# Page 9 | Basecamp Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - Is Basecamp the right Project Management solution for you? Explore 14419 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/56808/Basecamp/reviews --- Basecamp 4.3 (14419) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/56808/Basecamp/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 9 - Reviews of Basecamp ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 14419 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use TG Timerah G. Sales Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Basecamp - Let's Start Planning" January 16, 2023 5.0 Basecamp is a fantastic project management tool. It makes managing projects incredibly simple by centralizing everything related to them. Pros No per-user chargesThe business plan covers all of Basecamp's features.It is simple to sync the calendars of every employee.For teachers and students, a free account. Cons It Has no Tags or Labels,Forever-free Personal plan has very limited features Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Tech Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wasif Iqbal" August 23, 2023 5.0 Overall i am using it for more than 8 years now and its perfect Pros It makes project management very easy and things are like at your desk but organized. Even changing the deadlines and editing is very easy. Cons I think user communication module can be improved a bit more, as currently i am not very fond of it and we are using other tools for communication Reason for choosing Basecamp Its very easy to use, any one can start working on it from the day one. Review Source Faisal Faruque R. Digital Marketing Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Basecamp made managing my team members easier than ever!" December 22, 2021 5.0 You can call it the Jack of All Trades. Before using Basecamp I had to use a lot of apps for different purposes. For example, one to-do app, another file-sharing app, another messaging app, and so on. It hampered my productivity. But luckily I found Basecamp and this thing got me covered. Now I can have fewer meetings with my team members and save time to do something productive. The integration with other app made it the real hero. I can automate my tasks on Basecamp by using popular integration services and those work seamlessly with Basecamp. Pros I have been using Basecamp for a while now. I am genuinely in love with the overall user interface of this platform. It is very easy to use and intuitive. The free plan of the Basecamp is quite generous and it is enough for most of the users. This is why I love this tool so much. But there are some other features that are really helping me to manage my remote team. I can easily assign tasks with deadlines. The email notification system and the mobile app added to the overall value of this tool. I observed that it loads faster on any device with a slower internet connection. This is why my team members even from countries with slow internet can easily access this tool. Overall, the experience is top-notch and I recommend everyone to use this tool. Cons There is nothing that I hate about this product. But I think the amazing developer team behind this tool can bring some improvements to the existing features. The price for the Business Plan is quite affordable for large teams. But if they can bring some affordable paid plan for the individual users it would be so much helpful. Switched from [Trello](https://www.capterra.com/p/211559/Trello/) Before using Basecamp I used Trello. That was kind of okay for managing a tiny team. But when my team grew, I had to find an alternative with most features. Basecamp is the perfect one for all kinds of project management. File storage and document sharing come in handy at times. Overall, this is a hundred times better than Trello and I am fully satisfied with this. Review Source Karlee O. Digital Marketing Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Centralized tool for communication and storage" October 5, 2021 5.0 Great tool! The ease of use makes it simple to understand and have it work for your business’s specific needs. Pros It’s very easy to use! When you are first introduced to the platform you can quickly learn and use the tools. Makes it easy for new clients and team members. Cons When you change the date of a task, it would be helpful for all follow-up tasks to automatically change their due dates based on the new timeline. Review Source Aleksandr S. Senior software engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It was good when there was no competitors." April 2, 2021 4.0 As I said, it is just very outdated both in terms of design on implementation. Basecamp 3 swears to replace slack, confluence, jira etc and I really sorry to say this - it is just a promises. Not even close. The last drop to us was "chats" which was broken at the release. We switched. Pros There are some bright ideas: you can keep your own thought as personal docs, there are subprojects, some basic automation like end-of -week question "what did you achieve last week". It has basic text formatting and actually not that bad for its price. It does has stickers, message boards, it allows to send notifications to a selected groups or persons. At some point major update v3 has been released. But... Cons Nearly everything you can find in basecamp is very rusty, dusty and old-fashined. Text formatting isn't quite handy, sometimes you struggle to arrange blocks. Follow ups and comments are there but you couldn't leave a comment to a part of the text. But real pain was search. Imagine you are 100% sure there was something about conference and you even remember the phrase from it, say "our next presentation is scheduled on March 4 in LA" , you attempt yo search by the sentence and find... nothing. Reason for choosing Basecamp There was nothing else in that price niche at the moment we decided to use it. Review Source AH Aksa H. Recruitment Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best application I have used so far" August 15, 2022 5.0 Simple and easy-to-use all-in-one project management