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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Basecamp

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ABasecamp is a web-based project-management tool. Basecamp offers features standard to project management platforms, as well as mobile accessibility, unlimited users, and 3rd party integrations. Basecamp is priced by space requirements and concurrent projects.

    $15

    per month per user

    Worksection

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Worksection is a project management platform that brings tasks, planning, time tracking, team communication, and file storage into a single system. It provides task and subtask management, Gantt charts, Kanban boards, and a calendar for planning; built-in time tracking with hourly rates for client billing; per-task discussions, role-based access permissions, and reporting dashboards. Pricing is charged per user, with a free plan for up to five users. It is used by teams of 5 to 50+ employees in…

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BasecampWorksection
    Editions & Modules
    Basecamp Plus
    $15
    per month per user
    Basecamp Pro Unlimited
    $299
    per month (billed annually)
    Basecamp Free
    Free
    Limited Capabilities
    Free
    $0
    Basic
    $5
    per month per user
    Business
    $10
    per month per user
    Premium
    $15
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BasecampWorksection
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All paid plans are priced per user. Annual billing −25%; 2-year billing −30%. Free plan for teams of up to 5 users.
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    Community Pulse
    BasecampWorksection
    Considered Both Products
    37signals
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    Worksection
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    42 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BasecampWorksection
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Basecamp and Worksection
    Feature
    Basecamp
    8.9
    124 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Worksection
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Task Management9.1123 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Resource Management9.3103 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.243 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Scheduling8.999 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.372 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Team Collaboration9.6123 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology9.851 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.748 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Document Management9.5115 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email integration8.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.6100 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.148 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management9.558 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.442 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Basecamp and Worksection
    Feature
    Basecamp
    8.0
    42 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Worksection
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Quotes/estimates10.030 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Invoicing10.026 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.034 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software4.028 Ratings00 Ratings
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    BasecampWorksection
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BasecampWorksection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (150 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (20 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (28 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BasecampWorksection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    37signals
    Basecamp is a wonderful tool for teams of varying degrees of technical knowledge, teams managing lots of different types of "agifall" and waterfall projects, and teams that are remotely distributed. It's probably less useful for more strictly agile-focused development teams, compared to other more flexible software applications like Jira and Asana.
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    Worksection
    I can prescribe Worksection for computerized offices, for organizations that consider the season of their representatives and who pitch time to their clients
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    Pros
    37signals
    • Task management - It is very easy to add, organize and discuss tasks within Basecamp's interface.
    • The "Campfire" function is great for communicating when you just have a quick question for someone on the team.
    • Notifications - Basecamp lets you decide how often and about what you'd like to be notified. The ability to respond to messages in Basecamp directly via email saves a lot of time.
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    Worksection
    • I like adaptable assignments and subtasks, extended security for errands and remarks (since we are working with our customers inside Worksection) and inherent clock with hourly rates.
    • Worksection encourages us to break down complex undertaking into assignments and subtasks, set due dates and control time spent.
    • We additionally share reports from Worksection to our customers, it encourages us to assemble straightforward relations with our customers. What's more, we figure pay for our representative in view of these reports.
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    Cons
    37signals
    • High Learning Curve. It's true that it can be easy to use, but to use well and effectively takes some time to learn. It's recommended to have an agreed-upon system in your team of what tools to use and when.
    • Notification Overload. If people aren't careful they could send a notification to everyone when only a couple people were meant to be prompted. And since emails are sent by default, you could have your mailbox overloaded with unnecessary updates. This is where it takes a bit of training in your team to have an agreed-upon system.
    • Lack of organization with Archived Projects. I will often need to reference an archived project to make a new one, but there is only a list of archived projects in alphabetical order, with no way to organize by archive date, or even search.
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    Worksection
    • Issues with composing editorial - must reload page to write
    • Old style design
    • Unfortunately there is no work area customer, it would be exceptionally valuable. Continually fixing to the Internet, extremely awkward when it isn't. I have this happens all the time. I'm sitting tight for new forms and I trust that I won't be disillusioned.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    37signals
    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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    Worksection
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    37signals
    It is easy to use, even for clients who have no experience with the platform. It can only get a little cumbersome to ensure that a client can't see certain documents you might want to keep in the Docs & Files folders. And sometimes, getting a client to actually use an unfamiliar platform can be a challenge.
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    Worksection
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    Reliability and Availability
    37signals
    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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    Worksection
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    Support Rating
    37signals
    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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    Worksection
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    37signals
    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 frequently Set-up templates - just not with the dates (they can be funky)
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    Worksection
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    Alternatives Considered
    37signals
    Pretty good, but [Basecamp] has its drawbacks. Honestly I find the interface non-intuitive and sometimes have trouble figuring out how to change the status of a task. Perhaps it has something to do with the way it was originally set up by the admin, but I'm not sure. I liked Jira's drag and drop obvious functionality, but the project management side of the software was lacking. Smartsheet has excellent project management functionality, but the task management isn't as good.
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    Worksection
    I like flexible tasks and subtasks, expanded privacy for tasks & comments (because we are working with our clients inside Worksection) and built-in timer with hourly rates. Worksection helps us to decompose complex project into tasks and subtasks, set deadlines and control time spent.
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    Return on Investment
    37signals
    • It has saved me time when having to get the same message out to multiple restaurants
    • It has helped us make smarter operational decisions because we can all collaborate on an answer in a shorter amount of time (instead of calling a meeting!!!)
    • The calendar function allows us to plot out our marketing agenda for the month and add/change it together as needed. The chef will post his recipe, the managers will cost it out, the social media manager will post pictures on it, and ultimately we will get that information out on an info sheet to the staff by printing the page.
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    Worksection
    • With this application, we have essentially enhanced the nature of our work, because everything is organized and reasonable. It is exceptionally advantageous that we can interface the customer to Worksection, which streamlines activities.
    • Incredible cost. The greatest arrangement of 250 GB and a boundless number of "ventures", "organizations" and "individuals" on the record, makes this program the most beneficial - now it is $120 every month, considering the markdown when paying yearly. This is finished opportunity and trustworthiness - lead somewhere around 10 distinct organizations and 1000 individuals.
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    ScreenShots

    Worksection Screenshots

    Screenshot of Project Dashboards with AI - Key project indicators are centralized — progress, workload, time and budget. Interactive charts and AI summaries help analyze the whole project at a glance.Screenshot of a Gantt chart - Visualizes the project timeline with task dependencies, drag-and-drop dates and milestones.Screenshot of a Kanban board, with Automations. The visual board lets status-based automations move tasks, assign people and cut routine clicks.Screenshot of the Task view, with subtasks, checklists, files, deadlines, time and a discussion thread.Screenshot of Team Collaboration - Built-in chats in every task keeps discussions, files and decisions right next to the work — no switching to a separate messenger.Screenshot of Customizable Reports used to analyze status, time and costs for any period.