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Basecamp vs Bitwarden
Basecamp
All industries
Project management & team collaboration software
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Basecamp the free tier allows one project and 1 GB of storage; Bitwarden the integrated TOTP authenticator, encrypted file attachments, vault health reports and Emergency Access are all withheld from the free plan and need Premium at $1.65 per month
- They diverge on capability: Basecamp covers Message boards, Bitwarden covers Unlimited password storage.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Basecamp and Bitwarden actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (All industries).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Basecamp
- Message boards
- To-do lists
- Schedules
- Documents & files
- Group chat
- Check-in questions
- Hill Charts
- Email forwards
Only in Bitwarden
- Unlimited password storage
- Cross-platform sync
- Secure password sharing
- Password generator
- Two-factor authentication
- Encrypted file attachments
- Vault health reports
- Emergency access
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Basecamp
- Project management for a small team in one placenot Bitwarden
- Message boards and chat alongside to-dosnot Bitwarden
- Client collaboration, since guests are not chargednot Bitwarden
- Flat-rate project management for a larger team on Pro Unlimitednot Bitwarden
Bitwarden
- Personal password managementnot Basecamp
- Team credential sharingnot Basecamp
- Enterprise securitynot Basecamp
- Compliance requirementsnot Basecamp
- Developer secrets managementnot Basecamp
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Basecamp
- The free tier allows one project and 1 GB of storage
- Pro is $15 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount unlike the flat Pro Unlimited at $299 a month billed annually
- Storage beyond the plan costs $50 a month per additional terabyte
- Timesheet and the Admin Pro Pack are paid upgrades on Pro and only bundled with Pro Unlimited
Bitwarden
- The integrated TOTP authenticator, encrypted file attachments, vault health reports and Emergency Access are all withheld from the free plan and need Premium at $1.65 per month
- Free accounts can share vault items with one other Bitwarden user and no more
- File storage is capped at 5 GB on Premium and 5 GB personal plus 5 GB family on the Families plan
- Two-step login accepts up to 10 hardware security keys per account
- The Families plan is capped at 6 people, so a seventh member means moving to a Teams subscription at $4 per user per month
Pricing, plan by plan
Basecamp
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Basecamp review.
Bitwarden
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited passwords
- 2 users (organizations)
- Sync all devices
- Teams$3/month
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited users
- Shared collections
- Enterprise$6/month
- Everything in Teams
- SSO integration
- Enterprise policies
Which should you pick?
Choose Basecamp if
- You need message boards.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want to-do lists.
Choose Bitwarden if
- You need unlimited password storage.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Web, Cli.
- You also want cross-platform sync.
Questions people ask
- Is Basecamp or Bitwarden better?
- Neither clearly leads. Basecamp starts at Free and Bitwarden at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Basecamp or Bitwarden?
- Basecamp starts at Free and Bitwarden at Free.
- Does Basecamp or Bitwarden run on more platforms?
- Basecamp runs on Web. Bitwarden runs on Windows, Macos, Linux, Ios, Android, Web, Cli.
- Can I use Basecamp for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Basecamp best used for?
- Basecamp is most often used for project management for a small team in one place, message boards and chat alongside to-dos, client collaboration, since guests are not charged, flat-rate project management for a larger team on pro unlimited. Of those, project management for a small team in one place and message boards and chat alongside to-dos are not what Bitwarden is typically brought in for.
- What can Basecamp do that Bitwarden cannot?
- Basecamp covers Message boards, To-do lists, Schedules, Documents & files. Bitwarden covers Unlimited password storage, Cross-platform sync, Secure password sharing, Password generator.