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Basecamp vs Employment Hero

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Basecamp

All industries

Project management & team collaboration software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Employment Hero logo

Employment Hero

HR & Recruiting

Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Basecamp has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Basecamp the free tier allows one project and 1 GB of storage; Employment Hero hR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Basecamp and Employment Hero actually diverge.

Attributes where Basecamp and Employment Hero differ
AttributeBasecampEmployment Hero
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
CategoryAll industriesHR & Recruiting
Founded2004Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Employment Hero

Nothing recorded that Basecamp does not also cover.

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 Employment Hero
  • Message boards and chat alongside to-dosnot Employment Hero
  • Client collaboration, since guests are not chargednot Employment Hero
  • Flat-rate project management for a larger team on Pro Unlimitednot Employment Hero

Employment Hero

No use cases recorded yet. See the Employment Hero review.

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

Employment Hero

  • HR Essentials at AUD 10/employee/month requires a minimum of 10 users, so it cannot be bought for a team smaller than that even if actual headcount is lower
  • Core features like payroll, chat and rostering are unbundled add-ons billed separately per employee, for example Managed Payroll costs an extra AUD 20/employee/month with a AUD 400 monthly minimum

Pricing, plan by plan

Basecamp

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Basecamp review.

Employment Hero

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Employment Hero review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Basecamp if

  • You need message boards.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want to-do lists.
Basecamp review

Choose Employment Hero if

Nothing in the data separates Employment Hero from Basecamp on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Employment Hero review

Questions people ask

Is Basecamp or Employment Hero better?
Neither clearly leads. Basecamp starts at Free and Employment Hero at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Basecamp or Employment Hero?
Basecamp has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Basecamp and On request for Employment Hero.
Does Basecamp or Employment Hero run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Basecamp for free?
Yes. Basecamp has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Employment Hero starts at On request.
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 Employment Hero is typically brought in for.
What can Basecamp do that Employment Hero cannot?
Basecamp covers Message boards, To-do lists, Schedules, Documents & files.
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