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Pros:

I like that you can give access to each project to whomever you please and those people can see their own to-dos and also others. I like that it integrates with Tick.

Cons:

There is no way for me to delete an inappropriate comment from a parent.

Basecamp ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
4.3
Features
4.2
Value for Money
4.2

Likelihood to recommend

8.0/ 10

Basecamp has an overall rating of 4.3 out 5 stars based on 14,497 user reviews on Capterra.

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Prem
Prem
Business Developer Executive in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Amazing experience with great attention to detail!

5.0 4 weeks ago New

Comments: So overall, the experience is great, and everything is made with attention to detail in mind.

Pros:

UI of app is amazing and very easy to use and navigate

Cons:

Color scheme could be better and button positioning

Joe
Associate Professor of Law in US
Higher Education, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Keeping work simple and organized with Basecamp, a modern tool for efficient project management.

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Basecamp has really come through for us and our project management needs. It has helped us to keep our work well organized making it simple to tackle all tasks and meet projects objectives within the budgeted time frame. The overall experience with Basecamp has been really amazing and the professional support services we get has made the experience much efficient.

Pros:

Basecamp has project dashboards that help us to visualize our tasks making it easy to follow up on their progress. It has very effective team collaboration features that help us to communicate and work more closely together as a team. Its reporting features provide us with detailed reports that has all the insights we need to know about our projects. Basecamp also has top-notch data safety functions that keep all our projects data safe and secure. It also has Gantt charts that help us to plan and organize our tasks.

Cons:

Basecamp has proved fit to solve our needs and has never disappointed us in any way. There lacks anything to dislike.

David
David
National Sales Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Decent software. Could be better.

3.0 7 months ago

Comments: Basecamp works well and is a decent project management tool. If you have no used other project management tools than you will find it very helpful. However, if you have used software like Asana or Mondays, you quickly realize the limitations of Basecamp.

Pros:

Basecamp has single page projects that are relatively simple to use. The to-do lists are easy to use as well. Basecamp can also handle large file transfers.

Cons:

Basecamp isn’t the most user friendly software available. It’s quirky and somewhat difficult to figure out what to do if you aren’t familiar with the software.

jeff
Marketing Consultant in UK
Marketing & Advertising, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Better suited to larger projects but still useful for smaller teams

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: Used for mostly small projects, feels like overkill for anything with minimal moving parts, so other tools such as trello might be more suitable for those, but more than does the job and can be a good push to use some of the more in depth functionality to improve efficiency / comms / files/todos etc

Pros:

Extensive suite of features, can manage large projects easily and across larger teams, and with several complex moving parts. Good file storage, threads, to dos, can do a lot with it

Cons:

Can be overly complex/overkill for smaller projects. Needs a bit of tweaking to get it to match your requirements re: communications cadence, use of features, and mild training with internal/external team

Fletcher
Renewable Energy Plant Specialist in US
Renewables & Environment, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Project management at its finest. Basecamp help build legacy in managing project work.

5.0 2 weeks ago New

Comments: For a long time now, Basecamp has been ensuring that we are running our projects smoothly making it possible to attain projects objectives with ease. Our experience with Basecamp has stood out over the time and has been so productive. It has helped us maintain strong team work status by making it easy to collaborate during projects.

Pros:

Basecamp has an amazing set of collaboration tools that help our team to work in unity during projects. Its task planning features help us to set clear plans that keep us focused to achieving our project objectives. Basecamp also has amazing reporting functions that offer all the project insights we need to access our performances during projects. Its live project dashboards makes it easy to monitor the real time progress of our project tasks.

Cons:

Basecamp has never given us any troubles and there really lacks anything that does not suit our needs perfectly.

Francis
CEO And Chief Brand Strategist in US
Professional Training & Coaching, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Basecamp Keeps Me Stress-Free

5.0 last week New

Comments: It is perfect for teams who want to focus on work without the clutter. A solid 9/10 for keeping things straightforward and stress-free.

