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Real work views
Basecamp is limited to lists and a card table. Easylim ships kanban, list, calendar, Gantt and a daily planner — one for each kind of process.
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Comparison
Easylim vs Basecamp
Basecamp is a "less is more" philosophy — but sometimes it's too little. No Gantt, no time tracking, no forms, no dashboards, no custom fields. Easylim stays simple while giving you the full toolkit.
TL;DR: when Easylim beats Basecamp
Basecamp works for small teams running simple projects who hate configuration. The moment you need Gantt, time tracking, forms or dashboards — Basecamp can't help.
- You need a Gantt and project timeline
- You need time tracking with estimates
- You want forms that create tasks
- You need custom fields and statuses
What you get in each tool
Best choiceEasylim
Basecamp
Views
Kanban board
Yes
Yes
Task list
Yes
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Yes
Gantt chart
Yes
No
Daily planner
Yes
No
Dashboards
Yes
Yes
Working with tasks
Subtasks
Yes
No
Task dependencies
Yes
No
Time tracking
Yes
Add-on
Custom fields
Yes
No
Custom statuses
Yes
No
Recurring tasks
Yes
Yes
Knowledge & docs
Documents
Yes
Yes
Wiki / Knowledge base
Yes
No
Whiteboard
Yes
No
Screen recording
Yes
No
AI assistant
Yes
Yes
Collaboration & integrations
Forms → tasks
Yes
No
Public link sharing
Yes
Yes
Automations & rules
Yes
No
Project templates
Yes
Yes
Integrations & API
Yes
Yes
Why teams move to Easylim
02
Time tracking in the box
In Basecamp time tracking is a separate Timesheet add-on — $50/mo on top of Plus. Easylim has native time tracking with estimates and reports, no extras.
03
Forms → tasks
Basecamp has no built-in forms. Easylim Forms turn external requests into tasks in the right project.
04
Custom fields, statuses, dependencies
Basecamp deliberately has no custom fields, statuses or dependencies. Easylim lets you configure everything to match your team's process.
05
Real Gantt
Basecamp deliberately has no Gantt or timeline. Easylim ships Gantt, dependencies and a daily planner for real project planning.
06
Subtasks that work like tasks
Basecamp is stuck with lists-in-lists. Easylim has real subtasks with assignees, deadlines and their own history.
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