Basecamp Alternative

One place for work — now with real project views.

TaskNest keeps what teams love about Basecamp — a single shared home for everything, simple to roll out — and adds proper kanban boards, timelines, workload and sprints when you need them. Free to start, priced in ₹.

✓ Free plan, no credit card ✓ Boards, lists, timelines ✓ Pay in ₹ via UPI

Why teams look for a Basecamp alternative

Basecamp pioneered the "one place for the whole team" idea, and that's still its strength. The reasons people start looking elsewhere are surprisingly consistent:

No real kanban board

To-dos are a flat list. Teams that work in stages want columns they can drag cards across.

No timeline or Gantt

Multi-week, multi-person work is hard to plan without a timeline view of dependencies and due dates.

No workload view

You can't see who's overloaded at a glance — the moment you can, rebalancing becomes easy.

Priced in dollars

Indian teams want predictable INR pricing, UPI, and proper GST invoices.

What you keep — and what you gain

TaskNest doesn't ask you to give up the "single home for work" feel Basecamp made famous. It adds the project views Basecamp leaves out:

One shared place for every project, message and file — the Basecamp model, kept.
Real kanban boards — drag-and-drop with live reordering, alongside list, calendar, timeline (Gantt), roadmap and backlog views.
Plan and balance work — sprints, a backlog and a workload view showing capacity per teammate.
Built-in power tools — time tracking, custom fields, templates, saved views, automations and bulk actions — no add-ons.
An AI assistant — summarize tasks, suggest priorities, subtasks and tags, surface blockers.
Collaboration — comments, @mentions, reactions, attachments, docs/wiki and real-time updates.
Reports, dashboards, integrations and mobile — plus a free plan and flat team pricing in ₹ with GST invoices.

The short version: if you like Basecamp's "one place for everything" philosophy but your team has outgrown flat to-do lists, TaskNest gives you the same simplicity with real project views — free to start, priced in ₹.

TaskNest at a glance

Everything below is available today, starting free.

What teams need	TaskNest
One shared place for projects & messages	✓ Included
Real kanban boards (drag-and-drop)	✓ Included
List, calendar & timeline (Gantt) views	✓ Included
Sprints, backlog & workload view	✓ Included
Time tracking, custom fields & automations	✓ Included
AI assistant + reports + dashboards	✓ Included
Free plan, no credit card	✓ Included
INR pricing, UPI, GST invoices	✓ Free to start

Frequently asked questions

Is TaskNest a good Basecamp alternative?

Yes — TaskNest keeps what teams like about Basecamp (one shared home for work, simple to roll out, flat team pricing) and adds real kanban boards, timelines (Gantt), a workload view, sprints, time tracking and an AI assistant.

Does TaskNest have a free plan like Basecamp?

Yes. TaskNest has a free plan with no credit card. Paid team plans are priced in INR with UPI, cards and net banking via Razorpay.

What does TaskNest offer that Basecamp doesn't?

Real kanban boards, timeline (Gantt) and roadmap views, sprints and backlog, a workload view showing capacity per teammate, time tracking, custom fields, automations and an AI assistant — without bolting on add-ons.

Is TaskNest priced in rupees with GST invoices?

Yes. TaskNest is priced in INR, accepts UPI/cards/net banking, and issues GST-compliant invoices.