Basecamp 3

A great way to work.

Free/$99 per month

Basecamp 3 is a workplace productivity suite designed for groups working remotely and from home. It’s a one-stop place for messaging, boards, and projects for an organisation. If you’re familiar with Slack, Trello, and general email, combine them and you kind of get Basecamp 3. It has a few extra little touches like being able to set up check in questions to encourage chatting outside of just the usual work drudge. The only downside to Basecamp 3 is navigating it can be confusing.

This is getting better the more I use it and the more we find ways that work, plus there are helpful tutorials you can watch to get the most out of the program. It charges a flat rate for a whole team rather than per user, so though the price might feel a bit steep it can work out a lot cheaper especially given it’s so many things in one. There’s also a free trial and a free limited version so you can see if this system will work before committing the cash.