Basecamp vs. Microsoft Project

Basecamp

1,284 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Project

717 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Basecamp	Score8.2 out of 10	N/A	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.	$15 per month per user
Microsoft Project	Score8.1 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.	$120 per year per user

Pricing

Basecamp

Microsoft Project

Basecamp Plus: $15
per month per user
Basecamp Pro Unlimited: $299
per month (billed annually)
Basecamp Free: Free
Limited Capabilities

Project Server: $0
Planner Plan 1: $10
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3: $30
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 5: $55
per month per user
Project Standard 2024: $679.99
one-time fee per installation
Project Professional 2024: $1,129.99
one-time fee per installation

Pricing Offerings
Basecamp	Microsoft Project
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Plans are billed annually.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Basecamp	Microsoft Project
Considered Both Products	37 Signals Craig Lockley VP of IT & Innovation in Information Technology at Momentum Credit Union Ltd (Banking, 11-50 employees) Chose Basecamp Samepage and Slack are just a few steps ahead with its messenger and communication platforms and is leagues behind when it comes to integration with other systems. However, most systems can be redundant when attempting to accomplish something that caters to a non-technical … Incentivized Helpful? Jonathan Graham Senior Director, Delivery Operations in Information Technology at Element Solutions (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Basecamp The overall monthly fee/subscription is cheaper than a Microsoft Project (or Project Server). It has a better user experience and online ability to collaborate is what customers expect now. Helpful? Verified User Chose Basecamp Basecamp is a feature-rich and user-friendly platform that outpaces other solutions we've explored. The vast number of integrations available, as well as the years of dedicated developers as well as the natively available mobile apps, really make Basecamp a leader in this … Incentivized Helpful? Robert Ross Director of Corporate Infrastructure in Information Technology at Visual Lease (Real Estate, 501-1000 employees) Chose Basecamp [Basecamp is] simpler to use less ramp-up. It's cheaper per user and allows for a better mobile experience. Incentivized Helpful? Dinesh Selvachandra Software Engineer in Information Technology at CAMMS (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose Basecamp Basecamp was easy and simple to setup & use and had a clean interface. Incentivized Helpful? Yosa Addiss KCDMA VP of Special Events in Marketing at KCDMA (Management Consulting, 51-200 employees) Chose Basecamp Basecamp is more entry level and has a much easier set up than most of the competitors. I greatly prefer Trello, but when I am working with new marketers they always suggest Basecamp. Basecamp is good, but it is just so easy to get the multiple pieces of a project jumbled … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Basecamp I have found Basecamp to be a much easier to use project management software. The setup is much easier too, you can have a project up and running quicker with Basecamp. It seems more intuitive to uses when they receive a Basecamp invite, on logging in and figuring out what … Incentivized Helpful? Eric Yen Director of Marketing in Marketing at Shield Healthcare (Medical Devices, 201-500 employees) Chose Basecamp Basecamp is far superior. Incentivized Helpful? Jenni Waggoner Marketing Content Manager \| Social Media \| Newsletter \| Blog \| White Papers in Marketing at 360training (E-Learning, 201-500 employees) Chose Basecamp Looked at Microsoft Project - too cumbersome for our agile projects. Liquid Planner - too costly. Tom's Planner - just a scheduling program and difficult to update. Helpful?	Microsoft Darrell Dunavan Project Manager / Document Control at Grinder Fabricating & Erection (Construction, 11-50 employees) Chose Microsoft Project We picked Microsoft Project instead of ProofHub due to us already using Office 365. Microsoft Project was the cheaper of the two options and seemed to fit our needs better than ProofHub. It seemed to be easier to use on the front end since some of our less technology-savvy … Incentivized Helpful? Shiva Krishna Oracle Cloud Procure to Pay Consultant in Finance and Accounting at KPMG US (Real Estate, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft Project We chose Microsoft Projects as we have an ongoing relationship with Microsoft and we use their other tools. Most people in our office are familiar with Microsoft Projects and our customers are use Microsoft Projects too. It integrates well with other tools we use in our office. … Incentivized Helpful? Cristian Bodnarasec Senior Software Development Manager in Information Technology at eSilicon (Semiconductors, 501-1000 employees) Chose Microsoft Project Smartsheet came from behind covering some of the gaps in Microsoft Project and started to become more and more popular. And for good reason, it combines the main features of project management from both Project and Project Server. It provides good user experience and it is … Incentivized Helpful? Joshua Melder Process Optimization Analyst in Corporate at Quad (Printing, 10,001+ employees) Chose Microsoft Project While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools … Incentivized Helpful? Josh Rice, MBA, ACSP IT Project Manager in Information Technology at Fort Financial Credit Union (Banking, 51-200 employees) Chose Microsoft Project Project is much more robust compared to other products on the market. I haven't evaluated them all, but I'm pretty happy with what project has been able to do for me and a Project manager. There is a lot of functionality if you don't many paying for it. Overall, I think Project … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Basecamp

Microsoft Project

Comparison of Project Management features of Basecamp and Microsoft Project
Feature	Basecamp 7.9 121 Ratings	Microsoft Project 9.1 108 Ratings
Task Management	9.4120 Ratings	10.0107 Ratings
Resource Management	8.4101 Ratings	10.0104 Ratings
Gantt Charts	2.041 Ratings	10.0104 Ratings
Scheduling	6.996 Ratings	10.0106 Ratings
Workflow Automation	7.071 Ratings	10.083 Ratings
Team Collaboration	10.0120 Ratings	8.096 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology	6.950 Ratings	6.080 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology	6.946 Ratings	10.080 Ratings
Document Management	9.7112 Ratings	9.077 Ratings
Email integration	7.798 Ratings	5.082 Ratings
Mobile Access	9.698 Ratings	10.067 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking	10.046 Ratings	10.073 Ratings
Change request and Case Management	8.956 Ratings	10.063 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management	7.040 Ratings	10.083 Ratings

Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Basecamp and Microsoft Project
Feature	Basecamp 6.8 41 Ratings	Microsoft Project 10.0 77 Ratings
Quotes/estimates	8.329 Ratings	10.054 Ratings
Invoicing	6.925 Ratings	10.045 Ratings
Project & financial reporting	8.034 Ratings	10.074 Ratings
Integration with accounting software	4.028 Ratings	10.050 Ratings

User Ratings
	Basecamp	Microsoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (147 ratings)	9.7 (108 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (26 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (17 ratings)	10.0 (6 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (5 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	7.3 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.8 (28 ratings)	8.2 (34 ratings)
Online Training	5.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.7 (4 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Configurability	8.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)