Notion
- Guests are free and see only the pages they are invited to
- Pages and databases can be shaped into almost any client hub
- Published sites, with a custom domain available as an add-on
- A usable free plan
NOTION & BASECAMP / COMPARISON
Notion vs Basecamp: which is better for client work?
One is a workspace you design. The other is a fixed, simple project tool with flat pricing. Prices and limits checked on each vendor's site.
THE DECISIONBasecamp is ready on day one and hides internal work from clients by default. Notion costs less for a small team and lets you design the client space, as long as someone maintains it.
QUICK ANSWER
Choose Basecamp when you want a simple tool your clients can use without help: plans run from $29 to $99 a month with caps, or $199 a month billed annually without. Choose Notion when you want to shape the client hub yourself and keep cost low: Plus is $10 a seat billed annually and guests are free. Neither lists approvals, invoicing or contracts.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Freelancers and small agencies choosing between a flexible workspace and a simple project tool.
Who does the designing
Basecamp made the decisions for you. Every project has the same tools in the same places, and client mode decides what the client can see. There is little to configure, which is the point: a new client or a new hire understands it in minutes.
Notion makes no decisions. A client hub can be a single page or a linked set of databases, and two agencies' setups will look nothing alike. That freedom produces better-looking client spaces than Basecamp can, and it means someone on your team is now responsible for a template.
Guests and user caps
Notion guests are free and see only the pages they are invited to. The Free plan allows up to 10 and paid plans allow more. Adding a client contact does not change your bill.
Basecamp counts clients toward the plan's user cap: 5 users on Freelancer, 10 on Pro, 15 on Pro Plus. A solo consultant with four client contacts fills Freelancer. Only Pro Unlimited removes the cap. For a small firm with many contacts, this is the main cost difference between the two.
What a small team pays
Three people on Notion Plus pay $30 a month billed annually, and their clients come in free. Three people on Basecamp fit the $29 Freelancer plan with two places left for clients, or the $79 Pro plan with seven.
At ten people, Notion Plus is $100 a month and Basecamp realistically means Pro Plus at $99 or Pro Unlimited at $199. Basecamp includes time tracking on those plans and Notion lists none, so an agency that bills hours should add a time tracker to Notion's side of the sum.
DIFFERENT STRENGTHS
What each one is good at.
Basecamp
- Flat pricing with no per-user fees
- Projects are private to your team until you choose what clients see
- Unlimited projects and users on Pro Unlimited
- A 30-day trial on paid plans with no card
THE DETAILS, SIDE BY SIDE
Compare them for client work.
Notion and Basecamp details come from each vendor's own website, checked in November 2026. Angelwood publishes this page, so our column is marked. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| For client work | Notion | Basecamp | AngelwoodOur product |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it is priced | Per seat | Flat plans, capped by projects and users | Flat plans by team seats and client portals, from $99/month |
| Free plan | Yes, with up to 10 guests | Personal: 1 project, 3 users | No; 14-day free trial |
| How clients get access | Free guests, invited page by page | Clients count toward the plan's user cap; unlimited on Pro Unlimited | Every client gets a portal; clients need no paid seat |
| Client approvals | Not listed | Not listed | Included; multiple approval steps on Agency |
| Forms and intake | Basic forms on Free; custom forms on Plus | Not listed | Requests tracked as requested, received and reviewed |
| Branded client portal | Build your own from pages; custom domain is a paid add-on | Client mode per project, with the client's logo | Included; logo and colours on Growth, custom domain on Agency |
| Invoices and online payment | Not listed | Not listed | Invoices with online payment through Stripe |
| Proposals and e-signature | Not listed | Not listed | Proposals with e-signature, and estimates |
| Time tracking | Not listed | Pro Plus and Pro Unlimited | Timers, timesheets and utilisation reports |
How clients get access in Notion and Basecamp
Notion
Notion guests are free and can only open the individual pages they are invited to. The Free plan allows up to 10 guests; Notion's help centre gives higher limits on paid plans (100 on Plus and 250 on Business).
People on your own organisation's email domains are added as paid members, not guests, so guests are for clients and contractors.
Basecamp
In Basecamp, everything in a project is private to your team by default, and clients see nothing until you make an item visible. Client mode controls this project by project, and you can add the client's logo to a project.
Clients, contractors and guests all count toward the plan's user cap. Freelancer covers 5 users in total, Pro 10 and Pro Plus 15; only Pro Unlimited removes the cap.
Approvals and feedback
Notion
Notion does not list an approval feature or a client portal. A client hub in Notion is something you build: a shared page per client, a database of deliverables, and a status property the client changes or comments on.
Basecamp
Basecamp's site does not list an approvals or forms feature. Sign-off happens in conversation with the client and not through a dedicated step.
Billing, contracts and time
Notion
Invoicing, online payment, e-signature and time tracking are not listed on Notion's site. Agencies that run on Notion pair it with separate tools for each.
