Compare Basecamp and PDWare - Feb 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Basecamp or PDWare?

PDWare is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Basecamp, and Basecamp is rated higher (98/100) than PDWare (83/100). Basecamp offers users more features (5) than PDWare (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Basecamp!

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. PDWare

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).

PDWare: PDWare is a market leader in providing resource planning and portfolio oversight software to organizations managing project portfolios. PDWare was founded in 2001 to provide high-value, low-overhead resource planning software to support operational decisions and improve resource and portfolio productivity. PDWare pioneered dynamic capacity manag...

Who is more expensive? Basecamp or PDWare?

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 PDWare.

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. PDWare price starts at $50,000 per license , When comparing PDWare to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Project Management software cost.

Bottom line: PDWare is more expensive than Basecamp.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

PDWare: We are still working to collect the list of features for PDWare.

Target customer size

Basecamp Project Management software serves a wide range of customers from various industries. and PDWare's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.