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Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 1008 reviews and ratings

Score 7.6 out of 10

Based on 591 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Basecamp

Quickbase

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Basecamp

Quickbase

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Basecamp

Quickbase

Visual Modeling

Drag-and-drop Interfaces

Platform Security

Platform User Management

Reusability

Platform Scalability

Pros

I enjoy the calendar view. As long as you're always assigning deadline dates to the tasks, the looking at the calendar view can really help you determine your outlook for the day, the week, and quickly see any tasks past due that need to be addressed or moved.
It's easy to bring in outside people in on projects and give them access to that particular project to collaborate just on that.
Duplicating projects or task lists is a helpful feature when you have a recurring task list. It makes it easy to have the same process every time you want to execute the task list.

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Nicholas Kouvatsos

Marketing Director

Global Publishing, Inc.E-Learning, 11-50 employees

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Easy data accessibility. Everything is linked together. It has never been easier to find the data we need.
Constant updates to keep up with the current features other tools have implemented.
Great support for integrating with other tools through multiple methods.

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Verified User

Manager in Quality Assurance

Food Production Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Does not allow for information to be automatically ported over (via API or similar) to our user story tracking platform.
Doesn't provide an easy way to search for file or image attachments that were added in various discussion threads.
Unclear how or why some files are accessible via the Docs & Files tab, and some aren't.

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Professional in Product Management

E-Learning Company, 501-1000 employees

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Having more native integrations would be nice. Currently we are working with a partner of Quick Base to hook our Outlook program into it. It would be great to not have to have a third party link.
Sometimes the Tables can move slow the more information you use to create forms that you want.
The fact that it can't read my mind yet!

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Workflow Management Specialist

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.Publishing, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Basecamp 10.0

Based on 27 answers

When I bring new people onto a project, it's immediately obvious how to use Basecamp. I don't have to worry about teaching them the features or walking them through it, it's just incredibly user-friendly. For this reason, I'll continue to renew my subscription even as new people are brought onto production jobs or the client changes.

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Account Manager in Marketing

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employees

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Quickbase 1.5

Based on 39 answers

With Salesforce being such a presence in business operations, we've had to "fend off" being asked to replace our QB apps with in-house/out of the box apps from Salesforce. With the cost of Quick Base and having to justify keeping it instead of Salesforce, it's been a challenge we've been fighting.

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Stephen Morrell

Principle Business Process Analyst

Boston ScientificMedical Devices, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Basecamp 7.8

Based on 15 answers

Basecamp is a little tricky to learn. I've used it for quite a while but I feel like there's still so much I don't know. It took me a while to learn but having used it in college definitely helped me integrate it into my work career.

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Verified User

Professional in Marketing

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 501-1000 employees

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Quickbase 8.7

Based on 31 answers

Quick Base has done everything we have asked it to do and then some. Our original goal was to have one system for CRM that encompassed both the sales process and the customer management. We have gone w-a-y beyond that with analytics, project management, system bug logging, and historical effort reporting.

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Information Content, Design, and Delivery

FISCAL Credit SuiteComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Basecamp 10.0

Based on 6 answers

I've never experienced downtime while using Basecamp, or been unable to access it when I needed it. That's not to say they've never had downtime, but I've been lucky enough not to encounter any, and I work odd hours, including late nights when maintenance is often undertaken.

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Developer & Designer

LMK Web Design and ConsultingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Quickbase 8.3

Based on 22 answers

Once we did get Quick Base configured and customized it was reliably available when we needed it. We may have had one or two occasions when the product was inaccessible but those were few. The greatest challenge with its availability was its difficulty with integrating with our systems.

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Richard (Ric) Hazel

Senior Project/Process Analyst

FedEx Customer TechnologiesTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 10,001+ employees

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Performance

Basecamp 7.3

Based on 4 answers

No answer on this topic is available.

Quickbase 5.9

Based on 20 answers

Some of our tables that hold over a million records are starting to perform poorly, with some summaries taking over 20 seconds to load. This may be an indication that it is best to archive old data when reaching large volumes like this.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Pharmaceuticals Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Basecamp 8.5

Based on 28 answers

For the many reasons I've given, Basecamp is a very strong program. There are a few features I can imagine that might make it even better, but I don't have a basis for comparison to be able to say that there is definitely a better one out there. I've noticed that Basecamp has evolved a bit from the time I started using it until now, so that makes me think that the producer of this program values it and believes in continuous improvement. If you could use the features offered by Basecamp, I would think you could use it with confidence.

