Wishup Vs Base: Achieve More with the Right Executive Assistant Service

In this blog, I'll walk you through two popular choices for outsourcing executive assistant services - Wishup and Base - to help you decide the best fit for your needs.

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Wishup is the Base executive assistant alternative. Here are some of the features of Wishup EAs.

1. Expertly aligned with 1000+ global founders in 2025.
2. 200+ high-ownership EAs to choose from.
3. 5000+ tasks managed monthly.
4. 99% reliability rate in meeting deadlines.
5. 98.8% client satisfaction rate.
6. 36 months retention rate.

Our executive assistant service pairs CEOs with extensively trained executive assistants who truly understand delegation.

Unlike traditional EA services, our executive assistants receive ongoing professional development and work within your schedule to handle everything from inbox management to client communications.

Every Wishup executive assistant is pre-vetted by ex-entrepreneurs, globally top-tier, trained in 120+ tools, and specializes in 200+ skills to anticipate your needs before you voice them.

We match based on your cognitive patterns, workflow, and long-term trajectory, not just job description. Then we stay involved to drive your success.

Our service is engineered for the top 1%: founders scaling fast, VC-backed startups, remote-first leaders, and high-functioning executives who treat time like equity.

Wishup executive assistants are deployed in industries like real estate, healthcare, startups, e-commerce, and 50+ other domains. Irrespective of your business niche, an executive assistant can be easily aligned with the owner of a construction company, an insurance agency, or a fitness coach.

Our C-suite executive assistants have a decade of experience solving business problems in your niche.

Base offers US-based, highly vetted EAs with elite systems and coaching.

Base provides a suite of tools designed for executive assistants, including features like Digest for creating executive updates, Decision Stream for quick feedback, and Dossier for organizing key information. These tools aim to enhance the efficiency of assistants in their daily tasks.

Wishup gives you 80 hours/month for $999. Base gives you 40 hours per month for $2600.

How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Wishup Executive Assistant?

Hiring an executive assistant from Wishup is budget-friendly, starting at $999 for 80 hours of work per month for a part-time executive assistant and $1799 for 160 hours per month for a full-time executive assistant.

Yes, it's simple.

The perks included with our pricing plan are:

• Hire an executive assistant in just 60 minutes
• Triple-vetted and trained top 0.1% talent
• A dedicated executive assistant for unmatched focus
• Dedicated account manager and EA manager
• Immediate replacement, no-questions-asked refund, and knowledge transfer 
• EAs experts in 200+ skills & 70+ AI and no-code tools
• Free workforce management app
• Health Insurance of the EAs

How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Base Executive Assistant?

The pricing for hiring a Base Executive Assistant (EA) starts at $1,300 per month for 20 hours of support, translating to a steep $65 per hour. This rate is five to six times higher than Wishup, where you get trained C-level executive assistants with an average of 5 years of experience for as low as $9.99 per hour. 

The base executive assistant’s 20-hour plan offers flexible, scalable support that can be adjusted month-to-month, which is ideal for both startups and established teams seeking efficiency without long-term commitments. 

But at the same time, it offers very limited monthly coverage, which is less than one hour of support per day. It is often insufficient for busy CEOs who require consistent help with tasks such as calendar management, research, scheduling, and strategic project execution.

Scaling up with a Base executive assistant becomes financially burdensome quickly, as additional hours are available only at a significant additional cost.

Clients are paired with a dedicated, US-based assistant within 3 days, who is already fluent in your tech tools and systems, allowing you to reclaim your time almost immediately.

Base also offers a tiered and customized service model, with various support plans including project-based support (starting at 5 hours), seasonal support (starting at 10 hours), on-demand, and dedicated support, enabling companies to match EA involvement with evolving business needs. This flexibility includes remote, hybrid, and in-house arrangements, as well as short- and long-term solutions, W2 placements, and full team support.

Why Wishup’s 60-Minute Onboarding Isn’t Just Fast. It’s a Business Advantage.

