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- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
All the foundations you need
Reviewed on 29/07/2024
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.
- Industry: Media Production
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Basecamp For it
Reviewed on 28/01/2025
Qualified for team communication and overall scheduling.
Qualified for team communication and overall scheduling.
Pros
Agile team and task scheduling as well as alignment. Advanced features adaptive to it performance.
Cons
Nothing to say less, it makes it happens best.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
"MY PROJECT MANAGER"
Reviewed on 06/06/2024
Basecamp has given me an easy time to work with my colleagues even from home,we can share informatio...
Basecamp has given me an easy time to work with my colleagues even from home,we can share information regarding our projects using the software.
Basecamp is one of the best projects management tool I have used soo far.
Pros
The user interface is very friendly,easy to navigate from one point to another,as compared to other tools,it has amazing features such as instant messaging that helps me and my colleagues during projects discussions
Cons
I have not come across any dislike with Basecamp,soo far soo good.
- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Basecamp Is The Best Work Management Management Software
Reviewed on 09/12/2024
This platform helps us engage our employees with work and this makes everyone to be busy at all...
This platform helps us engage our employees with work and this makes everyone to be busy at all times.
Pros
I love the work management software because it makes sure that it engages employees with work. This software also increases productivity. This platform is easy to use always.
Cons
There is nothing to dislike with Basecamp.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
My effective project management tool.
Reviewed on 13/02/2025
Basecamp has made team collaboration a lot easier. I leveraged it to coordinate a cross-departmental...
Basecamp has made team collaboration a lot easier. I leveraged it to coordinate a cross-departmental effort, and the consolidated platform eliminated confusion and improved communication. It’s particularly great for teams that value simplicity over complexity.
Pros
I like how Basecamp has everything in one place, messages, to-dos, files, schedule. For instance, when we were working on a remote team project, the message board feature also eliminated email threads going off on tangents, and automatic check-ins ensured that everyone was accountable without coming across as micromanagers.
Cons
Advanced features are missing for more complex projects. Also, the interface is simple but somewhat dated compared with more modern tools.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Basecamp Best Team Doc Storage Program
Reviewed on 04/02/2025
Very positive. Super interactive with all other major data programs. Can easily link to Google Docs...
Very positive. Super interactive with all other major data programs. Can easily link to Google Docs or any other data.
Pros
Excellent and user-friendly program for having a central location for shared document storage. Better than Google docs because it is not created within a dedicated account, so that when the person who created it leaves, access become problematic. Solved a significant access issue for our multi-disciplinary team.
Cons
No downsides. At first I was slow to use it because it represented yet a whole other new software to get used to, but then when I spent even just a bit of time in it, I realized how extremely easy it is to use
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great software.
Reviewed on 14/02/2025
Great software package! Document storage and project/task management
Great software package! Document storage and project/task management
Pros
It's an easy to use tool that always has new features.
Cons
Nothing. never have any issues with it, and easy to use.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simple and Effective Management for Team
Reviewed on 04/03/2025
Altogether, now with Basecamp, we have such visibility and efficiency that we used to feel like the...
Altogether, now with Basecamp, we have such visibility and efficiency that we used to feel like the projects we have to manage are no more daunting and feel more relaxed
Pros
The assignment list, board system, and data exchange have made it easier for everyone to stay in sync
Cons
At first, some team members had a hard time adjusting to the structure
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Basecamp is the best
Reviewed on 12/03/2025
Pros
So easy to learn and use. The user dashboard looks so friendly
Cons
Nothing bad. It has been working greatly.
- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Good platform for church team organization and communications.
Reviewed on 14/02/2025
Good tool for church team organization and communications.
Good tool for church team organization and communications.
Pros
Good customization options for church team organization.
Cons
Platform felt dated and a little klunky.

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Flexible Event Creation platform
Reviewed on 12/02/2024
My overall experience with Basecamp has been quite positive! Basecamp’s project management features...
My overall experience with Basecamp has been quite positive! Basecamp’s project management features streamline workflows, enhance communication, and keep projects on track. It’s a powerful toolkit for modern teams!
Pros
Basecamp provides a single, organized space for all project-related activities. Whether it’s discussions, tasks, files, or schedules, everything resides within a project’s dedicated page.
Cons
For new users, Basecamp’s interface can be a bit overwhelming initially. The abundance of features and options might take some time to get used to.
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- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
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Reviewed on 16/05/2024
Overall, I will give BaseCamp a 4 out of 5 stars
Overall, I will give BaseCamp a 4 out of 5 stars
Pros
It saves you a lot of time and highlights what is important for task scheduling; and high performance to work on multiple projects, It works flawlessly, is very intuitive
Cons
Sometimes their customer support system is a bit slow
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- Industry: Design
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Basecamp: Your All-in-One Project Solution!
Reviewed on 17/02/2024
Basecamp offers a user-friendly interface and effective collaboration tools, despite some limitation...
Basecamp offers a user-friendly interface and effective collaboration tools, despite some limitations. It's a solid choice for project management and team coordination.
Pros
Basecamp simplifies team collaboration with intuitive tools and seamless communication.
Cons
It lacks some advanced project management features and integrations compared to other platforms.
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Functional, Easy to use Tool for Project Management
Reviewed on 18/11/2024
Positive! It's a great addition for project management.
Positive! It's a great addition for project management.
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

- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Task management made super easy
Reviewed on 27/02/2024
With Basecamp we have been able to achieve an appointment scheduling system for the betterment our...
With Basecamp we have been able to achieve an appointment scheduling system for the betterment our service delivery to our clients
Pros
Basecamp is a hit but not a miss. It is simplified, tailored and integrated into an organized easy to use platform. It's comprehensivity stands out for me that it has a range of functionalities that perfectly suit my task management needs. It's straightforward and unified dashboard allow me to keep track of all my clients appointments. Since it is a default communication platform in the salon we use it as a centralized place where we can share new hairstyles and brainstorm on how to achieve each one of it soo it allows for sharing of any file of any format especially pictures which is the most common in our setup. Getting every appointment on calendar helps with scheduling the appointment to make sure there are no double salon appointments on the same time or day
Cons
Honestly I love every bit of Basecamp and have nothing against it
- Industry: Renewables & Environment
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
User friendly software for project management
Reviewed on 12/08/2024
It has helped me to keep multiple projects running and well managed
It has helped me to keep multiple projects running and well managed
Pros
I like the to do list it's having which helps me to understand what are the things i need to do to complete my project work. It simplifies my project and saves me time.
Cons
Sometimes the system can be quite slow but it is easy to implement and navigate.
- Industry: Civic & Social Organization
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
A remarkable masterpiece
Reviewed on 06/12/2024
Use of the software in our organisation has ensured a proper planning and prioritisation of tasks.
Use of the software in our organisation has ensured a proper planning and prioritisation of tasks.
Pros
The product is na affordable project,portfolio and management software.
Basecamp allows seamless tracking of conversations and project progress.
Cons
The product is very fantastic and has seamlessly served purpose. No dislike
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Thumbs up for Basecamp
Reviewed on 09/02/2024
Love it. I know that my questions and comments are shared across Canada in seconds and I like that...
Love it. I know that my questions and comments are shared across Canada in seconds and I like that the platform is easy to move around.
Pros
I like that folks from different organizations can work together and collaborate on many different projects. Easy to keep in one place and you have a history right there.
Cons
Sometimes lots of clicks to add or remove people. Not a huge deal though.
- Industry: Airlines/Aviation
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Good beginner project management
Reviewed on 03/01/2025
Overall, not a terrible platform but it had limitations that held our team back
Overall, not a terrible platform but it had limitations that held our team back
Pros
The notepad option was very handy for our everyday use and it was easy for the whole team to use
Cons
It was good for content management but for project management it was very limited. There was no GANTT option and we could not see project statuses at a glance.

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simply the best Project management tool
Reviewed on 31/10/2023
In our company, Basecamp is mostly used as a project management tool that helps us to track our...
In our company, Basecamp is mostly used as a project management tool that helps us to track our progress smoothly. It makes overall team collaboration effective and members can express themselves better.
Pros
One fantastic aspect of Basecamp is that you can just simply make your workgroups for different teams and its very effective and consistent with how you can communicate with other team memebers. You can have effective interactions and work can be allocated efficiently. It's incredibly beneficial for collaborating with your team
Cons
Because of how responsive the customer support service through the contact us they've responded very rapidly. Every feature that is offered is simple to utilize. I have only seen Basecamp's positive aspects and I haven't yet seen any drawbacks.
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- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
A great project management platform.
Reviewed on 02/12/2024
Implementation of the software in our organisation has fostered effective collaboration on various...
Implementation of the software in our organisation has fostered effective collaboration on various work spaces and ensured real-time tracking of task progresses.
Pros
Seamless implementation of the software and flawless tracking of conversations.
Cons
The software is outstanding I have nothing to dislike.

- Industry: Think Tanks
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Collaborating during remote work is made easy by Basecamp.
Reviewed on 14/11/2023
Basecamp allows us to achieve better results from our remote work by acting as a bridge for smooth...
Basecamp allows us to achieve better results from our remote work by acting as a bridge for smooth communication of those in the field and those working from the office. It allows us to discuss our projects, gain visibility on their performance and track the entire projects from start to the end.
Pros
Basecamp offers a very useful group chatting function that allows us to chat in real-time irrespective of our geographical locations. This helps us to have very productive discussions especially during remote work which sees us have the same and even better results as it would be the case in on-site work. It provides us with a shared dashboard that keep us on the know about how our work is to be done, the work already done and the scheduled work. Sharing files and other documents is easy and so secure.
Cons
Basecamp has been a top-notch solution and there are nothing not to like about it.

- Industry: Printing
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Realize projects goals with Basecamp.
Reviewed on 15/11/2023
Basecamp is a great project management platform which assist us in better actualization of our...
Basecamp is a great project management platform which assist us in better actualization of our projects and this makes it easy for us to achieve our project goals. It brings unity when working by making collaboration and communication very paramount during projects.
Pros
Basecamp is resourceful work management platform that is rich in project management tools and which allows us to effectively carry out and control our project work. It offers meetings and messaging functions which allows us to communicate smoothly during projects. Basecamp makes collaboration such a big achievement by offering a shared dashboard and workspace where every team member can access all the project information that are needed thus enhancing teamwork among ourselves.
Cons
All has been fulfilling with Basecamp. We get exactly what we need and no feature is difficult to use.
- Industry: Furniture
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
GHF Basecamp Review
Reviewed on 30/11/2023
Great! I've only seen it go down once during my current employment. Our associates like it, it's...
Great! I've only seen it go down once during my current employment. Our associates like it, it's easy to use. It just takes a little disapline to update.
Pros
The visability into all tasks, assignments, as a repository for critical information.
Cons
Doesn't work as well on certain browsers.

- Industry: Research
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Basecamp for better teamwork and collaboration.
Reviewed on 15/11/2023
The experience with Basecamp has been super productive. It helped us to go about our remote...
The experience with Basecamp has been super productive. It helped us to go about our remote projects effectively and very easily without any struggles of communicating. Basecamp also helps us to stay on the same page about the project work by offering a shared dashboard which shows all details about the project from plans to progress.
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.