Basecamp: My Cloud Collaboration Toolbox
As one of two administrators, I use Basecamp to support professional, personal and volunteer projects. The range of projects that I've …
Starting at $15 per month per user
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What is Basecamp?
Basecamp 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.
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- Task Management (117)5.151%
- Team Collaboration (117)4.444%
- Document Management (109)3.939%
- Resource Management (98)3.939%
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Basecamp Business
$99
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Per Month [Unlimited Users]
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Free
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Limited Capabilities
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- No setup fee
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $15 per month per user
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What is Basecamp?
Basecamp is a web-based project-management tool developed by 37signals in Chicago and launched in 2004. The Ruby on Rails framework was extracted from the Basecamp project.
Basecamp offers features standard to project management platforms, including to-do lists, wiki-style web-based text documents, milestone management, file sharing, time tracking and a calendar, and a messaging system. Mobile accessibility is supported. Notably, it supports unlimited users. It also offers integration with 37signals' own Campfire product, which expands the group messaging functionality of the core platform. Customization, accessibility, and functionality are extended further by the broad range of apps available for free from 3rd parties. A 2-month free trial is available. Pricing is dependent upon space requirements and the number of concurrent projects, not the number of users.
Basecamp offers features standard to project management platforms, including to-do lists, wiki-style web-based text documents, milestone management, file sharing, time tracking and a calendar, and a messaging system. Mobile accessibility is supported. Notably, it supports unlimited users. It also offers integration with 37signals' own Campfire product, which expands the group messaging functionality of the core platform. Customization, accessibility, and functionality are extended further by the broad range of apps available for free from 3rd parties. A 2-month free trial is available. Pricing is dependent upon space requirements and the number of concurrent projects, not the number of users.
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Basecamp Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Basecamp 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.
Basecamp starts at $15.
Reviewers rate Quotes/estimates highest, with a score of 8.3.
The most common users of Basecamp are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Based on user reviews, here are the three most common recommendations for Basecamp:
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Learn and Utilize Basecamp's Features: Users recommend taking the time to learn about all of Basecamp's features and functions. They suggest getting training or working with someone experienced in Basecamp to fully utilize the platform. This recommendation helps users make the most out of their Basecamp experience.
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Set Up a Standardized System: Many users suggest setting up a system or process that everyone can follow when using Basecamp. This recommendation helps to ensure consistency and streamline project management within teams.
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Consider Other Tools for Advanced Functionalities: While users find Basecamp handy for organizing projects, offering instructions and feedback, some reviewers suggest using a more advanced tool, like Monday.com, for large teams collaborating on projects. They advise evaluating additional functionalities and comparing prices before deciding on Basecamp.
Overall, users recommend considering Basecamp as a low-cost option for small teams with straightforward projects. It is recommended for organizing projects, managing workflows, facilitating team cooperation, linking departments, coordinating tasks, and storing data. However, users caution against using it for purposes other than its intended use and highlight that compared to more advanced tools, it might seem basic and limited in benefits. It is also suggested to stay updated with appropriate titles and efficiently organize projects while using Basecamp. Additionally, Google Drive is recommended for file management purposes.
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December 14, 2018
Great Client Project Management System
- It's made project edits more quick and efficient for me instead of scrolling back through past emails with multiple people, saving me time and money.
- I currently don't pay for basecamp as my clients have added me to their own programs, but it is a bit pricey if you don't use it often enough.
- Makes it quick and easy to check back in with clients on edits and new projects so I don't have to rely on myself to remember.
December 10, 2018
Basecamp, the Tool You Need for Client + Team Collaboration
- Limits to file uploads and storage can be quite annoying, especially if you are working with design files which can get quite large
- Day to day communication replacement with clients has been a life saver
November 05, 2018
Increase your productivity in the simplest way
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
- Productivity, keeps all the team attentive to the fulfillment of their assigned tasks.
- Efficiency, you manage to organize yourself in such a way that you meet the dates guidelines.
- You save money, which is good for business.
- Helps detect critical points in time that delay projects, act on time and change to continue.
September 14, 2018
Basecamp, a good tool for project management.
- Sped up the process of adding a variety of tasks into a timeline (for example, ads for a following year.) You can put them in and know you will get notified of upcoming due dates
- I like to use Basecamp to add ideas for the future, with due dates several months out. It allows my team to implement those ideas without them being lost
- Google Apps integration has saved so much time, no more guessing on what version is the latest.
