Compare Basecamp and Wrike 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Basecamp
Star Rating
(5,339)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansWrike
Star Rating
(4,406)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Basecamp excels in its To-Do Lists feature, scoring 9.1, which allows for easy task management and prioritization, while Wrike's score of 8.6 indicates it may not be as user-friendly in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Basecamp's Ease of Setup is rated at 8.7, making it a more straightforward choice for teams looking to get started quickly, compared to Wrike's lower score of 7.8.
- G2 users highlight Basecamp's superior Communication Features, particularly in Status Updates and Discussions, where it scores 8.8 and 8.9 respectively, while Wrike's scores of 8.6 and 8.2 suggest it may lack some of the intuitive communication tools that Basecamp offers.
- Users on G2 report that Wrike shines in Task Creation & Assignment, with a score of 9.0, matching Basecamp's score, but they note that Wrike's Task Prioritization is slightly less effective at 8.5 compared to Basecamp's 8.6.
- Reviewers mention that Basecamp's Quality of Support is rated at 8.4, which is slightly lower than Wrike's 8.6, indicating that users may find Wrike's support more responsive and helpful.
- Users say that while both platforms offer solid Project Management capabilities, Basecamp's overall user experience is rated higher in terms of Visibility and Planning, with scores of 8.8 and 8.7, compared to Wrike's 8.7 and 8.8, suggesting a more cohesive project overview in Basecamp.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Basecamp
Basecamp Free
Free
Basecamp Free is free forever! No credit card required.
- Completely free
- Manage one project
- 1GB storage space
Wrike
Free
$0.00
A simple, shared task list for small teams.
- Web, desktop, and mobile apps
- Project & task management
- Board view
Free Trial
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Wrike
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
4,755
8.5
3,602
Ease of Use
8.5
4,766
7.9
3,635
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,378
7.8
1,539
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,306
8.3
1,258
Quality of Support
8.4
3,178
8.5
2,844
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,153
8.5
1,202
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
4,648
8.2
3,436
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
9.0
545
|
Verified
8.9
1545
|
Verified
8.9
548
|
Verified
8.8
1566
|
Verified
8.6
520
|
Verified
8.4
1520
|
Verified
9.1
548
|
Verified
8.5
1497
|
Verified
8.4
210
8.1
1425
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
1284
|
Verified
8.8
508
|
Verified
8.1
1418
|
Verified
8.6
261
8.2
1364
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
507
|
Verified
8.5
1384
|
Verified
8.7
252
8.2
1283
|
Verified
8.4
407
|
Verified
8.0
1256
|
Verified
8.8
479
|
Verified
8.0
1303
|
Verified
8.7
449
|
Verified
8.2
1336
|
Verified
8.3
181
7.5
989
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
590
8.7
443
|
Verified
8.1
1262
|
Verified
8.4
172
7.7
1052
|
Verified
8.4
179
7.7
1017
|
Verified
8.6
408
|
Verified
7.8
1022
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.6
426
|
Verified
7.8
1062
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
1113
|
Verified
8.8
467
|
Verified
8.2
1197
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.7
418
|
Verified
7.7
1004
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
1074
|
Verified
8.8
460
|
Verified
8.3
1316
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.5
37
6.9
155
7.9
37
6.2
430
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.3
26
Project Management
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
7.4
25
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
7.8
23
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
7.3
24
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
7.3
24
Not enough data
7.2
24
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.0
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.3
23
Not enough data
7.6
24
Setup
8.7
65
8.3
750
8.7
66
8.3
768
8.2
46
8.0
753
8.9
71
8.2
826
Management
Feature Not Available
8.3
738
8.8
58
7.9
617
8.5
56
7.8
582
Generative AI
7.9
23
6.3
270
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.2
142
Not enough data
8.4
150
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.1
140
Not enough data
8.3
141
Not enough data
8.5
142
Communication
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
8.0
81
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
7.9
82
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.1
82
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
7.1
75
Not enough data
8.3
79
Tasks
Not enough data
8.9
166
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.5
164
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.6
163
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
163
Not enough data
8.1
165
Not enough data
8.0
164
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.1
344
Not enough data
8.4
378
Not enough data
8.3
368
Not enough data
7.4
272
Not enough data
8.4
348
Not enough data
8.3
375
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.4
379
Not enough data
8.9
390
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
7.4
258
Not enough data
8.2
313
Other Features
Not enough data
7.7
306
Not enough data
7.7
298
Task Creation
8.9
113
8.8
1243
8.9
113
8.7
1258
8.7
109
8.3
1171
Feature Not Available
7.8
1030
Task Management
8.4
111
8.4
1210
9.0
112
8.5
1215
7.9
76
8.1
1135
8.5
104
8.2
1099
Generative AI
8.0
27
6.1
393
8.0
27
6.2
393
Customer Management
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
7.1
22
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.2
23
Project Management
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Accounting
Not enough data
7.1
23
Not enough data
6.4
23
Not enough data
6.5
23
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
6.7
23
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.5
22
Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
7.7
21
Administration
Not enough data
7.5
22
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.6
22
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
7.0
21
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.2
20
Automation
8.3
72
8.5
822
8.2
70
8.3
826
8.3
69
8.0
719
Administration
8.7
66
8.3
766
8.5
67
8.2
712
9.1
68
8.9
788
Project management
8.8
72
8.6
847
8.5
66
8.3
791
8.6
70
8.6
826
8.7
68
8.3
790
8.7
68
8.4
786
Feature Not Available
8.0
653
8.6
67
8.4
826
Workload
8.6
50
8.2
704
8.5
69
8.5
796
8.7
63
8.2
744
Feature Not Available
8.0
678
Communication & Collaboration
8.6
69
8.3
767
8.8
70
8.2
767
