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Freedcamp vs Tilt

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Freedcamp

Project Management

Free project management for everyone

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Free
Free plan
Yes
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Tilt

Developer Tools

Local Kubernetes development loop that rebuilds and live-updates containers on save

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Free
Free plan
Yes
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The short version

  • Freedcamp is a free project management solution.
  • Tilt is free; Freedcamp starts at $1.49/mo.
  • Only Freedcamp lists time tracking; only Tilt lists live update.
  • Where Freedcamp falls short: plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Freedcamp and Tilt actually diverge.

Attributes where Freedcamp and Tilt differ
AttributeFreedcampTilt
Pricing modelFreemiumOpen source, no licence fee
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidLinux, macOS, Windows
CategoryProject ManagementDeveloper Tools

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes).

Not yet recorded: founded for Tilt.

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 Freedcamp

  • Tasks
  • Kanban
  • Gantt
  • Calendar
  • Time tracking
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
  • OneDrive

Only in Tilt

  • Live update
  • Tiltfile as code
  • Unified web UI
  • Selective rebuilds
  • Local and remote clusters
  • Resource dependencies
  • Extensions registry
  • Custom buttons and triggers

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Freedcamp

  • Task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tiernot Tilt
  • Adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspacesnot Tilt

Tilt

  • A team of ten or more engineers whose application is fifteen microservices on Kubernetes and who currently wait on CI to test a changenot Freedcamp
  • An organisation onboarding new developers who want a single command that stands up the whole stack from a committed Tiltfilenot Freedcamp
  • A platform team giving product engineers a consistent local environment against a shared remote development clusternot Freedcamp
  • A codebase where one repository contains several services and rebuilding all of them on every edit is the main source of lost timenot Freedcamp

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Freedcamp

  • Plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise
  • The issue tracker, wiki, CRM, invoices and reports all require the Business plan at $7.49 per user per month
  • Backups start at Business and are weekly, becoming daily only on Enterprise
  • SAML SSO and white labelling are Enterprise only at $16.99 per user per month
  • AI usage is banded by plan rather than metered in stated units, described as limited, high and almost unlimited

Tilt

  • Docker acquired Tilt in 2022 and the team now splits its time across Compose and Docker Desktop, so feature velocity is modest and the product's long-term priority inside Docker is not guaranteed; treat it as a stable utility, not a growing platform
  • The Tiltfile is Starlark, a Python dialect, so non-trivial setups become real programs that need reviewing and maintaining, and the person who wrote yours becomes a single point of failure
  • Live update only works when the running container can accept synced files and restart the process; compiled languages, distroless images and read-only filesystems often force you back to a full image rebuild, which removes the main benefit
  • It assumes Kubernetes. If your development target is plain Docker Compose or serverless functions, Tilt adds a cluster you did not need and a layer of abstraction with no payoff
  • There is no commercial support contract, no SLA and no paid tier, so when a Kubernetes version upgrade breaks something you are dependent on GitHub issues and a Slack channel rather than a vendor you can escalate to

Pricing, plan by plan

Freedcamp

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited projects, tasks, and users
    • Fair usage storage policy
    • Calendar, Time, Milestones, Discussions, Files, Tasks, Passwords
  • Pro$1.49/mo
    • 25MB file upload limit
    • Premium support
    • Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive integrations
  • Business$7.49/mo
    • 100MB file upload limit
    • Advanced support
    • Weekly backups
  • Enterprise$16.99/mo
    • 250MB file upload limit
    • Lightning fast support
    • Daily backups

Tilt

Free
  • TiltFree
    • Apache 2.0 licensed
    • All features, no paid tier
    • Community support via the Kubernetes Slack #tilt channel

Which should you pick?

Choose Freedcamp if

  • You need tasks.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want kanban.
Freedcamp review

Choose Tilt if

  • You need live update.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Windows.
  • You also want tiltfile as code.
Tilt review

Questions people ask

Is Freedcamp or Tilt better?
Neither clearly leads. Freedcamp starts at Free and Tilt at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Freedcamp or Tilt?
Freedcamp starts at Free and Tilt at Free.
Does Freedcamp or Tilt run on more platforms?
Freedcamp runs on Web, iOS, Android. Tilt runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Can I use Freedcamp for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Freedcamp best used for?
Freedcamp is most often used for task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tier, adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspaces. Of those, task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tier and adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspaces are not what Tilt is typically brought in for.
What can Freedcamp do that Tilt cannot?
Freedcamp covers Tasks, Kanban, Gantt, Calendar. Tilt covers Live update, Tiltfile as code, Unified web UI, Selective rebuilds.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Freedcamp: Does Freedcamp offer a free plan?

Yes. Freedcamp's Free plan includes unlimited projects, tasks, storage (subject to fair usage policy), and users. It covers Calendar, Time, Milestones, Discussions, Files, Tasks, and Passwords applications.

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Tilt: Is Tilt free?

Yes, entirely. It is Apache 2.0 open source with no paid tier and no licence fee.

Freedcamp: What is the difference between Freedcamp's Business and Enterprise plans?

Business plan ($7.49/user/month) includes premium apps and weekly backups. Enterprise plan ($16.99/user/month) adds daily backups, white label capabilities, SSO with SAML, and lightning-fast support. Enterprise also offers volume discounts.

Source
Tilt: Who owns Tilt now?

Docker, which acquired it in May 2022. It remains open source and the repository is still actively maintained.

Freedcamp: How much file storage can I get with Freedcamp?

File upload limits depend on plan tier: Free plan has fair usage policy; Pro allows 25MB uploads; Business allows 100MB uploads; Enterprise allows 250MB uploads. All plans include cloud integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive.

Source
Tilt: Do I need a remote cluster?

No. It works against a local cluster such as kind, minikube or Docker Desktop, and also against a shared remote development cluster if your services are too heavy to run locally.

Tilt: How is it different from Skaffold?

Both automate the build-deploy loop. Tilt puts more weight on the live-update path and a multi-service dashboard; Skaffold is more configuration-driven and closer to Google's tooling.

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