- One negative: I wish the import from one version to another was better
August 08, 2018
Basecamp - Keep on Track by Getting Back to Basics
- To a point, Basecamp was very useful in keeping our team on track so I'd say it'd have to be a positive impact.
July 09, 2018
Great organizational tool for a project management
- For a business, its great for the value, $99 a month with everything included, its worth it
- It keeps from hiring additional human resource for tracking and organization
- It increases productivity and delivery times and projects are more precise
May 09, 2018
All projects in one place!
- Has saved money
- Saves a lot of time
- Keeps all things organized
May 03, 2018
Camp all dayyyy
- Positive: It allowed our supervisor to keep an eye on our progress without needing to spend time sending emails to check in.
- Negative: People take advantage of use and use TOO often.
- Positive: You can turn off notifications during certain times. So you can enjoy your free time.
April 05, 2018
Basecamp review
- Connecting with other employees or clients in no time helps to complete work faster.
- Notification allows you to send event timings.
March 15, 2018
Basecamping
- Has helped meet deadlines
- Has helped streamline communication
January 30, 2018
How to handle the overhead tasks like a true boss
- As our organization grew, we couldn't handle the tool due to the lack of support for agile methods. We were a tech-heavy company and needed something much more flexible. Our technical resources had issues prioritizing tasks which eventually lead us to swap software.
- Basecamp was really popular amongst the management team. We found it really useful to run through checklists, share critical documents and communicate. Thats why i think that Basecamp is best suited for small teams to work dynamically together.
January 25, 2018
Easy Group Task Management
- When projects extend beyond their expected deadline, our business loses money. Basecamp helps keep us organized and moves projects forward so we can work through them more efficiently.
- Positive - Speed gives the fast project completion
- Positive - Low budget means better cost optimization
- Negative - If you have website version, there will be lack of functionalities. Hence, not for complicated project management.
January 19, 2018
Basecamp is excellent!
- We went from managing crazy amounts of emails to having it all in one spot.
- Clients interacting and seeing progress reduced the amount of meetings significantly.
- Clients seeing our whole process, even before they signed allowed us to position for conversion and close more details because they could see we had our process fully documented in Basecamp through templates.
January 17, 2018
Basecamp - Keep your project communication in one place.
- Helps us be more organized in our projects and be able to find communication
January 17, 2018
Great Product
- Needs integration with software to provide more qualitative product
- Almost everything in place to edit projects
- Instant messenger tools would be great
January 17, 2018
Intuitive and Fun to Use!
- Positively impacted our bottom line, as it saves us time and money by allowing us to meeting deadlines
January 16, 2018
Basecamp needs to update its ux/ui
- Basecamp was the first team/project management tool we started using as a company. It was very useful at the beginning to help us organize our projects. You could see very tangibly the benefits of using Basecamp on a project vs not using it. The project using basecamp had better results in terms of task management and the overall execution.
- The greatest impact is the visibility that is raised when using basecamp on a project - visibility in all levels, from execution to management to client side.
- Over the years as we got more sophisticated and our services and processes expanded, we started feeling that Basecamp was not for us anymore. The ux/ui factor was a huge one when we decided to switch tools.
January 16, 2018
Recommend Basecamp
- It keeps all members of the team in the loop on projects we are involved in.
- Makes reporting to superiors easy.
- It's quite economical.
January 16, 2018
Easy to use
- Basecamp is a web-based application, you don't have to download
- Simple and Powerful
- Trustworthy one, deserves a try
January 12, 2018
Basecamp, simplicity isn't always your friend
- It has been difficult to share files using Basecamp due to the file upload limitations and storage limitations. We had to use a different product to share files with our clients
- It helped in the day-to-day communications with clients
January 12, 2018
For all your project management needs!
- Transparency with team
- Quick turnaround on project pieces
- One system
December 18, 2017
It deserves a try!
- It suits us perfectly
- We don't notice any big problem or influence
- Simple design, working well, organized and prioritized folders about different topics.
December 05, 2017
Basecamp Helps Organize our Organization
- Basecamp has helped save time and resources which translates to greater productivity among current employees.
November 21, 2017
Best way to work with projects and events!
- Basecamp is super easy and quick.
- Price is also good.
- Search tool does not always work smoothly.