Basecamp Personal - a completely free version of Basecamp designed with freelancers, students, families, and personal projects in mind. Use it for hobbies, weddings, small events, side projects, volunteer gigs, etc.
@andy_didorosi haha yeah I only just started but so far it is making me feel calmer. I was previously documenting Slack notes into Notion which was also getting crowded with categories. This Basecamp thing seems to just work, it's not overwhelming
@alexjpanagis That's great to hear. If you decide to keep your Business plan you can switch between them in the account switcher as long as you use the same email address.
@andy_didorosi That's good to know, I'm def. keeping the business plan but if this is the case and it is easy to switch back and forth I may create a personal plan for my personal projects to keep it separate from business-related stuff.
Congrats @jasonfried@dhh@rjs, looks great & smart repurposing of Basecamp for this audience. I've always struggled finding the balance for personal project management between to-do list tools (urgh) and full-blown team project management tools which tend to be overkill. Going to give this a try 👌
@jasonfried@dhh@rjs@marcusataylor Thanks for the warm words. I feel we've built something very special and if it can be useful to a wider array of people then that's great!
Basecamp is a fantastic tool. I was disappointed when they discontinued their free and tiered versions some years ago. But now, with this update, small businesses can thrive.
@prkspeaks It's always a balance between running a calm small company and getting as many people as possible on Basecamp. We can't give away the farm, but hopefully we can be helpful to a wider array of people.
We've just started using Basecamp personal to connect the different companies at our business hub. Having a free tier means we could get started quickly on a platform that can grow with us. We're now able to plan our cross-company Christmas meal! 🎄🙌
@jasonfried@kirk_mead This is the first time we're offering a free tier on Basecamp 3. Anyone who signs up for a Personal account now will have free access to it for life like all of our other tiers we've offered. We're big into keeping our promises.
@jasonfried@kirk_mead Actually, minor correction: Looks like we had a very early free version of Basecamp 3 that allowed for 1 active project. This is quite a bit more robust. And it still stands that everyone who signs up for Personal now will have access to it for life.
Can finally see what all the fuss is about! I got asana certified in the meantime because I used a PM tool so much and Basecamp didn't have a free tier.
Very nice update, guys!
I'm a little confused with the current state though. I already use Basecamp for free (I suppose I can only use 1 project) and when I tried to sign up for Personal it created completely new account.
Can I move my old free project to the new Personal system?
You guys being amazing as always @jasonfried ! Can't wait to see what it can do for individuals.
Do you have any plans for a new version of Basecamp for teams?
Keep rocking!
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