Basecamp is 75% cheaper
than Notion
$25/mo (Freelancer) vs Notion Plus at $100/mo for 10 seats ($10/seat) — covering 67% of the 3 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Plus plan at $100/mo ($10/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Freelancer: 25 USD/monthly.
Notion costs $100/mo on the Plus plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 3 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Basecamp covers 67% of the 3 capabilities compared against Notion. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Basecamp | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Docs & wikis | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Notion has that Basecamp lacks.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Basecamp.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Notion | Basecamp |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $30/moPlus | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $100/moPlus | $25/mocheaperFreelancer |
| 25 seats | $250/moPlus | $59/mocheaperStudio |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Freelancer | $25/mo |
| Studio | $59/mo |
| Pro | $99/mo |
| Unlimited Edition | $299/mo (billed yearly) |
| Free | Free |
| Plus | $10/seat/mo |
| Business | $20/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Basecamp than Notion?
75% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $25/mo on Freelancer vs $100/mo on Plus. That is $900 a year.
What does Basecamp lack compared with Notion?
API access — 1 of the 3 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Notion: 2026-10-29; Basecamp: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.notion.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- Basecamp data last verified 2026-10-26