Basecamp

Pros

Basecamp is the perfect solution for simplicity and efficiency. It has just what you need to manage projects, communications, and almost any collaborative work. You're not flooded with a ton of features that you'll never use.

The message board is simple, yet effective, with just enough customisability. Most importantly, it's a product built for their own use case - so Basecamp's authors are using the platform to build their entire business around it.

They have a ton of free resources, with my favourite being the Shape Up book about how Basecamp runs research & discovery on the platform.

Cons

They've improved many of the things I didn't like, so I think the only remaining issue is that you can't set tasks to recur every 8+ days. It caps out at 7. It's a niche use case, but I needed it a few times already and had to work around this.

Pros

What sets Basecamp apart is that it has a central communication hub along with tasks and lists to keep everything organized in one location. The automatic check-in feature on the platform helps team members frequently share updates on their progress, allowing for seamless communication and holding everyone in one piece throughout the design process.

Cons

Basecamp itself is a useful app, but their file management system could be better since there is no sorting and tagging as advanced as in CI or GitLab. It would also be extremely helpful to further customize the notification system so that users could more specifically tailor alerts based on urgency or relevance to reduce notification fatigue.

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.

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.

Pros

Easy to implement to the company. Supporting tasks and project management. Easy to connect companies outside the business.

Cons

Missing some functions in tasks editing.

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Reasons for Switching to Basecamp

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

Pros

Easy project setup
Easy communication between to do

Cons

Should show cards and boards as like jira

Pros

I love that you can organize & thread different conversations, and it creates easy access for different members of teams that are working on the same projects. You don't have to worry about certain data being available only in someone's email inbox.

Cons

Not the most aesthetic or visually pleasing platform, there are some other project management tools that are more aesthetic. However, it's functional

Pros

Easy of communication between users, simple project management features

Cons

Possibly the project managements features are limited to expert users who are looking for task trackers

Pros

The look of the platform was really fresh - it felt like a casual type of app vs something boring and linear.

Cons

There was no tag or labeling functions which is essential for our group.

Pros

I love the the user interface is easy to learn and use. It's laid out in a way that makes intuitive sense for juggling multiple projects at once and has many features that keep to-do lists easy to track and the activity of everyone on the team visible.

Cons

It can be tricky to figure out how some of the tracking works and which feature best helps your organize your work. Sometimes there are more items than you need and it would be nice to be able to remove more features from the dash and menu if you don't use them.

Pros

It is easy to find what you're looking for in Basecamp once you've got your head around the program. We really like the way the program is a platform for team and project management all in one. It makes the management of every aspect of business easier!

Cons

The one thing I personally didn't like was it felt a bit of a clunky interface and was not exactly easy to start using, took a while to figure it all out. But once you're familiar with it and have worked out the clunky bits, it does get easier to use!

Pros

As a consultancy, Basecamp made it easy to keep all our projects in one place while only inviting clients to view their own tickets, keeping our developers sane.

Cons

Basecamps simplicity is both it's finest feature and it's only shortcoming. Some companies have more convoluted workflows that require more advanced features.

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.

Pros

What I love most is how easy it is to use. No tech headaches, just smooth sailing. It's like they read our minds and knew exactly what a team needs.

The chatting part is awesome. We can talk in real-time, share files without pulling our hair out, and keep everything super organized on message boards. No more lost convos or digging through emails!

And guess what? Notifications are on point. Not too much, not too little – just the right amount to keep us in the loop without feeling overwhelmed. Moreover, we can set the notifications as per our own convinience.
Thumbs up, Basecamp!

Cons

Just wanted to say, love using the platform, but gotta be real about a couple of things.
Uploading big files in the chat takes a bit too long. And watching videos on the message board is kind of slow, even with good internet.
Can we speed up file stuff and make videos play faster? That would be awesome.

Pros

I love the fact that mobile accessibility is supported, this helps me when working remotely as I can work from anywhere. Supports unlimited users, this is really helpful when we’re working as teammates on one project. No setup fee, free trial for first timers, this is really cool to small businesses. The starting fee is affordable and it’s based by the space required and your current projects, the bigger the space the more it’s priced. Task assignment is really helpful keeps us on track with the help of to do’s and we’re able to assign a task to a person and set deadlines, this has positively impacted our productivity. It’s very user friendly. I like the control I have on permissions I grant and deny permissions to people according to my preference, keeps my data safe and secure. Basecamp is a time saver, I rarely miss deadlines to my projects, always finish on time as this software keeps my projects organized and all my work eg plans, notes etc are kept in one central location

Cons

I don’t have a slight negative thing about Basecamp. A happy and proud user

Pros

The visability into all tasks, assignments, as a repository for critical information.

Cons

Doesn't work as well on certain browsers.

Pros

The ability to see the whole overview of the project I am involved in.

Cons

Initially it was a steep learning curve for me because there are so many features that I do not need to use.

Pros

I like all the features in Basecamp. It's easy to use and manageable.

Cons

There's nothing that I don't like about Basecamp, it's a nice tool.

Pros

Basecamp allows us to stay connected during projects no matter if we are not at the same place. It does allows us to keep information flowing smoothly by communicating through live messages and meetings and this makes it easy to collaborate and work in unison during remote work.

Cons

Nothing so far. Everything about Basecamp has been so fulfilling.

Pros

certainly the ease of use as well as the intuitive interface. Creating new tasks, projects and boards is also simple and requires only a few steps to get started

Cons

the export of information could be improved for greater compatibility with external office automation and email tools

Pros

We have two teams using basecamp. We use to track project, to share updates and followups of activity. For us its easy to use. Its easy to create chat rooms for each of the clients and project management.

Cons

One thing I like the least is the response of the support team it takes a little bit of time.

Pros

Provides a central location for all projects and tasks.

Cons

It is a somewhat expensive software.....

Pros

Work organization and management is such a complex ordeal but Basecamp helps us cut down all these complexities. It offers us an excellent dashboard that allows us to display all our work which allows a better understanding of how our work is progressing. It has easy to use communication tools like messaging that connect us during our project work for collaboration and team work. With the to-dos, we are able to organize, plan and track our deadlines and work progress easily and more effectively.

Cons

Basecamp has always proved to be a perfect match for our needs and we are loving it.

Pros

I adore how effectively and consistently you can communicate with other team members. You can quickly and easily see at a glance the interactions and work that have been allocated, worked on, and finished thanks to the activity log.

Cons

Even while it works well, it might not be sufficient for complicated projects. Although the software's dashboard design is practical, it somewhat clashes with the more contemporary interface.
Customer communication via the messaging board is problematic because it freezes and makes it difficult for users to send messages quickly, which wastes time and makes it difficult for users to submit messages correctly.