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Jemully MediaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Quickbase 6.9

Based on 54 answers

The help and documentation are top notch and available 24/7. The community also provides an additional layer of assistance and creativity in problem solving. For bugs and support the QuickBase team themselves are second to none. Immediate response with a case number and personalized support. They do not quit until they've solved your issue - even if your issue is that you're confused about how something works and misinterpreted or couldn't find the documentation. They'll helpfully and knowledgeably walk you through any problem from the syntax of a difficult formula to enterprise level governance and data management issues.

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Application Specialist/Systems Coordinator

Direct Line Tele Response-Answering ServicesTelecommunications, 51-200 employees

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In-Person Training

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Quickbase 9.1

Based on 2 answers

It is very easy to get training from their University portal and still if we don't know their, then we can ask their support too.

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Finance Executive

Analytix Business SolutionsAccounting, 501-1000 employees

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Online Training

Basecamp 5.0

Based on 1 answer

No answer on this topic is available.

Quickbase 9.1

Based on 3 answers

Quick Base already is having a separate portal of providing training to customers and it is very easy to use and updates as per the new features added in to the application

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Finance Executive

Analytix Business SolutionsAccounting, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation Rating

Basecamp 7.7

Based on 4 answers

Decide the process before implementation - i.e. when it's due 8/9 does that mean 8am, noon, 5pm, 11:59pm? Check your to-do list frequentlySet-up templates - just not with the dates (they can be funky)

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Marketing Content Manager | Social Media | Newsletter | Blog | White Papers

360trainingE-Learning, 201-500 employees

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Quickbase 8.5

Based on 37 answers

I was not directly involved with the initial account implementation, only a bystander. For the app I directly implemented for my department only, I wish I had know to create an app diagram first. I don't remember if that was suggested. I think that would be a great help tip tool when a new app is created, to have a page with a check list of what is needed or how to get started. If you are a regular app builder, then you can bypass it or have the ability to turn it off in the app settings.

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Verified User

Professional in Marketing

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Both Basecamp and Asana are great project management tools. I think where Basecamp excels is with tracking. Teams can keep track of schedules and deadlines. You have deadlines with Asana but need 3rd-party applications to keep track of how work has been done in a particular project.

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Verified User

Manager in Marketing

Real Estate Company, 1001-5000 employees

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While Salesforce has a much larger market share, I prefer Quick Base when it comes to custom app development. Even with Lighting, many of Salesforce's back-end tools needed to customize forms and processes are not actually low-code and require a pretty good understanding of Ajax and other coding languages. Salesforce is also more expensive per user than Quick Base for comparable plan levels.Where Salesforce shines over Quick Base is that you can start with an "out of the box" solution like their Salescloud CRM that will work on day 1 and then tweak from there.

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Founder, Business Process and Systems Consultant

BE LeanInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Quickbase 6.6

Based on 11 answers

It has evolved really well with our company, but there is a hard limit to the table size that has begun to affect us and not let us grow. The table size limit is set at 500 MB and we have had to jump through quite a few hoops to be able to get by.

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IT

Kennedy Fabricating, Inc.Oil & Energy, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

We have far less meetings! Which is great. I think this has made us far more efficient, wasting time with meetings and getting more done.
We are able to keep track of notes and progress on a project much more easily. I feel like things stay on track much better than before we had Basecamp.
I think timelines and deadlines are kept very clear and everyone has clear expectations. This means people know exactly what they need to work on at any given time (and know what they will be working on next too). As bad as it sounds to say, I think before we had Basecamp, deadlines and timelines weren't very clear sometimes.

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Jessica Meadows Rich

Curriculum Coordinator

GCFLearnFree.orgE-Learning, 11-50 employees

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Improved Customer Satisfaction by reducing time to market that too with a product with a great user experience.
Huge Cost Saving by FTEs reduction and Improved productivity
Added efficiencies
The client asking for QuickBase but having a huge user base, due to licensing cost we have to offer another alternative solution.

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Assistant Manager

AccentureComputer Software, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Basecamp Editions & Modules

Edition

Basecamp Personal	Free¹
Basecamp Business	$99²

Limited Capabilities
Per Month [Unlimited Users]

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Quickbase Editions & Modules

Edition

Premier	$600¹
Platform	Contact sales team
Enterprise	Contact sales team

per month/billed monthly

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