Looking for a Basecamp alternative with proper chat and task management?
Basecamp separates message boards from to-do lists and calls neither one great. Trilo connects real-time chat directly to kanban task boards so conversations become action without the copy-paste.
TL;DR
Basecamp intentionally keeps chat and tasks basic. Trilo connects rich real-time messaging to full task management so team discussions naturally flow into tracked work. Choose Basecamp for async simplicity. Choose Trilo when your team needs chat and tasks that work together.
Why teams leave Basecamp
Chat and tasks are disconnected
Basecamp has Campfire for chat and Hill Charts for tasks, but they do not talk to each other. You discuss in one place and manually recreate work in another.
Campfire is not real chat
Campfire lacks threads, reactions, rich media embeds, and proper search. Teams that need real conversation still add Slack.
To-do lists cap out fast
No kanban boards, no dependencies, no subtasks, no time tracking, no calendar views. Once your projects have any complexity, Basecamp to-dos feel limiting.
No way to turn a message into a task
Someone posts an idea in Campfire. To track it, you copy-paste it into a to-do list manually. There is no one-click conversion, no linking, no automation.
What you get with Trilo
Chat becomes tasks
Turn any message into a tracked task in one click
Threaded real-time chat
Channels, threads, reactions, search, and rich media
Full task management
Kanban, lists, calendar, subtasks, and time tracking
AI links them together
AI creates tasks from discussions automatically
Quick comparison
How Trilo helps
Conversations That Become Tasks Automatically
In Basecamp, Campfire and to-do lists are separate worlds. In Trilo, you can turn any chat message into a task with one click. Better yet, AI coworkers listen to team discussions and suggest tasks from action items mentioned in conversation. No more lost context or manual copy-paste.
Chat That Teams Actually Want to Use
Basecamp Campfire is a simple message stream. Trilo gives your team threaded conversations, channels for different topics, direct messages, emoji reactions, file sharing, and full-text search. It is the real-time messaging Basecamp users wish they had.
Task Management Beyond To-Do Lists
Basecamp to-dos are flat lists with checkboxes. Trilo gives your team kanban boards for visual workflows, calendar views for deadlines, time tracking for accountability, and drag-and-drop prioritization. All connected to your chat conversations.
Ready for chat and tasks that actually connect?
Join teams who left Basecamp for a workspace where conversations drive action.