Quick answer
Freedcamp - Freedcamp wins for most builders who want the broadest free plan with no hard team cap, while nTask wins if you need a polished free tier for a small team under 5 members with more built-in collaboration features.
How the free tiers compare
These two free tiers solve different problems. Freedcamp is the better fit when you want a project hub that can grow without immediately forcing a seat limit: it keeps projects, tasks, storage, users, and collaborators unlimited, and even includes API access and Zapier. The tradeoff is that the free plan is narrower in permissions and caps file uploads at 10MB, so it feels more like a base workspace than a full business suite. nTask is more generous on day-to-day collaboration features out of the box, with meeting management, time tracking, issue tracking, integrations, and mobile apps, but it draws a hard line at 5 team members and 100MB storage. If you are solo or a tiny team, nTask is easy; if you expect to add people, Freedcamp is safer.
Freedcamp vs nTask free tier, side by side
| FreedcampFTV 49 | nTaskFTV 54 | |
|---|---|---|
| Team members / usersFreedcamp is uncapped on the free tier; nTask limits headcount. | Unlimited users | Up to 5 team members |
| Projects / workspacesBoth are open-ended here. | Unlimited projects | Unlimited workspaces |
| Tasks / to-do listsNo practical difference on the free tier. | Unlimited tasks | Unlimited tasks and to-do lists |
| Storage / upload limitFreedcamp’s storage is unlimited but uploads are smaller; nTask’s free tier has a fixed storage cap. | Unlimited storage, 10MB max single file upload | 100MB file storage |
| Core collaboration toolsnTask bundles more of these workflows directly into free. | Tasks, Discussions, Calendar, Files, Milestones, Time, Passwords | Meeting management, time tracking, issue tracking, comments, views, integrations |
| Integrations and automationnTask lists more named integrations in the free tier. | API access, Zapier integration | Zapier, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Apple iCal, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack |
| SupportnTask is more explicit about support in free. | Standard support | Knowledge base support, 24/5 chat support, onboarding demo call |
| Credit card requiredBoth inputs explicitly say no credit card is required. | No | No |
After you outgrow the free tier
Both products use per-seat pricing after free, but Freedcamp starts cheaper and scales through a broader set of paid editions. Freedcamp’s first paid tier is Pro at $1.49 per user per month billed annually, with a monthly-billed option at $2.49. nTask’s first paid tier is Premium at $3 per month billed yearly. For small teams, Freedcamp is cheaper on entry and stays more granular across Pro, Business, and Enterprise. nTask is still low-cost at the start, but its free tier is already capped at 5 members, so growing teams are likelier to hit the paid wall sooner.
Cost at real usage
| Usage | Freedcamp | nTask |
|---|---|---|
| 1 userFreedcamp’s listed monthly price is billed annually at $1.49 per user; nTask’s first paid tier starts at $3/month billed yearly. | $1.49/mo est. | $3/mo |
| 5 usersSimple seat-based comparison at the first paid tier. | $7.45/mo est. | $15/mo |
| 10 usersFreedcamp remains about half the entry price of nTask at equivalent seat counts. | $14.90/mo est. | $30/mo |
Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.
When to pick each one
Pick Freedcamp when…
- You want unlimited users on the free tier and do not want a seat cap to become a migration trigger.
- You need API access or Zapier on the free plan for basic automations.
- You mainly manage tasks, discussions, milestones, files, and time tracking, and can live with group-only permissions.
- You expect to share a workspace with contractors or collaborators beyond a small internal team.
- You want a low-friction base that can expand into paid per-seat plans later without changing tools.
Pick nTask when…
- You are a team of 5 or fewer and want more built-in features on the free plan, including meetings and issue tracking.
- You want mobile apps, task comments, notifications, and calendar views included from the start.
- You rely on meeting management and time tracking as core workflows, not add-ons.
- You want a free plan with 24/5 chat support and a listed uptime SLA.
- You want slightly more file storage on the free tier, with 100MB instead of a 10MB upload cap on Freedcamp.
Bottom line
For the most common builder use case, Freedcamp is the better free-tier pick because it removes the biggest scaling pain point, team size, while still giving you core project tools, API access, and Zapier. nTask is the better choice only if your team is very small and you care more about built-in collaboration features like meetings, issue tracking, and chat support than about long-term flexibility. If you expect growth, Freedcamp is the safer default.
Read the full listings: Freedcamp and nTask. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.