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Basecamp vs Trello comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Basecamp
Ranking in Project Management Software
26th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trello
Ranking in Project Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Basecamp is 1.3%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 2.3%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Trello2.3%
Basecamp1.3%
Other96.4%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Abenazzer Tadesse - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Davina Becker - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Content Strategist at PeerSpot
Keeps requests better organized
The best feature Trello offers is that it keeps things better organized, so it makes things easier to collaborate with people. I can say that I really enjoyed using Trello for a lot of things, and it has some really good features, such as helping people write out descriptions and the comment section being absolutely one of the best parts of it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"The app functionality and ease of seeing the different functionalities parsed equally on the screen with consistent menu access to shift between areas."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"I think task management, prioritization, rankings, and collaboration features are useful."
"There is a huge community to help us with the issues we face while using the product."
"Trello is quite easy to learn. The features that are available in the current version are enough to do your basic documentation and management."
"Our teams deployed Trello to gain a comprehensive overview of pre-sales activity, monitor project progress, create detailed task lists, and track action items - all critical components for streamlining our organization's operations."
"I like the user interface's graphics and the general features and functionalities."
"While Nasuni has a learning curve, it becomes user-friendly once mastered."
"Trello's user interface is really good, making it easy for us to maintain and monitor."
"I appreciate the ease of creating boards and the flexibility it offers."
 

Cons

"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"Formalized area to store contact information indexed in a way that can pre-populate other areas would be helpful."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"In the card area, you should not be able to modify so easily what is already written, as this can cause loss of information."
"It is hard to track completed requests and show performance based on closed cards."
"There doesn't seem to be a good way to organize a parent project, such as an epic card, and then have sub-cards."
"As a team board it did not work well for us."
"Trello cannot be integrated with other tools like Jira and Google Workspace."
"Trello was available as a standalone version that does not allow you to collaborate with other people."
"Being able to export reports from Trello, general reports, or board reports, would improve the solution for me as a manager."
"There can be bugs sometimes. When more than one person tries to edit the description at the same time, it can do some unexpected things."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution pricing is okay. The pricing is subscription-based and depends on the features that you need. If you need more features then you will need to pay more. You can use the basic features to lead your project management."
"UiPath is cost-efficient."
"We pay $10 per user per month for the product."
"We didn't need to pay for the solution."
"The free version of Trello covers all of the bases and all of our needs, so there's no cost involved for us. This is surprising for such a quality platform with no limitations on the key functionalities, though it also has a paid version."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"I am tinkering with the free version."
"We are using the open-source version of Trello."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Trello?
The solution is very user-friendly, where you have everything you need.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trello?
I do not know about the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Trello because this part was handled by another coworker, and I never worked with that part.
What needs improvement with Trello?
It is hard to track completed requests and show performance based on closed cards.
 

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Sample Customers

Ashland Addison Florist Co., Victory Auto Wreckers, Ideal Box Co., Hollymatic Corp.
Pixar, Google, PayPal, Kickstarter, National Geographic, Viewbox Holdings
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