Compare Basecamp and Wrike 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Basecamp
Star Rating
(5,328)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
(4,164)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSummary
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
4,745
8.5
3,282
Ease of Use
8.5
4,756
8.0
3,310
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,368
7.8
1,317
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,302
8.3
1,156
Quality of Support
8.4
3,169
8.5
2,599
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,149
8.5
1,105
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
4,638
8.1
3,119
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
9.1
537
|
Verified
8.9
1364
|
Verified
9.0
540
|
Verified
8.8
1385
|
Verified
8.6
512
|
Verified
8.4
1342
|
Verified
9.1
540
|
Verified
8.6
1319
|
Verified
8.4
202
8.2
1246
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
1108
|
Verified
8.8
500
|
Verified
8.2
1239
|
Verified
8.6
253
8.3
1187
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
499
|
Verified
8.5
1210
|
Verified
8.7
244
8.3
1108
|
Verified
8.4
399
|
Verified
8.1
1082
|
Verified
8.8
471
|
Verified
8.1
1130
|
Verified
8.8
442
|
Verified
8.2
1164
|
Verified
8.4
174
7.7
825
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
421
8.7
436
|
Verified
8.1
1092
|
Verified
8.4
165
7.8
887
|
Verified
8.5
172
7.9
853
|
Verified
8.6
401
|
Verified
8.0
855
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.6
419
|
Verified
7.9
899
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
948
|
Verified
8.8
460
|
Verified
8.3
1030
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.7
411
|
Verified
7.8
842
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
911
|
Verified
8.8
453
|
Verified
8.4
1149
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
6.6
291
Setup
8.7
61
8.3
641
8.6
62
8.4
662
8.1
42
8.1
646
8.9
67
8.3
719
Management
Feature Not Available
8.3
632
8.7
54
8.0
516
8.6
52
7.9
481
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
6.4
181
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.4
136
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.2
127
Not enough data
8.4
128
Not enough data
8.6
130
Communication
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.1
61
Not enough data
8.1
61
Not enough data
8.0
61
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.2
63
Not enough data
7.2
57
Not enough data
8.4
60
Tasks
Not enough data
9.0
132
Not enough data
8.8
133
Not enough data
8.6
130
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
8.6
130
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
8.7
129
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
8.3
131
Not enough data
8.1
130
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.2
299
Not enough data
8.4
333
Not enough data
8.3
324
Not enough data
7.5
229
Not enough data
8.5
305
Not enough data
8.3
331
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.5
335
Not enough data
9.0
346
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
7.5
217
Not enough data
8.2
272
Other Features
Not enough data
7.8
264
Not enough data
7.8
255
Task Creation
8.8
110
8.9
1067
8.9
110
8.8
1078
8.6
106
8.4
992
Feature Not Available
7.9
852
Task Management
8.4
108
8.4
1033
9.0
109
8.6
1039
7.9
73
8.2
960
8.5
101
8.3
923
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
6.5
246
Feature Not Available
6.5
246
Customer Management
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Project Management
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Accounting
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
6.4
14
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
6.9
14
Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Administration
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Platform
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
6.7
13
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
6.3
12
Automation
8.3
69
8.6
741
8.1
67
8.3
746
8.3
66
8.0
643
Administration
8.7
63
8.4
690
8.5
64
8.3
637
9.2
65
8.9
712
Project management
8.8
69
8.6
770
8.4
63
8.4
715
8.6
67
8.6
750
8.6
65
8.4
715
8.7
65
8.5
713
Feature Not Available
8.1
580
8.6
64
8.5
752
Workload
8.6
47
8.3
631
8.5
66
8.6
724
8.6
60
8.3
671
Feature Not Available
8.0
606
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
66
8.3
693
8.8
67
8.2
695
8.9
67
8.8
744
Cost Management
Feature Not Available
7.8
456
Feature Not Available
7.9
486
Feature Not Available
7.5
424
Integration
8.2
53
7.6
426
8.1
56
7.6
425
8.2
57
7.6
418
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
6.4
158
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Communication
8.4
138
Feature Not Available
8.7
151
8.6
893
8.2
135
7.9
698
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.5
137
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
8.9
152
8.6
930
8.9
144
8.6
923
8.6
143
8.0
920
8.3
122
8.1
761
Controls
8.2
122
8.3
850
8.1
115
8.2
763
8.6
139
8.5
846
8.5
136
8.0
810
8.2
122
8.0
668
Project Management
8.9
154
9.0
995
8.7
149
8.7
957
8.8
144
8.6
942
8.2
124
8.2
754
Remote Collaboration
8.7
128
8.6
849
8.6
137
8.6
875
8.9
132
8.6
849
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
6.4
199
Customization
Not enough data
8.7
89
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
7.9
87
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
65
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
6.5
29
Not enough data
7.4
29
Platform - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
7.4
31
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
7.7
28
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
9.0
32
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
419
Not enough data
8.8
506
Not enough data
8.1
327
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
7.2
242
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
252
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.4
383
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
307
Not enough data
8.5
438
Not enough data
8.5
436
Not enough data
7.9
283
Not enough data
8.6
435
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
421
Not enough data
7.7
303
Not enough data
7.8
273
Not enough data
8.5
447
Not enough data
7.9
351
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
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
18.6%
Computer Software
7.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Higher Education
4.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
58.1%
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
Jeff N.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Slow to load. Frozen development because they start from scratch for each new version. Lack of native integrations because developers have to develop new integration for each new version. I wish it had some kind of webform data entry onboarding feature...
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
Andrea F.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
NO CALENDAR VIEW!!! Despite having its infamous timeline view, which links individual tasks in a project and allows for automatic-adjustment of subsequent tasks and entire projects when a related task is modified, there is still no calendar view. Especially...
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...
Jeff N.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Slow to load. Frozen development because they start from scratch for each new version. Lack of native integrations because developers have to develop new integration for each new version. I wish it had some kind of webform data entry onboarding feature...
Andrea F.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
NO CALENDAR VIEW!!! Despite having its infamous timeline view, which links individual tasks in a project and allows for automatic-adjustment of subsequent tasks and entire projects when a related task is modified, there is still no calendar view. Especially...
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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 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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