tool for small teams. Pros It helps us in connecting with our team members and sharing important information, ideas and knowledge. Check-ins that keep us reminded when to do and what to do. Cons Everything is fantastic. I would love to see the feature of adding team members in between pings so that they can join the same conversation. Switched from [Google Chat](https://www.capterra.com/p/175800/Chat/) Basecamp offers more features and is user friendly Review Source Curt C. Founder & CEO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Basecamp helps us streamline project/account management and increase our efficiency" November 19, 2020 4.0 Overall, we're very happy here at my startup marketing agency, HypeLife Brands, with Basecamp...we've been using it for a VERY long time and haven't looked back or considered anything else really. I think the 37Signals team has done a great job with the product from the beginning. Pros The ability to manage a team, often in multiple locales, especially in the days of COVID now, much easier than any other alternative out there. Cons Sometimes a conversation for tasks becomes non-linear though Basecamp is setup in a linear fashion, so it can be a bit tricky to manage that without the ability to thread comments, but this is more of an advanced user need I think :-) Alternatives considered [Asana](https://www.capterra.com/p/184581/Asana-PM/) Reason for choosing Basecamp I felt Basecamp was easier and cleaner for me as a project and account manager for our select clients, working on accounts with a sort of "agile within waterfall" hybrid approach to how we work...so Basecamp just fit much better, and I'm a big fan of 37signals' core philosophy too in building businesses, so there was really no competition in the end. Switched from [Copper](https://www.capterra.com/p/51236/Copper/) We need a more robust, and hosted option instead of having to maintain and customize a tool to our needs on a local version. Basecamp fit the bill at the time and we haven't had to make a single customization once adopting its workflow. Review Source Dylan C. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A no brainer" November 30, 2023 5.0 I very much enjoyed Basecamp, and their simple featureset and pricing structure is a breath of fresh air in a world of tiered pricing and convoluted workflows. 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. Review Source JB Jonathan B. Lead Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great choice for team discussion, file sharing and basic task tracking" August 31, 2020 5.0 Our overall experience has been great. We were using a custom-built tool for team communication, but ultimately decided that Basecamp just has more features and will save us a lot of cash in the long run versus building the tool ourselves. It's nice that there is a flat charge for the service, instead of charging by the user like some other services do. This saves us a considerable amount of money. Pros It was very easy to setup and get going. We just invited our team members in with each of their email addresses and it handled the rest. Our entire team found it easy to create their account or do a social login. We use it primarily as a message board and chat system on our team. I really like how the entire message board is searchable, which is useful for finding things later on. "Remember when we talked about XYZ", and you can just search for XYZ and it shows up quickly. The calendar and file sharing has also come in handy for simple things, though it's not as robust as using something like Google Calendar or Google Drive. Basecamp also has a useful API that we've used to pull some data out of their system and display it in our other systems. The mobile app works great. It's probably one of the best designed apps I've ever used, to be honest. It makes it easy to talk with the team while on-the-go. Cons I was hoping for some kind of wiki system to be included with Basecamp. You can kinda make up your own wiki using specific categories on the message board and file sharing, but it's not quite the same. A wiki would be really helpful for internal documentation. Alternatives considered [Asana](https://www.capterra.com/p/184581/Asana-PM/) Reason for choosing Basecamp Basecamp seemed better suited for the team communication that we were going for. The Message Board has worked perfectly for us. However, if our needs were more focused on task management, then I think Asana would have been a better tool. Basecamp's task management is essentially a team-based to-do list that is fine but lacking some of the advanced features of its competitors. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineering Student Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Basecamp for final year university students who doing final year projects." December 3, 2021 5.0 Overall one of the best software which I was use and its functionality , scope , workability are outstanding. I actually like the main concept of the software and It was give massive support to our project for getting successes in the worst situations like these pandemic periods. I was suggest this software to my other colleagues on the university whose also got trouble with doing their final year projects. Pros When me and my final year project group members starting the project, the first problem which we were faced is how we get collaborate with each others on this task. Because university was closed due to pandemic situation and we were limited to our homes. So we do some research on the way to overcome with this problem and we met the Basecamp. First I like the main idea of the software because it will be one of the most useful software in this pandemic situation. Lot of projects were stopped due to this pandemic situation and at that time Basecamp provide a good platform to collaborate the people. And another favourite feature on the software is the chat option. It is very useful to each of our members to get interact with each others and shear their ideas in the occasion. The options like progress tracking ,achievement reach, To do listing are very use full for