The Basecamp alternative for when simple stops being enough.
Basecamp is deliberately simple, and that is the right call until a project needs a schedule. Cloudairy keeps the calm, uncluttered feel and adds the things simplicity costs you: a timeline, dependencies, a Gantt and logged hours.
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Still simple. No longer limited.
A board anyone can pick up, with the schedule, dependencies and tracking waiting when the project grows past a to-do list.
Calm by default
Columns, cards, assignees and due dates, with a board that opens on three views rather than overwhelming anyone on day one.
A schedule when you need one
Add the Timeline, Calendar or Gantt view to the same tasks, with dependencies and auto durations — the piece a to-do list can't give you.
Docs and recordings, kept together
Collaborative documents and screen recordings attached to the project, so async updates don't scatter across email and chat.
Cloudairy vs Basecamp at a glance
| Feature | Cloudairy | Basecamp |
|---|---|---|
| AI-powered creation | ✓ | — |
| Free forever plan | ✓ | Limited |
| Real-time collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| All-in-one workspace | ✓ | — |
| Starting price | Free, then $8/mo | Higher |
Everything you'd expect from a screen recorder
Cloudairy Clips covers the full recording workflow — capture, share, transcribe and measure — then turns any recording into work.
And the part a recorder can't do: every recording can become a knowledge-base doc, a diagram on a board, or project action items — without leaving Cloudairy.
From screen to shipped — in three steps.
Record your screen
Hit record on any tab or your whole screen, with webcam and voice. No download to get started.
Turn it into work
The same recording becomes a knowledge-base doc, a diagram, and action items — inside your Cloudairy workspace.
Share & assign
Send an instant link, see who watched with per-viewer analytics, and assign the tasks — all in one place.
Everything you liked, plus a real schedule.
| Feature | Cloudairy | Basecamp |
|---|---|---|
| Simple to-do lists and boards | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Documents and file sharing | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Real-time collaboration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free forever plan | ✓ Yes | Limited |
| Timeline and calendar views | ✓ Starter | Limited |
| Gantt view | ✓ Starter | — No |
| Task dependencies | ✓ Starter | — No |
| Story points, components and issues | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Sprints, backlog and retrospectives | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Timesheets and logged hours | ✓ Business | — No |
| Workload across the team | ✓ Business | — No |
| AI builds the board from a prompt | ✓ Yes | — No |
| AI per task — description, acceptance criteria, checklist | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Diagramming and whiteboard built in | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Screen recording built in | ✓ Yes | — No |
| Starting paid price | $8/member/mo | See Basecamp pricing |
The verdict: Basecamp's simplicity is a genuine feature, and teams that never need a schedule are well served by it. The moment a project has dates that depend on each other, though, the missing pieces are the whole job — no dependencies, no Gantt, no logged hours. Cloudairy keeps the uncluttered feel and puts those within reach when the project asks for them.
One recording, many jobs done.
Trust is the foundation
Secure, compliant, and enterprise-ready.
Cloudairy safeguards your work with enterprise-grade security, compliance, and access controls — so your teams can create, collaborate, and scale with confidence.
Visit the Trust CenterEncryption at rest and in transit
Every board, doc and file is encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit.
Role-based access control
Workspace, team and guest roles so the right people see the right work, with SSO and SCIM on Enterprise.
Your data, your control
Export or delete your content whenever you want — your work is never used to train models.
SOC 2 Type II · GDPR · ISO 27001 · Penetration tested annually
Good to know
Is Cloudairy a good Basecamp alternative?
Yes, especially for teams that have outgrown a to-do list. A board opens with three views and stays simple, but Timeline, Calendar and Gantt with dependencies are one click away when a project needs scheduling.
Will it feel more complicated than Basecamp?
Not by default. Boards open with three views, and the other five are added deliberately. The depth — story points, dependencies, timesheets — is available rather than in the way.
What replaces Basecamp's message boards and docs?
Collaborative documents with comments and folders, task-level comment threads with attachments, and screen recording with Clips for async updates — all attached to the project.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, free forever with no credit card: three editable items across boards, docs and projects, Kanban and List views, unlimited team members, real-time collaboration, monthly AI credits and the template library. Paid plans start at $8 per member a month.
Which plan do I need for workload and timesheets?
Business. It adds workload across the team, cross-project dashboards, goals, timesheets and logged hours, and roles, permissions and guest access. Starter covers Timeline, Calendar and Gantt views plus sprints, backlog, retrospectives and dependencies.
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