Basecamp - 3 free alternatives

If you want to manage your projects with Basecamp, you have to plan at least 20 euros per month. We'll show you three free alternatives that you can also use to plan as a team.

WebCollab: The stripped down organizer

With WebCollab you keep an overview of all your projects and have a short time with friends and colleagues. Don't be put off by the simple design. The organizer can do more than you think:

• In your WebCollab project, you can assign individual permissions to each user. You can also group users together and then assign their own rights to them.
• WebCollab graphically highlights deadlines and progress. So you always have an overview of when and how your projects change. You can even send news to all users by email.
• WebCollab describes itself as intuitive to use: No instruction is required to use this project manager.

ProjectPier: Open source management for your own web server

ProjectPier is free software that is especially aimed at larger institutions such as universities. You must install the software on your own web server.

• ProjectPier has all the features you need: it combines tasks, message exchange, file sharing and project progress in one.
• The organizer has no limit: you can manage as many users and projects as you want.
• Practical: You can integrate all of your Basecamp data into ProjectPier.

DotProject: Freeware organizer for everyone

DotProject is only developed by volunteers and is aimed at both private individuals and smaller companies:

• The OpenSource Manager advertises with an easy-to-use user interface.
• DotProject manages your appointments and to-do lists. You can also give users different rights.
• Support is particularly praised: many users are also committed volunteers who continue to develop dotProject.

When it comes to project management, it is essential that the team members are always up to date - especially with changing schedules and group files. Software that keeps your files in sync on different devices is Fruux.