What is Basecamp?
Basecamp’s unique blend of tools is everything any team needs to stay on the same page about whatever they’re working on.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend
99 Plan to Renew
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90 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+95 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Basecamp?
Pros
- Effective Service
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
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Document Management
Workflow Management
Resource Management
Dependency and Milestone Tracking
Planning and Scheduling
Budget Management
Mobile Access
Reporting
Hierarchical Task Management
Time & Expense Tracking
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Implementation
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Business Value Created
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Data Integration
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Customization
Usability and Intuitiveness
Vendor Support
Basecamp Reviews
Hernan V.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2022
Basecamp is everything our work team needs
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Basecamp from other similar products?
We use this software for literally everything. It is a tool that allows us to be in communication thanks to its online chat and group chat, but we can also send attachments, manage our projects and know their progress. It has alerts and notifications, so we always know the meeting times, assigned and pending areas.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is a simple to use and intuitive program. I like that everything is centralized and does not need other software to manage, monitor and develop our projects. Its document manager is easy to use and we can access all project documents easily.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I would like the program to include a diagram or a more graphical way to see the progress of the projects. Its mobile app is not as complete as the web version, so it is difficult to keep on top of the office when I am out of the office, also it does not send to my phone the alerts in real time, so when I leave the office I get behind with my tasks.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is the perfect program to control and organize a remote or in-office work team, since all the activities, documents and assignments are in the same software. Since we have this program, our projects flow more efficiently and organically, so I recommend it without hesitation.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
- Caring
Cindy L.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
Excellent resource for project management.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Basecamp from other similar products?
We were able to swiftly allocate projects after implementing Basecamp. The primary advantage is that, as a firm with various projects, we were able to swiftly categorize them without any complex stages. We are also addressing additional issues, such as where and how to locate papers that have not been stored elsewhere. You don't want to rely only on Basecamp for your papers, but it's an excellent resource for going back and finding them quickly. We tried numerous project management software via trial and error in order to discover the best one, and I believe Basecamp is more of a full package.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is useful to be able to follow a project and any related papers that are shared in order for it to be finished. I particularly enjoy how it pings your email when an update is completed, allowing you to be alerted immediately. You may also simply control who is alerted and who has access to a project or team topic. This is critical for account managers and product managers. Attaching files of any extension is also extremely simple. Especially for videos that we normally need to upload someplace else, it instantly converts to an embedded one that we can play directly, and editing is also simplified.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It must be handled and the threads must be archived or it will rapidly become unmanageable; it is also rather expensive when compared to other choices. Aside from that, I believe Basecamp is a full product and certainly, having additional connectors will be simpler. There aren't many alternatives for that in Basecamp.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
The major reason why everyone should keep Basecamp in mind is that it is designed to contain complex administrative features in a simple interface. Most project management software function very identically; the difference is in how they are implemented.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service
Srishti a.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Insurance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
A great software for flexible project management.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Basecamp from other similar products?
It has all the supplies you need to reach summit of your business needs unlike other similar platforms. It's price is reasonable compared to it's competitors.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like how it has simplified task management and how it ensures that the process stays streamlined. Also it's very simple with snappy interface. It's also user friendly.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It's a perfect marketing project management platform nothing that I dislike towards it.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It's a perfect project management platform if you want to keep things simple,go for it and you won't be disappointed.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy