Basecamp vs Redmine
Basecamp
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| Figure | Basecamp | Redmine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · Project Planning Software | 9.0 (#1) | 8.4 (#13) |
| Spec score · Project Management Software | 9.0 (#17) | 8.4 (#80) |
| Spec score · Project management tools | 9.0 (#19) | 8.8 (#43) |
| Spec score · Game Project Management Software | 9.0 (#8) | 8.5 (#15) |
| Security | 37signals says data in transit uses HTTPS, uploaded files are encrypted at rest, and database backups are encrypted at rest with AES-256; application databases are generally not encrypted at rest. | The security advisories page lists vulnerabilities fixed in Redmine releases and asks vulnerability reporters to email security(at)redmine.org. |
| Support | Basecamp says its team reads and responds to every support message, though response times may be longer than usual; paid plans list 24/7/365 support. | The project directs users to its forums and IRC chatroom for help and discussion. |
| Time tracking | Yes | Users can record time against projects or tickets and report time by user, issue type, category, or activity. |
Plans
Basecamp
- FreeFree
- Freelancer$25 a month
- Studio$59 a month
- Pro$99 a month
- Unlimited$299 a month
In their own words
Basecamp
Basecamp is project management software for organizing work, discussions, decisions, files, deadlines and project delivery. Each project has a page where teams can add to-do lists, message boards, chat, calendars and card tables. To-dos support assignments, due dates, attachments and subtasks; Hill Charts show progress, while Card Tables move work through stages. Calendars track deadlines, milestones, events and meetings, and can be subscribed to in Outlook, Google Calendar and HEY Calendar. Client mode lets a team choose what clients can see on each project. Basecamp offers apps for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows, plus web access, an API and a CLI. Its integrations directory lists services including Zapier, Clockify, Harvest and Unito. Time tracking and guest access are also listed. The free plan includes one project, 1 GB of storage and up to five users. Paid plans include Freelancer at $25 per month, Studio at $59 per month and Pro at $99 per month. Unlimited costs $299 per month, billed annually, and includes unlimited projects and users.
Redmine
Redmine is an open-source web application for managing projects, available for self-hosting. A single instance can manage multiple projects, each with its own roles, visibility settings, and enabled modules. Teams can define issue statuses and types, then set workflow transitions by issue type and role. Gantt charts and calendars use issue dates for planning, and time entries can be reported by user, issue type, category, or activity. Collaboration tools include project wikis and forums, news, document and file management, feeds, and email notifications. The repository browser supports Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, Bazaar, and Git. Its REST API provides basic create, update, and delete operations for documented resources in XML and JSON. Redmine is released under GNU GPL v2 and costs nothing for self-hosting. It should run on most Unix, Linux, macOS, and Windows systems where Ruby is available, but it does not support JRuby. The project directs users to forums and IRC for help and discussion. The download page identifies the 7.0.x branch as the latest stable version, with new features, bug fixes, and security updates.