Pros:

Basecamp is like that reliable friend who keeps everything simple yet effective. It’s clean, intuitive, and doesn’t overwhelm you with unnecessary features.

Cons:

I haven't found anything to dislike with Basecamp.

Saleem
Project Development Officer in US
Real Estate, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Glad To Be Using Basecamp

5.0 2 weeks ago New

Comments: Basecamp helps us deal with our complex tasks with ease.

Pros:

Basecamp helps us organize our files well and it allows us to customize things the way we want. It has a User-friendly interface and it is an easy to use platform.

Cons:

Basecamp for me is the best and has no issues.

Param
Frontend engineer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Basecamp for collaboration

4.0 last week New

Pros:

I really like the campfire when my whoel team or company can participate in team discussions and the user interface is really friendly while providing all the complex features. Everything under one hood for task scheduling, traching and collaboration.

Cons:

There is not much i dislike about basecamp.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Management Consulting, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent version organization

4.0 2 weeks ago New

Pros:

I like being able to upload new versions and see the version history underneath. It helps keep the versions organized.

Cons:

I would love to have subfolders within a project. I have multiple projects with 1 client and they all have to be listed separately. I would like to be able to categorize by client

Dori
PBIS coordinator in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Fun with basecamp

4.0 2 months ago New

Comments: I used basecsmp to sign up for a conference in my district

Pros:

It is a creative and fun planning tool to use.

Cons:

At first it was a little hard to learn the process

Ashok
Senior Director in Canada
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Comprehensive set of capabilities for us

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: Has special interface with other softwares which makes meeting management and scheduling great and possible.

Pros:

Basecamp is a unified workspace that manages all areas of everyday operations and duties for our company's management. It provides dozens of sales and marketing automation rules, charts, reports and calendar which are most appropriate for our organization.

Cons:

Very straightforward. It has maintained a clean reputation with us. I highly value Basecamp.

Cory
Director of Operations in UK
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great entry level project management system

4.0 5 months ago

Pros:

The simplicity. Compared to other project management tools, Basecamp offered a simple to navigate system which was very user friendly.

Cons:

It was missing a few key features such as a reporting functionality

Angela
Angela
Owner in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Graphic Design, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

The free versions is great and anyone and use

4.0 last year

Comments: Great for small projects with minimal milestones.

Pros:

It doesn't require any training for new users to jump on the platform to view their tasks and deadlines and communicate within the project.

Cons:

Very difficult to project management across dozens of milestones when compared to Asana or SmartSheet.

Emmanuel
Chief Servant in US
Religious Institutions, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Basecamp Powering Meaningful Ideas For Projects

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: Basecamp is fantastic for the way it gets work done safe and fast.

Pros:

Basecamp has given us ability to communicate with clients all over the world in order to get projects done. Basecamp allows members to share ideas inorder to come up with powerful outcomes. Working on projects has been easy because of collaborations which makes tasks get done faster.

Cons:

Basecamp for me has done well and doesn't have anything negative to talk on.

Virender
Virender
Associate Implementation Consultant in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best use for Management

5.0 last year

Comments: My Overall Experience using basecamp is good. It is my daily activity to update my basecamp tasks so that everybody in the team would know about the update on the task.
Manager would check the update and will check the basecamp and if he/she find the task is updated with all the requirement they close the task which is best satifaction moment like "this is complete to do" something like this

Pros:

Simplicity to use the project. It is very easy to use and from day one you can learn how to use this. It provided every morning notification mail on all the updates of the basecamp task. Its due date feature help to check the date prior which we have to complete the task

Cons:

To be honest i did not find any cons about basecamp its simple to use and provide notifications according. Only one thing i like less is i am not able to resize the picture which i paste on my basecamp task i think basecamp should work on that

Temitayo
Senior Executive Officer in UK
Arts & Crafts, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Why I Prefer Basecamp for PPM

5.0 6 months ago

Pros:

Basecamp is a reliable tools when it comes to managing projects and tasks through real-time workflow automation.

