecamp is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Project Management Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Asana	2.9%
Basecamp	1.1%
Other	96.0%

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Rusira Sathnindu

Automations Engineer at Ad Up

Task tracking has streamlined sprint work but complex navigation still needs simplification

Asana's UI is a little bit too complex for me. Sometimes I get confused. Sometimes I mis-navigate. Asana is a very complicated product, but if it could offer a different kind of UI for different types of people, that would be better. This UI is good for a power user, but for a normal user who just comes to see what their tasks are, a simplified UI would be more appropriate. Sometimes the navigation is a little bit clunky. Sometimes I click back on things that I do not want to click back on. Everything else is good, and the UI is the only part that I see could use a little bit of improvement.

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Abenazzer Tadesse

Chief Operations Officer at BeOnline ICT

An easy-to-use project management solution with good stability and scalability

The recent update on the solution has made it a little bit complex. For example, to create a team and a project, there is a separate button that you need to click. Recently they updated it with only one button making it difficult for us to create teams or supply teams other than a project. Hence the solution could be more user-friendly. Additionally, some additional features need to be integrated so it'll be easy for other companies or project managers to manage software projects.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution's user interface is very good."

"Asana has impacted my organization positively because it manages all the task management, has saved a lot of time, and made things very efficient."

"The ability to share projects and tasks among team members appears to be the most valuable feature."

"The initial setup is straightforward. It was just a few clicks to get started and to integrate Asana into our existing business system. It took 15 days to fully implement our projects using Asana."

"The way it handles the task is good. The whole team needs to organize all our tasks using Asana. It helps to clarify and allows us to prioritize tasks effectively."

"The solution scales well."

"It's an easy way to communicate."

"Stable Kanban style tool for collaboration and task management. It runs smoothly and has a straightforward setup."

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"The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."

"The ease of use is valuable."

Cons

"You need to have an action plan, otherwise, it won't be as effective."

"I did not see a return on investment with Asana, and I cannot share any relevant metrics, such as time saved or improved efficiency."

"We'd like the capability to be able to set up weekly reminders."

"Auto-shift is an essential feature for planning, but it's currently not there. It should have this feature so that when you move a task that depends on another task, the dates should be auto-shifted. For example, you have two tasks dependent on each other. When the parent task is moved or delayed, the child task should also be delayed, and the date should be shifted. When we have a very long timeline, it's very complex to go task by task and shift the dates on the task. Auto-shift is a fantastic and basic feature of project management, and having such a feature in Asana would make our lives much easier. If Asana added this feature, it would complete the suit and close the project management cycle because currently, there is a gap."

"Some customizations and functions are still not available, however, so far, they haven't been a deal killer."

"I rate the support from Asana a four out of five."

"In some instances, there were subtasks where more than one person needed to review it, but I could only assign it to one person. I would have to create a subtask under a subtask and then assign it to other people. This could be improved."

"The product's page is not user-friendly."

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"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."

"The solution could be more user-friendly."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is reasonably priced."

"The price of this solution makes it quite accessible, and the plans fit my budget."

"We're on the business tier, which is $25 a month if you're on an annual contract. It's $31 if you're on a month-to-month contract. In my experience, there are no hidden costs with Asana. I know Smartsheet has these add-ons that you can buy, which is an additional cost, but Asana doesn't have any add-ons that I know of. When you're trying to scale the product and want to add users, you have to do it in buckets of five. This is also something to consider."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"For what it brings to the table, I think Asana is fairly affordable. I would like to see the portfolio feature in our pricing plan, but other than that, it's definitely pretty good."

"Its price is fair. Its licensing cost is cheaper than Microsoft Project. I would rate it a two out of five in terms of pricing."

"I can describe Asana's pricing as a sweet spot since it is neither very high nor very low, especially regarding the value Asana adds to its products...In our company, we use 50 percent of the features provided by Asana, because of which we only pay 50 percent of Asana's total cost."

"The cost is $25 US per unit per month."

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Small Business	39
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	7

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Asana?

The solution's user interface is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Asana?

The pricing of Asana is slightly high. To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.

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What needs improvement with Asana?

A rating of eight is given because a downside exists in that everyone has access and notifications are often received for projects that are not involved in, leading to quite a few emails daily, som...

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Overview

Asana is web-based software-as-a-service that helps teams coordinate and manage their work. It helps companies move faster by making sure everyone knows the team’s plan and process and who is doing what by when.

Each user can create projects using a list, board, calendar, or timeline view. Within each project, users can add tasks, subtasks, sections, comments, attachments, start and due dates, and custom fields. Project and task followers get notifications on changes or comments on the project and/or task in their Inbox. Individual users can see all of the tasks they're responsible for across all of their projects in a view called My Tasks.

Asana is available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.

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Basecamp is a web-based project-management tool developed by Basecamp and launched in 2004, with a new version being launched in 2012. Basecamp offers to-do lists, wiki-style web-based text documents, milestone management, file sharing, time tracking, and a messaging system. Basecamp Classic also offers integration with Basecamp's own Campfire product, and features APIs that are used by a host of web and mobile apps. Basecamp Classic's interface is available in different languages (e.g. Spanish, French, Italian, German, Finnish and Japanese). The newer version of Basecamp currently only supports English as the interface language.

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