# Basecamp vs Roma (slim)

> Basecamp scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Roma's 51.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do tasks create. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08

Basecamp scores 67.9 (B) on agent readiness against Roma's 51.1 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do tasks create.

- Basecamp: B 67.9, rank #197 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/basecamp.min.md
- Roma: D 51.1, rank #583 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/roma.min.md
- Basecamp, good for Teams already on Basecamp that want an agent to create and complete to-dos, move cards, post messages and comments, and read overdue work and assignments, either through the CLI or the REST API. Ahead on Reliability, 74 against 38; Agent ergonomics, 65 against 60; Security & auth, 67 against 44; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 82 against 57; Transparency & trust, 79 against 58. Also Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card.
- Roma, good for One person who wants an AI chat to read and write their own task list, notes and typed lists, with a single orientation call.

| Category | Basecamp | Roma |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 74 | 38 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 83 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 44 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 57 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 79 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Basecamp | Roma |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | 37signals LLC | Milo Mode Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://3.basecampapi.com` | `https://api.roma.app/mcp` |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the 37signals terms of service. The CLI, the SDKs and the OpenAPI spec on GitHub are MIT, and the API docs are CC BY-SA 4.0 | Proprietary service under Roma's terms of service. No public source repository found |
| Tools exposed | none | 31 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-02 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-18 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-16 | 2026-10-06 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 286 stars, 3.1k npm/wk, 1.9k PyPI/wk | none |