Basecamp charges one monthly price per account rather than per user: Freelancer at $29, Pro at $79, Pro Plus at $99, and Pro Unlimited at $199 USD a month billed annually, plus a free one-project plan. Each package caps projects and people, and time tracking is listed from Pro Plus. If your team bills clients for those hours, Keito adds rates, approvals, and invoices at a flat workspace price.
Basecamp has a free plan with one project and five paid-for tiers of one package. Freelancer is $29 a month for 3 projects and up to 5 users, Pro is $79 for 8 projects and 10 users, Pro Plus is $99 for 12 projects and 15 users, and Pro Unlimited is $199 USD a month billed annually, or $329 billed monthly, for unlimited projects and users. There are no per-user fees, and time tracking is listed from Pro Plus. Basecamp does not list billing rates, timesheet approvals, or client invoicing; Keito Pro adds those for $49 USD a month per workspace.
Illustrative approval queue
Illustrative billing period
Ready to invoice
Entries approved
172
Client projects
12
Team members
15
Hours logged against Basecamp to-dos
Each entry tied to a client, project, task, and billable status
Approved at each person’s billing rate
A reviewer approves timesheets before they reach an invoice
Invoice and client report from approved time
Stripe payment link on the invoice, copied to QuickBooks Online or Xero on Business
Most people searching for Basecamp pricing want to know which package fits their team and what it will cost as they grow. Basecamp makes the first part simple: a fixed monthly price with no per-user fees. The limits sit elsewhere, in how many projects and people each package allows and which features it includes, and time tracking only arrives on Pro Plus. For teams that bill by the hour, there is a second question Basecamp leaves open: how logged hours get a rate, a reviewer, and an invoice. Keito answers that part, alongside Basecamp or instead of its time tracking.
Create the clients, projects, and tasks you bill against, with per-member billing rates and project budgets by total hours, total fees, task, or person. On Keito Business, an administrator links Keito projects to Basecamp projects so the team can choose the Basecamp to-do behind each entry.
Run a timer in the web app, the Mac, Windows, or iOS app, or the Chrome extension, which can add a timer beside supported Basecamp to-dos. Review Outlook or Google Calendar events before they become entries, track time from Slack, and let AI assistants such as Claude Desktop or ChatGPT log time through Keito’s hosted MCP connector.
On Pro and Business, timekeepers submit timesheets and a reviewer approves them at each person’s billing rate. By default, Keito invoices include only approved billable time and expenses; invoices can be paid through Stripe and, on Business, copied to QuickBooks Online or Xero.
Basecamp packages vs Keito
Basecamp’s pricing page lists Basecamp Personal, a free plan with one project and up to 3 invited people, and four Business packages. Freelancer is $29 a month with 3 projects, 10 GB of storage, and up to 5 users, and does not include multiple tools per project, templates, or time tracking. Pro is $79 a month with 8 projects, 25 GB, and up to 10 users, and adds multiple tools per project and project templates. Pro Plus is $99 a month with 12 projects, 100 GB, and up to 15 users, and adds time tracking. Pro Unlimited is $199 USD a month billed annually, or $329 billed monthly, with unlimited projects and users, 1 TB of storage, enhanced admin controls, priority support, and personal onboarding. Archived projects do not count against the limit, every person you add, including clients and contractors, counts as a user, and paid packages come with a 30-day free trial without a credit card. Basecamp is a project and communication tool first. Keito’s case is narrower: reviewed billable hours and the client invoice built from them.
Choose Basecamp for projects and client communication: message boards, to-dos, card tables, schedules, docs, and chat in one fixed-price account
Check the package you really need: time tracking is listed from Pro Plus at $99 a month, and teams over 15 people move to Pro Unlimited
Add Keito when hours need a billing rate, an approval, and an invoice, whether you keep Basecamp for delivery or not
Workflow fit
Keito keeps Basecamp pricing connected to client, project, billable status, approval, and invoice context before the work reaches finance.
Choose Basecamp for projects and client communication: message boards, to-dos, card tables, schedules, docs, and chat in one fixed-price account
Check the package you really need: time tracking is listed from Pro Plus at $99 a month, and teams over 15 people move to Pro Unlimited
Add Keito when hours need a billing rate, an approval, and an invoice, whether you keep Basecamp for delivery or not
Basecamp’s pricing page describes time tracking as tracking hours spent on projects, and does not list billing rates or a timesheet approval step. Keito Pro, at $49 USD/month or $470 USD/year per workspace with unlimited licensed users, adds per-member billing rates, timesheet and expense approvals, and project budgets.