8.9
70
8.8
818
Cost Management
Feature Not Available
7.7
525
Feature Not Available
7.8
556
Feature Not Available
7.4
493
Integration
8.2
56
7.5
496
8.1
59
7.5
493
8.2
60
7.5
486
Generative AI
7.7
20
6.4
222
7.6
20
7.4
87
Communication
8.4
142
Feature Not Available
8.7
155
8.5
1002
8.2
138
7.8
803
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.5
141
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
8.9
156
8.5
1038
8.9
148
8.6
1031
8.6
147
8.0
1028
8.3
126
8.0
869
Controls
8.2
126
8.2
958
8.1
119
8.1
868
8.6
143
8.4
952
8.5
140
8.0
915
8.2
126
7.9
774
Project Management
8.9
158
8.9
1104
8.7
153
8.6
1066
8.8
148
8.6
1051
8.2
128
8.1
861
Remote Collaboration
8.6
132
8.6
956
8.6
141
8.6
983
8.8
136
8.6
955
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.4
38
7.1
107
7.7
39
6.0
297
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
110
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
8.8
103
Not enough data
7.9
108
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
83
New Product Introduction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
CAD
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill of Materials
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engineering Change Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Simulation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.2
48
Not enough data
7.5
46
Not enough data
7.5
46
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
8.6
48
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
489
Not enough data
8.7
578
Not enough data
8.0
395
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
7.1
306
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
316
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
450
Administration
Not enough data
7.9
369
Not enough data
8.4
507
Not enough data
8.5
503
Not enough data
7.8
346
Not enough data
8.5
503
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
490
Not enough data
7.7
366
Not enough data
7.7
335
Not enough data
8.5
516
Not enough data
7.8
415
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Basecamp and Wrike are categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Project Collaboration, Work Management, and Workflow Management
Unique Categories
Basecamp is categorized as Employee Intranet and Note-Taking Software
Wrike is categorized as Marketing Calendar, Kanban Project Management, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Project and Portfolio Management, Online Proofing, Online Form Builder, Event Planning, Bug Tracking, Time Tracking, Professional Services Automation, Marketing Resource Management, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Basecamp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wrike
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
17.2%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.6%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
58.5%
Marketing and Advertising
19.5%
Computer Software
7.5%
Information Technology and Services
7.4%
Higher Education
4.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
57.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Basecamp
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Caveman ready interface. It's like an apple product; crack it open and go.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Shannon F.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
I don't even know where to start. Having moved from an enterprise-level project management software to Basecamp, I really find it to be lacking. It is a single axis system. It's fine if you manage tasks that aren't sequentially tied or dependent in any way,...
Wrike
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Bob S.
Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching
I especially like that I can set up my own set of tasks and projects, alongside those of my work colleagues, all in a single browser window. It has a bit too much power for simple, repetitive tasks, but is fantastic for managing projects that take a lot of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Vendor product support is surprisingly harsh and rude. I have dealt with 3 different reps and their attitude and response has been - sorry this is how its is, so take it or leave it. One, their contracts are one-sided and locked in. So if you are looking to...
Verified User in Computer Software
Caveman ready interface. It's like an apple product; crack it open and go.
Bob S.
Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching
I especially like that I can set up my own set of tasks and projects, alongside those of my work colleagues, all in a single browser window. It has a bit too much power for simple, repetitive tasks, but is fantastic for managing projects that take a lot of...
Shannon F.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
I don't even know where to start. Having moved from an enterprise-level project management software to Basecamp, I really find it to be lacking. It is a single axis system. It's fine if you manage tasks that aren't sequentially tied or dependent in any way,...
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Vendor product support is surprisingly harsh and rude. I have dealt with 3 different reps and their attitude and response has been - sorry this is how its is, so take it or leave it. One, their contracts are one-sided and locked in. So if you are looking to...
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Discussions
Why does it work slow in mobile phones?
7 comments
KG
If you upgrade to Basecamp 2 it's alot faster if that's the one you have try un- installing it and start over after that it could be you need more memory space Read more
is basecamp going to expand and add more fetures
5 comments
ET
Yes, I would say so. The product is evolving a growing all the time. Read more
Is there a way to get reports on certain employee's productivity?
5 comments
AA
There are not formal reports but you can look at users' activityRead more
What is wrike used for?
14 comments
HS
Wrike is a scaleable project management tool.
From Wrike: "Wrike is a SaaS-based, work management platform features
engaging collaboration, workflow and...Read more
Are there additional capabilities beyond project management? Seems like it going through this review process.
9 comments
CM
1) Wrike Forms has allow us to assess all project requests submitted by stakeholders, allowing us to pull the right team and understand the needs of the...Read more
Is there a user manual?
2 comments
JC
Hello, I mention that Wrike is a tool for workflows and processes where the management by the administrator is important in order to carry out and manage the...Read more
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