Basecamp keeps it calm. PeerBie keeps it calm and does the busywork.
Basecamp is a calm place for projects, with chat and message boards and one flat price. PeerBie has the same calm and adds goals, workflows, meetings that turn into tasks, and an AI team led by Lucy.
Calm and simple, with or without AI
Basecamp leaves AI to outside tools. PeerBie builds it in.
You want flat pricing and no AI
- A large team on one flat monthly price
- Simple projects without goals or reporting
- You prefer to bring your own AI tools
You want AI built in
- Lucy and AI employees inside the workspace
- Goals and OKRs, workflows and reports
- Meetings that become assigned tasks
- Works with Gmail, Outlook, Slack, HubSpot and 30+ more apps
Basecamp and PeerBie, side by side
| What you get | PeerBie | Basecamp |
|---|---|---|
| Plan and track work | ||
| Tasks and projectsLists, boards, calendars, timelines | List, board, calendar and Gantt views; recurring tasks, milestones, timesheets | To-dos, card tables and schedules |
| Workflows and automationForms, stages, rules, triggers | No-code workflows that start from a form, an email, a schedule, a webhook or another event | No workflow builder |
| Goals and OKRsCompany, team and personal goals with key results | Company → department → team → personal, with key results fed from HubSpot, Stripe, Sheets and more | No goals or OKRs |
| Talk as a team | ||
| Team chat and direct messages | Built in, with AI reply suggestions | Campfires and Pings |
| Company feedAnnouncements, polls, events | Posts, polls, events and documents; pin what matters | Message Boards |
| Audio roomsDrop-in voice rooms with screen share | Huddles: voice rooms with screen share, where Lucy can listen and take notes (web app) | No audio rooms |
| Meetings | ||
| AI note-taker in your callsZoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams | Lucy joins your Zoom, Meet and Teams calls and files the notes | Not built in |
| Action items become assigned tasksWith owners and due dates | Decisions and action items become tasks with owners and dates | Not built in |
| AI | ||
| AI assistant that knows your work | Lucy, your AI Chief of Staff: tasks, email, calendar, meetings, goals, documents | No built-in AI; connects to ChatGPT and Claude |
| AI agents that act after you approve | Hire named AI employees; they propose work and act after you approve | Bring your own AI agents |
| How AI is priced | One add-on: $20 per user a month (Pro). No credits to count | No built-in AI |
| Platform | ||
| Integrations | 30+ apps with real actions: Gmail, Outlook, Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce, Notion, GitHub… | A smaller set of integrations |
| SSO and user provisioning | SAML SSO, SCIM and two-step sign-in | Limited |
| Price per userList price, billed annually | Free plan; Basic $10, Pro $15 (monthly billing $13 / $19) | Flat packages: $29–99 a month for 5–15 users; $199 for unlimited users (billed annually) |
Sources: basecamp.com/pricing (re-checked 20 October 2026) and basecamp.com help pages, checked 18 October 2026. PeerBie: peerbie.com/pricing.
Flat price vs per user
For big teams with simple needs, Basecamp’s flat price is hard to beat. PeerBie includes goals, workflows and an AI team.
- Billed monthly$13–19
- Free planYes
- Goals and OKRsEvery paid plan
- Chat, feed, HuddlesIncluded
- Lucy + AI employees+$20 / user (Pro)
- Free plan1 project, 3 users
- Freelancer, Pro, Pro Plus$29 / $79 / $99, up to 5 / 10 / 15 users
- Pro Unlimited$199 billed annually ($329 monthly), unlimited users
- Goals and OKRsNot available
- Built-in AINot available
List prices in US dollars, checked on each vendor’s pricing page on 18 October 2026. Taxes and discounts not included.
Why teams move from Basecamp to PeerBie
AI built in
Lucy, your AI Chief of Staff, and named AI employees work inside your workspace, not in another tab.
Goals and workflows
Connect daily work to company goals and turn repeating processes into no-code workflows.
Meetings that end in tasks
Lucy joins your calls and turns decisions into tasks with owners and dates.
Questions people ask
Is PeerBie a good Basecamp alternative?
Yes, if you want Basecamp’s simplicity plus built-in AI, goals and workflows. If you have a large team with simple projects and want one flat price, Basecamp is a good fit.
Does Basecamp have AI?
Basecamp has no built-in AI; it lets you connect your own AI agents and offers connectors for ChatGPT and Claude. PeerBie has Lucy and AI employees built in.
Does PeerBie have chat and message boards?
Yes: team chat, direct messages, a company feed with posts, polls and events, and Huddles audio rooms.
What does PeerBie cost?
Free forever plan; Basic $10 and Pro $15 per user a month billed annually ($13 / $19 monthly). Lucy and AI employees are a $20 per user add-on on Pro. See pricing.
See it with your own work
Free forever plan, no credit card. Or walk around the live demo without signing up.