us to assigned each members for their roles and guide our project to in proper way in the correct time. The client portal of the software is another favourite item of mine because it was very helpful to our lecturers to interact with us and observe our project for supervising us to get successful on our project. Cons When get starting with the software we had to get use with it first and it was taken some time because this was a whole new platform to us. So I think it will be better if it has some introduction and guiding tips to get familiars with it. When interacting with our lectures using client portal we felt the important of that short learning curve of the soft wear because they would not like to spend their valuable time to waste such a thing. Some of other software we use couldn't get sync with the basecamp so we wish to have that option on the soft wear. Other than that basecamp is one of the best software in functional wise and also a concept wise. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director Consumer Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Base camp keeps us all together, even if we’re apart." February 17, 2022 5.0 Pros \-Collaboration -Idea and progress management -Customer Service -Real time updates -Functionality Cons Can be a little expensive but it is totally cost effective. Review Source MUD Muhammad Umar D. Operations Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A mid-tier PMS " August 10, 2022 4.0 It is good, but I'd prefer Asana over this one. It was easy to navigate that's why we use this one but I personally like Asana over Basecamp. Pros I like its simplistic UI design and the bundle of features it offers. Cons I don't like the communication/pings features of this software. Alternatives considered [Trello](https://www.capterra.com/p/211559/Trello/)[monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/)[ClickUp](https://www.capterra.com/p/158833/ClickUp/)[Asana](https://www.capterra.com/p/184581/Asana-PM/) Reason for choosing Basecamp One of the CEOs needed a really easy tool to navigate and manage so we went for it. Review Source RB Rony B. Accounts Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Seamless Collaboration Experience With Basecamp" June 23, 2023 4.0 My overall experience with Basecamp had its ups and downs. On one hand, the platform offered a user-friendly interface and comprehensive project management tools that streamlined our collaboration efforts. The real-time messaging and file sharing capabilities were convenient for team communication. However, I encountered occasional technical glitches and experienced a learning curve when navigating some of the advanced features. The lack of robust customization options and the higher pricing compared to alternatives were also minor drawbacks. Despite the challenges, Basecamp proved to be a reliable tool for enhancing teamwork and project organization. Pros Basecamp is a game-changer for collaboration, boosting productivity and communication with its intuitive interface and powerful features. It's simplicity and organized layout make project navigation effortless. The comprehensive project management tools, including task assignment and milestone tracking, ensure efficient workflow management. Real-time messaging and integrated file sharing enhance seamless communication. Basecamp's emphasis on transparency and mobile app accessibility further enhance the collaborative experience. Highly recommended for streamlined teamwork. Cons While Basecamp offers a range of impressive features, there were a few areas that left something to be desired. One drawback was the limited customization options. I found myself wishing for more flexibility in tailoring the platform to our specific project needs. Additionally, the absence of time-tracking capabilities was a missed opportunity for tracking individual and team productivity. I also experienced occasional performance lags, particularly when the platform was accessed by multiple users simultaneously. Lastly, the pricing structure felt a bit on the higher side compared to some competitors. Despite these shortcomings, Basecamp remains a solid collaboration tool, but it could benefit from addressing these areas of improvement to further enhance the user experience. Alternatives considered [monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/) Reason for choosing Basecamp After carefully evaluating various alternatives, I ultimately chose Basecamp as my go-to collaboration tool for several compelling reasons. Firstly, it's user-friendly interface and intuitive design stood out, making it easy for my team to adopt and navigate. Secondly, the comprehensive project management features provided everything we needed to stay organized and efficient. The real-time messaging and integrated file-sharing capabilities were also superior to other options we considered. Furthermore, Basecamp's emphasis on transparency and accountability aligned perfectly with our team's values. Lastly, it's reliable performance and consistent updates gave me confidence that Basecamp would meet our long-term collaboration needs. Review Source BR Bradley R. Owner Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Basecamp has made business better." September 29, 2022 4.0 Pros Overall base camp I like everything because the task management and file sharing and then I know where all my employees are I know where every job is you know sometimes you get distracted and you lose track of your jobs but with base camp you stay on target I really like Basecamp thank you. Cons There's nothing I really like Lisa about base camp they've helped me grow my business and they really help me stay on track thank you base camp. Review Source Virender K. Associate Implementation Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best use for Management" February 3, 2024 5.0 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 Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Everything under one roof? Easy project and work management with Basecamp" July 24, 2021 5.0 Basecamp is a great tool for managing projects and staying