Basecamp leaves invoicing to another tool. Keito builds estimates, invoices, and recurring invoices from approved hours on every paid plan, accepts Stripe payments, and copies invoices to QuickBooks Online or Xero on Business, so clients only see reviewed time.
On Keito Business, the Basecamp integration links Keito projects to Basecamp projects and adds a Basecamp to-do picker to the time-entry form. It reads projects and to-dos and never writes time back, so Basecamp stays exactly as your team and clients use it.
The difference is not just recording time. It is whether the record can support billing, project decisions, and client conversations.
Pricing model
Solo $19 USD/month for one licensed user; Pro $49 USD/month and Business $199 USD/month per workspace, with no per-user fees.
Basecamp: Free for one project; Freelancer $29, Pro $79, and Pro Plus $99 a month; Pro Unlimited $199 USD a month billed annually or $329 monthly, with no per-user fees.
User and project limits
Unlimited licensed users on Pro and Business; no project caps.
Freelancer 5 users and 3 projects, Pro 10 and 8, Pro Plus 15 and 12; unlimited only on Pro Unlimited.
Time tracking
Timers, manual entries, calendar imports, and AI-assistant logging on every plan, with timesheet approvals on Pro and Business.
Time tracking is listed from Pro Plus; not included in Freelancer or Pro.
Invoicing from time
Estimates, invoices, and recurring invoices from approved hours on every paid plan, with Stripe payments.
No client invoicing is listed on Basecamp’s pricing page.
Trial
14-day free trial on Solo and Pro (card required, cancel any time).
30-day free trial on paid packages with no credit card required.
Basecamp lists Freelancer at $29 a month for 3 projects and up to 5 users, Pro at $79 for 8 projects and up to 10 users, Pro Plus at $99 for 12 projects and up to 15 users, and Pro Unlimited at $199 USD a month billed annually, or $329 billed monthly, for unlimited projects and users. Prices are per account, not per user, and extra storage on Pro Unlimited is $50 a month per terabyte.
Yes, Basecamp Personal is free with one active project and up to 3 invited people, which suits personal use. Every paid package has a 30-day free trial without a credit card. Basecamp also lists 10% off for registered 501(c)(3) non-profits and free use for K-12 teachers, homeschoolers, and university students for class work.
Basecamp’s package table lists time tracking from Pro Plus at $99 a month, and on Pro Unlimited; it is not included in Freelancer or Pro. Basecamp describes it as tracking hours spent on projects. Its pricing page does not list billing rates, timesheet approvals, or invoicing clients from those hours.
A 20-person team is over the 15-user limit of Pro Plus, so on Basecamp it needs Pro Unlimited at $199 USD a month billed annually, or $329 monthly. Keito Pro is $49 USD a month, or $470 USD a year, for the whole workspace with timesheet approvals, per-member billing rates, and invoicing from approved hours. Most teams use the two together, since Keito does not replace Basecamp’s projects, to-dos, or client messaging.
Yes. On Keito Business, an administrator connects one Basecamp 5 account, links Keito projects to Basecamp projects, and members choose a Basecamp to-do while logging time in Keito. The integration reads projects and to-dos and does not write time into Basecamp. Keito does not import existing Basecamp time entries, so start a clean billing period in Keito.
Each approved entry carries the client, project, task, person, duration, notes, billable status, and billing rate. By default, Keito invoices include only approved billable time and expenses. Keito builds invoices, estimates, and recurring invoices from them, accepts Stripe payments, and produces time and budget reports by client and project; on Business, invoices can be copied to QuickBooks Online or Xero.
Solo includes 1 licensed user, unlimited AI agents, Mac, Windows, and iOS apps, Stripe payments, and standard CSV and Excel exports. Pro adds your team. Business adds integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.
No card required
For one person getting started: Solo’s core features for 2 active clients and 2 active projects, invoicing the work you track.
Free forever for 1 licensed user
1 licensed user
For independent consultants, freelancers, and small studios running work with AI agents.
Flat workspace price for 1 licensed user
Team collaboration
For teams that need shared workspaces, approvals, and team-level project visibility.
Flat workspace price with no per-user fees
Advanced operations
For organizations that need integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.
Flat workspace price with no per-user fees
Optional Business add-on: Microsoft Entra SSO.
View add-on and pricingAI agents do not require licenses on any plan.
Solo, Pro, and Business can use API keys for agent workflows.
Solo, Pro, and Business include standard CSV and Excel data export.
Start with Solo, add people on Pro when you need reviewers or collaborators, and see how Keito turns tracked effort into clearer reports.
