Compare CounterBooks and Basecamp - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 28, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CounterBooks or Basecamp?

Basecamp is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CounterBooks, and Basecamp is rated higher (98/100) than CounterBooks (62/100). Basecamp offers users more features (5) than CounterBooks (0).

Looking for the right Core Accounting 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:

CounterBooks/CV Retail Vs. Basecamp

CounterBooks/CV Retail: CounterBooks is an online retail accounting management suite which delivers tangible benefits of reduced costs, improved performance and managed risk to corporate retailers which operate dealer/franchise networks. The management suite includes an online full general ledger accounting system for dealers/franchisees and an online management inform...

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? CounterBooks or Basecamp?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Core Accounting 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 CounterBooks and Basecamp.

CounterBooks price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 CounterBooks is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Core Accounting software. Basecamp price starts at $11 per user/month , When comparing Basecamp to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Core Accounting software cost.

Bottom line: Basecamp is more expensive than CounterBooks.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CounterBooks Vs. Basecamp based on some of the most important and required Core Accounting features.

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

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

Target customer size

CounterBooks's typical customers include: SMBs,

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



CounterBooks

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

CounterBooks is a growing cloud-based Accounting-Finance software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. CounterBooks received a rating of 4.1 from ITQlick team. The software cost is conside...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Recurring Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Business tax.

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.

Compare specifications

Compare features

CounterBooks: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

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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CounterBooks
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
9
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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
QuickBoo...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$12.50 per month
Functionality
7
Wave Acc...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
8
Zoho Boo...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$10 per organizer/month
Functionality
9

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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.