Basecamp
Time tracking is included on Pro Plus and Pro Unlimited. Invoicing, online payment, proposals and contracts are not listed.
PRICE & PLAN CONTEXT
What each one costs.
NOTION / PUBLISHED PRICING
$10 per seat/monthPlus, billed annually ($120 a year; $12 billed monthly). Business is $20 billed annually ($24 monthly). There is a free plan, and guests are free on every plan.
Notion pricing pageBASECAMP / PUBLISHED PRICING
$29/monthFreelancer: 3 active projects and 5 users. Pro is $79 (8 projects, 10 users), Pro Plus is $99 (12 projects, 15 users), and Pro Unlimited is $199 a month billed annually ($329 billed monthly) with unlimited projects and users. Paid plans have a 30-day trial.
Basecamp pricing pageEVERY PUBLISHED PLAN
Notion and Basecamp plans and prices.
Monthly prices in US dollars, read from each vendor's pricing page in November 2026. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notion Free | Free | Free | Up to 10 guests; basic forms; 1 notion.site domain |
| Notion Plus | $10 per user | $12 per user | Custom forms; 5 notion.site domains |
| Notion Business | $20 per user | $24 per user | Higher guest limit |
| Notion Enterprise | Custom | Not published | Custom price |
| Basecamp Personal | Free | Free | Free: 1 project, 3 users |
| Basecamp Freelancer | $29 | $29 | 3 active projects, 5 users |
| Basecamp Pro | $79 | $79 | 8 projects, 10 users |
| Basecamp Pro Plus | $99 | $99 | 12 projects, 15 users, time tracking |
| Basecamp Pro Unlimited | $199 | $329 | Unlimited projects and users, time tracking |
A WORKED EXAMPLE
What a team of 3, 10 or 20 pays each month.
Calculated from the published annual-billing prices above for your own team only, including seat minimums and team add-ons. Client seats, taxes and optional add-ons are not included. Angelwood's row is our own product, from our pricing page.
| Plan | 3 people | 10 people | 20 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notion Plus | $30 | $100 | $200 |
| Notion Business | $60 | $200 | $400 |
| Basecamp Freelancer | $29 | Covers up to 5 | Covers up to 5 |
| Basecamp Pro | $79 | $79 | Covers up to 10 |
| Basecamp Pro Plus | $99 | $99 | Covers up to 15 |
| Basecamp Pro Unlimited | $199 | $199 | $199 |
| Angelwood | $99 (Starter) | $249 (Growth) | $499 (Agency) |
BEFORE YOU COMMIT
What to watch for.
Notion
- A custom domain for published pages is an add-on at $8 a month per domain billed annually ($10 monthly), and it also removes Notion branding.
- Because access is page by page, sharing the wrong parent page can show a client more than you meant to.
Basecamp
- The flat price is only flat inside the caps. An agency with 6 staff and 10 client contacts is already past Pro Plus's 15 users and needs Pro Unlimited.
- Plans also cap active projects (3, 8 or 12) below Pro Unlimited.
CHOOSE AROUND YOUR WORK
Which fits your team?
Choose Notion when…
- You want to design the client space yourself
- Documentation and knowledge matter as much as tasks
- You have someone willing to build and maintain the setup
Choose Basecamp when…
- You want one predictable bill however the team grows
- Clients should see a tidy slice of each project, not your working area
- You prefer a simple, opinionated tool to a configurable one
THE CLIENT SIDE
Where Angelwood fits.
Angelwood publishes this page. It is not a replacement for every use of Notion or Basecamp; this is what it adds for firms that do client work.
A client space that fills from the work
Angelwood gives every client a portal with updates, approvals, requests and files. Updates are drafted from your notes or from a connected project tool such as Basecamp, and your team reviews them before the client sees them.
A record of what the client approved
Approvals in Angelwood are requests with an owner, a date and a recorded decision, so there is a history of who approved what and when. Agency plans add multiple approval steps.
Proposals, invoices and time next to the work
Every Angelwood plan includes proposals with e-signature, invoices clients pay through Stripe in their portal, and time tracking. Neither product on this page lists invoicing or contracts.
GOOD QUESTIONS
Notion vs Basecamp FAQs
Is Notion cheaper than Basecamp?
For small teams, usually. Notion Plus is $10 per seat billed annually and guests are free. Basecamp's plans are flat ($29, $79, $99 or $199 a month) but count clients toward their user caps, so the plan you need depends on how many client contacts you have.
Which is easier for clients?
Basecamp. Every project works the same way and clients see only what you make visible. A Notion client space is as easy as you design it to be.
Can clients comment in Notion and Basecamp?
Notion guests work in the pages they are invited to. In Basecamp, clients see only the items you have made visible to them. Neither product lists a formal approval feature.
Does either include time tracking or invoicing?
Basecamp includes time tracking on Pro Plus and Pro Unlimited. Notion lists none. Neither lists invoicing, online payment or contracts.
YOUR NEXT STEP
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