focused. We actually managed to spend less time on "meetings" thanks to Basecamp. Using other tools often felt like chaos, even if it was a little organized, but with Basecamp it felt like a whole different world. A big plus is that you can keep everything in one place and you can easily find what you're looking for. Pros I like how Basecamp allows you to stay organized from the beginning to the end of your project. You can divide your work into different projects. Within each project you stay organized and can see everything you need to see. It's a modern tool that's perfect for how people work remotely now. I like the way I can quickly see everything that's on my plate (all my tasks, deadlines, updates,...) so that I can quickly get to the things that matter the most. Collaboration and communication are two key factors for success. With Basecamp this all happens automatically. Cons I don't have anything that I dislike. This tool is different than other tools, but in a good way. Once you've used this for a while, you'll notice it makes you more productive. Review Source AG Abhyona G. Owner Cosmetics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software with lots of functionality" October 10, 2021 5.0 Overall, the software does solve an immediate needs/problem that we have which is being able to store all communication, files, and feedback related to a specific creative design project in a single place Pros What I love most about Basecamp is that the software allows you to be collaborative with your creative design team while managing the project from end to end so as to meet your deadlines and key milestones. I like that all communication can be stored in one place, feedback can be easily provided on creative design elements, and file sharing is simplified because of the cloud-based software. Cons The thing I like least is that this platform is really focused on larger, enterprise work we are as for small business owners we may not need all of the assets and capabilities that are offered with some of the packages. Review Source Esther T. Journalist Broadcast Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Unique,simple and a better business tool." October 21, 2022 5.0 Our team has gained 100% satisfaction because of base camp.Our overall experience is super,easy management of projects and more yields from our organization. Pros I just love the fact that our team can share content from anywhere they are it doesn't matter the distance nor the time.The app has a mobile app that is very useful for doing business on the go.The app's interface is very intuitive and also no necessary training on how to use it as the user becomes more familiar with the features as he/she uses them every day.Offers high security and privacy making sure that the data is kept safe and private. Cons At times the performance is very slow especially in areas that have low internet coverage.Base camp doesn't have other features like customization which enables users to choose things like colours. Review Source NN Nate N. Web Developer Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for tracking tasks and your team. They are rolling out more features too I read!" October 27, 2021 5.0 I use Basecamp every workday. Using the program isn't onerous. I spend my time trying to do my work, not trying to figure out what my assignment is! Pros Ease of use. To-dos and scheduled tasks works great. Clear UI but lots of more hidden features that a power user can really benefit from. It works so nicely that my wife and I are using a free student account to keep track of our house reno projects. Cons The security wasn't stringent enough for my IT admin to greenlight it, so he tried to get us to move to MS Teams (which is a very weak contender for task management). Review Source Ana C. Art Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not the easiest" April 6, 2021 3.0 It has become a useful tool in these remote work times because it allows collaborators to feel connected and involved. It helps us all to be on track of the project's progress. I use Basecamp as a broad message/communications board to exchange ideas, files, and schedule meetings. Pros If you need an easy place to work with colleagues, Basecamp is a great option. For basic tasks, the message board and document exchange features are useful. Overall, the solution is simple to deploy and configure. Although the user interface isn't the most user-friendly I've seen, most people can access and use the platform after only a few minutes of exploring it. Cons Basecamp is difficult to use until you get past the basics. It quickly becomes overwhelming as you add more users and assign tasks to them. Also the constant updates it provides could be fantastic, however it just adds changes and new things to learn; resulting in an even more confusing environment and hard for the people to use. Review Source CE Chuck E. Music director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Basecamp is irreplaceable! Trust me, we actually tried too Lol!" February 11, 2021 5.0 We use base camp for each department. Every team has their own project. Within each project is every teams important training documents documents, files, and weekly tasks. We use the ping feature for group messages. It has made file sharing very easy. Many of our documents have to be referenced by several different at various times throughout the year. Basecamp makes it simple to keep up with these documents. Pros Basecamp has been an amazing product for us for years now! It allows us to manage projects in events by keeping to do lists, files, and instructions all in one place.The team I manage uses it to assign tasks, communicate between team members and keep up with conversations so we can reference them later, and , keep track of files and receipts. Every document and system that our team members need access to can be attained in one place. There is a little bit of a learning curve at first but it makes sense very quickly the more you use it. Cons There is a little bit of a learning curve at first but it makes sense very quickly the more you use it. There are really only two things that I dislike about Basecamp but I’ve learned to live with them for now. 1.). There is a great variety of ways to send communication. You can send a ping (which is kind of like an instant message), You can make a comment on the general message board of each project, you can comment on the calendar item, you can comment on the task item itself, and you can comment on individual files you add. At first it seems real handy but once you start adding multiple projects it can sometimes be difficult to go back and figure out where a conversation happened. Thankfully the search icon works rather well in these instances but not always. The way we have gotten around this is to make sure our Team is clearly instructed on what features we will use to communicate various kinds of information. 