Basecamp Reviews: 4.1/5 — Solid Choice

Communication with our clients is much more organized and efficient with the message board and I love that we can track to-do dates and link to online calendars for reminders!

I wish there were a way to set dates on the to-do's not just based on the project start date but also depending on the project end date. Other than that, I think every feature works really nicely for us.

As event planners and designers, Basecamp helps us keep our client relationships clear, and open, with good communication. It is a great tool to share info to keep all our team and our clients in the loop. I just love the message board and how it keeps threads topic-specific (with weddings mainly, there is so much communication involved, that having an easy way to track and find specific details is very, very helpful!)

Basecamp is the most user-friendly project management software. It's easy to navigate, use, and manage projects--both individually and with teams and clients.

Honestly, there really isn't anything I don't like about it.

Time! How can we be more efficient with our time? Basecamp helps me not only manage time more effectively, but its simple interface allows me to find what I need quickly.

I can't do without BC. I can manage all my team projects easily. Communications are open and transparent, but also private with Ping.

It is not multilingual. It would be nice to have a Gantt chart created from to-do's with deadlines.

Without BC I would not be able to run my business, my journal, my research projects.

Very comprehensive, I have been able to straighten out any clutter associated with my work. We have extensive experience with its functions and implement them regularly to structure any format that brings together the company's activities and projects. Teaching or assigning tasks to the group is essential. The software has a well-designed user interface; it is fast, simple and straightforward. Basecamp facilitates a more advanced visualization of projects.

Since my company's budget changes monthly based on how we allocate our resources, I wish the software was more reasonably priced.

We do a lot of preparation so that all team members can connect and do their part in the project based on their position and how it is supposed to work. The most significant improvement for the organization as a whole has been the efficiency of the workflow. In summary, I think it's great to have access to a program that prioritizes project management, as it is necessary for any company with a wide variety of tasks that must be coordinated to function effectively.

The commnication between our own team and the client's staff has become so much easier. We can share reports and discuss with our team before sharing it with the clients.

The mobile application can be improved. I tried using BaseCamp 2 app on an iPhone device but it's not the same as the web application. They could improve UX/UI.

BaseCamp makes it so much easier for our clients to upload files related to the project in a few clicks. The simple user interface allows us to organize everything and make notes to our own team and send updates to the client.

Excellent communication tool. 1) Essential for onboarding of new members to my organization 2) One place for recording of all important meetings and plans. 3) Opportunity for folks to ponder proposals and plans prior to meetings allowing for better decisions 4) helps me organize projects with the ability to review previous similar projects 5) great layout 6) works great on all my devices 7) social as well but it's not FaceBook

Honestly....I still struggle with why some people do not find the layout intuitive? Certain people still post in the wrong teams or just don't know how to use messages. Not sure if there is fix for this!

We have used Basecamp for so long that it is hard to remember what it was like before. In summary though, Basecamp solves communication problems...everyone is aware that the important notices, messages, plans, decisions etc are on Basecamp.

Basecamp is very useful for communicating with our team and client team for project management.

There is nothing to say about dislike based on our usage, but need to improve the Graphical user Interface for users.

Basecamp provides the best communication channel for our team and clients.

Basecamp's strength is how easy it is to use. Accessible to people new to project management and features for more advanced users. It allows our team to communicate very well.

I would love built-in gantt charts and am unsure how to use the new "card table" feature alongside tasks. It would be great to have the ability to drag tasks to kanban style decks.

Basecamp is helping to keep my students engaged and on track with their projects. We've also managed to stay very connected across several sites. It has helped us be more productive and feel more connected to each other.

Basecamp has helped my team stay organized across several projects concurrently.

I have not found any real downsides to using Basecamp.

Basecamp has kept all project-related communication in one place.

I have used Basecamp in my company for over a decade and love it. A complete tool with powerful add-ons where we put all the processes and tasks from the company in: from projects organization to HR announcements, training and procedures. Today I manage more than 100 projects in parallel using Basecamp in a very organized way. It's great that the plan does not charge for every new user or project, it's limitless! For the volume of projects we have, it would be unviable to pay for each project or user (because we are a small company with lots of projects). Everything you need on a simple license and that's simply great.

Some suggestions for the future of Basecamp from a daily user who loves the tool: The Campfire tool might be improved to accept audio and GIFs, especially for quick audio sent on a mobile phone. Also, it would be great to have a tab of all active Campfires (just like Whatsapp Web), where you can easily focus the conversations in one single browser window. Today, I can't fully substitute Whatsapp or Slack with Campfire (and it would be great if possible, in case of Campfire became more robust as a tool). Maybe even having a separated mobile app for Campfire, with usability focused on chat (as whatsapp), but integrated with the Basecamp projects, so we can keep all the corporate conversations on a unique tool. That would be perfect. The new kanban tool is pretty cool but might be better integrated with to-do lists (like the Tracked Add-ons), instead of having each card not connected to the task-list (or you use one or another). Also, Tracked has the tagging system that is very useful and for sure could be implemented on native Basecamp. When the native tool was launched, I thought I would be able to substitute Tracked add-on, but I could not. Also, it would be great if time tracking could be a native tool, without the need of hiring expensive add-ons (charged per user) to do the project's time tracking. Also, a native Gantt chart tool would be nice! :)

Organization and project management.