Compare Blue Skies Accounting and Basecamp - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 28, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Blue Skies Accounting or Basecamp?

Basecamp is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Blue Skies Accounting, and Basecamp is rated higher (98/100) than Blue Skies Accounting (78/100). Blue Skies Accounting offers users more features (21) than Basecamp (5).

Looking for the right Accounting & Finance 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:

AgData Vs. Basecamp

AgData: In 1968, AgData became a commercial service bureau utilizing mainframe computers. Believing that personal computers would be the platform of the future, Dan Boeger, AgData's president and founder, ported the mainframe software over to CP/M (an early operating system) in 1976. The MS-DOS version followed in 1982. Dan's insight proved prophetic. Se...

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).

Who is more expensive? Blue Skies Accounting or Basecamp?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Accounting & Finance 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 Blue Skies Accounting and Basecamp.

Blue Skies Accounting price starts at $4,800 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Blue Skies Accounting is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Accounting & Finance software. Basecamp price starts at $11 per user/month , When comparing Basecamp to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Accounting & Finance software cost.

Bottom line: Basecamp is more expensive than Blue Skies Accounting.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Blue Skies Accounting Vs. Basecamp based on some of the most important and required Accounting & Finance features.

Blue Skies Accounting: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Sales Reporting, Partnership, Property Tax, Sole Proprietorship, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable.

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

Target customer size

Blue Skies Accounting is equipped enough to fulfill the needs of all business sizes.

Basecamp Project Management software serves a wide range of customers from various industries.



Blue Skies Accounting

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $4,800 per license

Blue Skies Accounting® takes a visual approach to data entry, one that places all features just a mouse-click away. Options for all installed programs are available from a single Main Menu Bar and the pull-down...

Categories: Core Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business tax, Billing & Invoicing.

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, Chat.

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Blue Skies Accounting: 21 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Sales Reporting
Partnership
Property Tax
Sole Proprietorship
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Audit Trail
Balance Sheet
Billing & Invoicing
Budgeting & Forecasting
Check Printing
Fixed-Assets
Fund-Accounting
General-Ledger
P&L Statement
Project-Accounting
Sales Reporting
Tax compliance
Time & Expense

Basecamp: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Resource Management
Scheduling
Task Management
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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Blue Ski...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$4,800 per license
Functionality
35
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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
Denali B...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$1,999 per license
Functionality
16
MoneyDesktop
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
MultiCHAX
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$99 per license
Functionality
5

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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.