Compare Basecamp and Jira - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 28, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Basecamp or Jira?

Basecamp is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Jira, and Basecamp is rated higher (98/100) than Jira (76/100). Jira offers users more features (6) than Basecamp (5).

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. Atlassian Pty Ltd

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).

Atlassian Pty Ltd: Software is everywhere – on our computers, our watches, our refrigerators. And the teams building software together – developers, product managers, doc writers, bug-bashers – are our heroes. Our products help teams of all sizes track and share everything, work smarter, and create better software together.We are 400 geeks, beer drinkers, nerf herder...

Who is more expensive? Basecamp or Jira?

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 Jira.

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. Jira price starts at $7.50 per user/month , When comparing Jira to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Project Management software cost.

Bottom line: Basecamp is more expensive than Jira.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

Jira: Collaboration, Document Management, Issue Tracking, Project Management, Resource Management.

Target customer size

Basecamp Project Management software serves a wide range of customers from various industries. JIRA is suitable for companies of all shapes and sizes that are looking for software development, collaboration and issue tracking tools.



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.

Jira

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

starts at $7.50 per user/month

Jira is both an on-premise as well as cloud-based project management software solution that is mainly used in software development by agile teams. The software assists development teams plan and create project ...

Categories: Team Collaboration, File Sharing, Product Lifecycle Management, Bug Tracking, Development Tools Platform.

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Basecamp: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Resource Management
Scheduling
Task Management

Jira: 6 Features

Collaboration
Document Management
Issue Tracking
Project Management
Resource Management
Scheduling
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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Jira
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
76/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$7.50 per user/month
Functionality
19
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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.