Cons:

I have had no bad experience with Basecamp on my user end.

Lucas
Content Producer in UK
Consumer Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Basecamp makes project management simpler and easier

5.0 last year

Pros:

The platform is not too complicated, and has all of the functions needed to manage projects. The do list function allows me to map out the entire project, and follow progress throughout. Equally, with the template function, it means that creating a new project can be done very quickly.

Cons:

Perhaps there could be more updates with added functionality.

Erin
Content Specialist in US
Museums & Institutions, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great program for getting things done

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Overall, I enjoyed using this program to keep my team's work on track. It was easy to share files, project updates, and more, in a very user-friendly format.

Pros:

Extremely easy to use interface and useful tools for collaboration that aren't overwhelming.

Cons:

Threaded conversations can be hard to track after months of collaboration.

Erika
Data Analyst in Germany
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Very Useful

5.0 2 months ago

Pros:

I like how everything is in one place, making project management straightforward

Cons:

It’s missing some advanced tools, like Gantt charts and task dependencies

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Construction, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Best Software For The Construction Field

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: This software solve many of my schedule of work program on site works

Pros:

Task management, it helps me monitor all my on site work

Cons:

Real time management need more upgrade for friendly user's

Shri Ram
Web Developer in India
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Basecamp Review

5.0 last year

Comments: Using Basecamp has been a really fruitful experience. It made working on remote projects easier and more productive for us, as there were no communication problems. Basecamp provides a shared dashboard that displays all project details, including plans and progress, which further aids in keeping us all in the loop regarding the project activity.

Pros:

Basecamp provides a really helpful group chat feature that lets us communicate in real time, no matter where we are in the world. This enables us to have extremely fruitful conversations, particularly while working remotely, which produces outcomes that are just as good as those obtained when working on-site. It gives us access to a shared dashboard where we can monitor the work that has already been completed, the work that is scheduled, and how our job is to be completed. It's simple and extremely safe to share files and other materials.

Cons:

Nothing about Basecamp bothers me the least, primarily since everything about it has been working really well.

Gerrit
Solutions Engineer in US
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

For a free software - a great starting point for project management

4.0 3 months ago

Pros:

It was free and was a great project management tool for the stage of our company at the time.

Cons:

It was extremely easy to let customer chats on specific tasks drag on way too long and then it was difficult to go back and review what went on.

Joe
EVP Live Project Development in US
Events Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Go all in and this will work the best.

5.0 last year

Comments: Overall it was a great bang for our buck. As with all software it duplicated many functions that we achieved with different apps, so I would recommend using this app 100% for the best effect. (eg. if you use this for document organization only, but use Slack for chat, Outlook/G-Suite for messaging communications, and calendar, you'll get frustrated with having to monitor multiple platforms at once and you'll end up wasting a lot of time.

Pros:

BaseCamp had great tools for managing document versions, contracts, schedules, date reminders, tasks, task templates (repeating steps to similar projects), and the interface was good for amortizing tasks for users at stages of the projects.

Cons:

Sometimes getting to a view where you could have a mile high look at your tasks and projects in a way that was digestible and actionable was a little tough. It is very linear and text heavy, so great for folks with a mind for text and words. Not great for those with visual, graphic or pictorial learning and memory styles.

Vaja
Vaja
Frontend Engineer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

My Experience using Basecamp

5.0 8 months ago

Pros:

What i like mosr about basecamp is it ability to make communication between team member really easy and it gives teams ability for planning how the project is going to be and what our team is working on.

Cons:

Its gives limited feture and customization ability

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Apparel & Fashion, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Highly recommended

4.0 6 months ago

Pros:

The best thing about Basecamp is that it provides a central hub that is safe and easily accessible to projects. It makes it easy to invite all major project stakeholders and has the ability to discuss projects quickly and easily.

Cons:

I'd like to add some project management features.