Compare Basecamp and Brightpod - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 28, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Basecamp or Brightpod?

Basecamp is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Brightpod, and Basecamp is rated higher (98/100) than Brightpod (84/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Project Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Basecamp Vs. Synage Software

Basecamp: Basecamp is a company spread out across 26 different cities around the world. Started the business back in 1999 (used to be called 37signals, but recently changed the name of the business to Basecamp, to match the name of their most popular product).

Synage Software: Synage is a Mumbai-based web technology company that in 2007 successfully pioneered one of India's first home-grown Software As A Service (SaaS) product, DeskAway. Synage was started in 2005 as a design and development agency and transformed itself into a pure-play web company in 2007.We focus on SIMPLICITY + POWER. Will the software give our c...

Who is more expensive? Basecamp or Brightpod?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Project Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Basecamp and Brightpod.

Basecamp price starts at $11 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Basecamp is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Project Management software. Brightpod price starts at $29 per 5 users/month , When comparing Brightpod to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Project Management software cost.

Bottom line: Basecamp is more expensive than Brightpod.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Basecamp Vs. Brightpod based on some of the most important and required Project Management features.

Basecamp: Document Management, Project Management, Resource Management, Scheduling, Task Management.

Brightpod: Document Management, Project Management, Task Management, Document Comparison, Project Documents.

Target customer size

Basecamp Project Management software serves a wide range of customers from various industries. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types.

Basecamp

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $11 per user/month

Basecamp software is a project management solution that helps teams become better. The solution offers a number of capabilities that include message boards that keep the entire conversation about a specific top...

Categories: Project Accounting, Document Management, Groupware, Business documents.

Brightpod

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $29 per 5 users/month

Brightpod is a web based project management solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as issue tracking, resource management, custom reporting, and others. The software was designed an...

Categories: Document Capture & Image Processing, Document Management, Team Collaboration, File Sharing, Groupware.

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Basecamp: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Resource Management
Scheduling
Task Management

Brightpod: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Task Management
Document Comparison
Project Documents
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Basecamp
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$11 per user/month
Functionality
15
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Brightpod
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$29 per 5 users/month
Functionality
16
Trello
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$5 per user/month
Functionality
16
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ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$10 per seat/month
Functionality
92
Hive
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$12 per user/month
Functionality
12
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.