Compare Praesto AE and Basecamp - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 28, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Praesto AE or Basecamp?

Basecamp is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Praesto AE, and Basecamp is rated higher (98/100) than Praesto AE (84/100). Basecamp offers users more features (5) than Praesto AE (4).

Looking for the right Construction 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:

Base Builders LLC Vs. Basecamp

Base Builders LLC: Doug Rawson, CEO, was looking for a solution to manage his engineering firm. Shortly after opening his engineering practice he began searching for an affordable software solution that would allow them to track their projects the way that consulting firms need to. They didn’t find a single solution that wasn’t built for the big 100+ person firms or ...

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? Praesto AE or Basecamp?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Construction 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 Praesto AE and Basecamp.

Praesto AE price starts at $13.50 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Praesto AE is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Construction software. Basecamp price starts at $11 per user/month , When comparing Basecamp to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Construction software cost.

Bottom line: Basecamp is more expensive than Praesto AE.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Praesto AE Vs. Basecamp based on some of the most important and required Construction features.

Praesto AE: Issue Tracking, Project Management, Resource Management, Construction.

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

Target customer size

Praesto AE is an ideal tool for architecture and engineering firms of various sizes.

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



Praesto AE

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $13.50 per user/month

Praesto AE is a cloud-based as well as an on-premise construction solution that is developed to be used by businesses only. The software can be used by engineers in the construction work, as well as architects ...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Document Management, CRM, Cloud ERP.

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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Praesto AE: 4 Features

Issue Tracking
Project Management
Resource Management
Construction

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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Praesto ...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$13.50 per user/month
Functionality
17
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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
Procore
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$667 per month
Functionality
33
PlanGrid
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$39 per user/month
Functionality
16
BuilderTREND
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
31

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