Shlomi 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.