You're not hiring an executive assistant because you want a match. You're hiring because you're already underwater.

You’re already spending 4+ hours a day context-switching between calendar Tetris, Slack noise, internal follow-ups, missed investor intros, task triage, and LinkedIn replies that should’ve gone out a week ago.

Waiting 3 more days? That’s 12 more hours of your time lost to $30/hr tasks — and $30K decisions delayed.

Let’s do the math:

• 12 hours of lost CEO time over 3 days
• At just $500/hour in founder leverage, that’s $6,000 of lost opportunity
• Plus the cost of delayed progress: missed fundraising follow-ups, churned leads, blocked team workflow

Our 60-minute onboarding doesn’t just “save time.” It buys back high-leverage execution today. And in fast-growth businesses, today matters more than ever.

Base takes three days to match you up with your executive assistant. It is still faster than most of the other EA companies. However, if you'd like to hire a pre-vetted executive assistant in just 60 minutes, check Wishup.

Wishup and Base are both known for providing high-quality executive assistants, but how they support you after the hire makes all the difference.

Wishup Assigns You a Dedicated Account and Executive Assistant Manager

Every client is assigned a dedicated account manager and an Executive Assistant Manager whose sole job is to make sure the relationship works. That means real human support, not automated check-ins.

From the moment you are onboard, we embed into your workflow and learn your delegation style, tracking assistant performance, and proactively helping optimize your day-to-day operations.

Our Client Success team meets with you, improves your delegation efficiency, and helps optimize the assistant relationship over time.

Support system with Base executive assistants

Base gets you a well-matched executive assistant. Once the introduction is made, you’re in full control of managing, guiding, and course-correcting the assistant relationship. For any support along the way, you can contact their team.

Wishup: Lifetime Access to a $299 Employee Management App

With our dedicated mobile app, clients can manage tasks, executive assistants, and administrative assistants, track progress, and communicate with their assistants in real-time. Features like task tracking, daily end-of-day reports, and leave approvals streamline the collaboration process, enhancing efficiency.

Base: No mention of software or platform.

Base has not mentioned any proprietary management platform. You might have to rely on traditional tools to manage your EA. For more information, contact their team.

Wishup: Access to Global Talent

We provide you with a global talent pool that supports you across time zones. Perfect for remote, international, or 24/7 teams. More flexibility, broader access.

Base Executive Assistant: US-Based Talent

Base only hires US-based EAs. This appeals to businesses that are looking for US-only EAs.

Founders test everything. Your EA service should be no different. That's why we offer a 7-day money-back guarantee. That’s how confident we are in the match. Base offers no trial, no refund, and it is just an expensive bet that it works out.

Wishup 7-Day Money Back Guarantee Trial: Try Us, Fire Us, Or Scale Us. Your Call.

Experience the C-suite executive assistant service risk-free. If you’re not satisfied in the first week, you get your money back. We know that trust is built on transparency. We earn it from day one.

Base Executive Assistant: No mention of a refund.

There's no mention of refund or trial options with the Base executive assistant service. However, you can check with their team for more information.

Wishup: A Smarter First Hire and $100 off to Prove It

An immediate benefit to ease your ramp-up. Just enough to signal we value your business and your trust. Wishup backs you before you back us. That’s partnership.

Base: No Welcome Offer.

The cost to enter remains high even for first-time clients.

We've unpacked the feature differences. You can hire based on your needs.

Ready to work smarter and faster? Have you made your decision?

👉 Book a Free Consultation Today and hire your EA in just 60 minutes from Wishup!

Disclaimer: The content of this blog was prepared based on publicly available information sourced from the organization’s website at the time of writing. Accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed, as details may have since been updated or revised. 

Neelesh Rangwani · Co-founder at Wishup

With 10+ years in the virtual assistant space, Neelesh has helped 1000+ US and global founders build efficient remote teams by matching them with top 0.1% virtual assistant talent. He writes about virtual assistants, hiring frameworks, remote productivity, and scaling ops.

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