2.) there is a feature called haystack. This functions as your personal inbox letting you know what due dates are approaching, what tasks were recently assigned, and what conversations have happened recently that you need to be part of. However, once you click on an item it disappears immediately from your inbox. So when you see something important, you need to respond or add a personal to do immediately. I wish it didn’t delete until you told it to delete like a normal email inbox. This way you could come back to the message and deal with it at a better time. Switched from [Microsoft SharePoint](https://www.capterra.com/p/1167/SharePoint/)[OneDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/161304/OneDrive/)[Microsoft Teams](https://www.capterra.com/p/168668/Microsoft-Teams/) We originally used base camp for years. About four years ago we tried office 365. We found that the same small problems we had with Basecamp, we also had with Microsoft. However they were much more confusing. Unlike base camp, Microsoft separates its features and to several different apps. For files they have one drive. For communication they have teams. And for everything else they have SharePoint which kind of combined them all together. What we found was this was more confusing for our team as a whole especially for the project managers themselves. With Basecamp you select the project you want to work on and everything you need for that project is there. The mobile app pretty much has most of the same features as the desktop version which is a plus. We kept teams for about a year and then went back to base camp. We still have an office 365 account but use it mostly for Word and Excel documents and online questionnaires Review Source JJ Janifer J. Researcher Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Basecamp Review" September 13, 2022 5.0 Pros Multiple Projects can be planned and executed by using Basecamp software. There are different projects such as patient therapy, staff training, nursing traing, infection control committee scheduling, and many more can be done without much stress when I am planning, communicating, and scheduling these projects using Basecamp software. Cons No cons I am able to detect when using Basecamp software for my projects. Review Source Angela B. Owner Graphic Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The free versions is great and anyone and use" November 15, 2023 4.0 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. Alternatives considered [Asana](https://www.capterra.com/p/184581/Asana-PM/)[Smartsheet](https://www.capterra.com/p/79104/Smartsheet/) Reason for choosing Basecamp Its free and super easy for anyone to use without training since we only use it to assign a task with defined deadline. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Director Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for Project Management" February 14, 2021 5.0 Love basecamp. Easiest software to use to project manage. We use this every single day. Don't foresee that changing anytime soon! Pros Such an easy way to communicate with teammates on a project, track our progress, share files, and project manage. We also use the basecamp calendar to track all of our marketing emails, social media ads/posts, print marketing, and events. It allows for easy "Traffic control" of marketing efforts. I also love that when you want to communicate on a project/task, you may have for example 10 teammates on the project but you can pick for your email notification of the new message/post to only go to specific individuals among those 10 included so it still tracks the conversation but only notifies those needed without overwhelming others with tons of email notifications. Cons Honestly nothing. This software has so much to offer and they have amazing notifications and tutorials that are 5min or less to learn more to better project manage and take advantage of everything it has to offer. If anything (and to be honest - perhaps they have it and i just dont realize), it would be great to have a quick way to review marketing pieces and comment on needed updates/changes made to a document vs. as almost like a "chat"... we separately use inmotion to review marketing pieces while also using basecamp to project manage. Switched from [Asana](https://www.capterra.com/p/184581/Asana-PM/) Ease of use. Review Source AS Amisha S. Writer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Basecamp - Best communication tools for planning and scheduling projects " October 28, 2022 5.0 Overall experience is very good. Makes my work very easy. As a team leader, it's very convenient for me to plan and schedule projects without even thinking about the storage and safety of projects. Pros Pros- Allows multiple team members to work on the same project.- very easy to plan, schedule,edit and update projects.- allows multiple projects at a time Cons \- a little expensive for those who don't earn.Sometimes it becomes difficult to add members to page, please work on it. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Task Management](https://www.capterra.com/task-management-software/)[Team Communication](https://www.capterra.com/team-communication-software/)[Digital Workplace](https://www.capterra.com/digital-workplace-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.