Compare SimplifyEm and Basecamp - Feb 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Feb 28, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SimplifyEm or Basecamp?

Basecamp is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SimplifyEm, and SimplifyEm is rated higher (99/100) than Basecamp (98/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Property Management - Rental Property 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:

Simplifyem Vs. Basecamp

Simplifyem: Empowering Property Managers and Real Estate Investors SimplifyEm was founded in 2006 and it is headquartered in Fremont, California. Our mission is to build the easiest to use property management software for property managers and real estate investors. We do that by using latest web technologies and spending a lot of time listening to our cus...

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? SimplifyEm or Basecamp?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Property Management - Rental Property 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 SimplifyEm and Basecamp.

SimplifyEm price starts at $25 per unit/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SimplifyEm Property Management is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Property Management - Rental Property software. Basecamp price starts at $11 per user/month , When comparing Basecamp to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Property Management - Rental Property software cost.

Bottom line: Basecamp is more expensive than SimplifyEm.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SimplifyEm Vs. Basecamp based on some of the most important and required Property Management - Rental Property features.

SimplifyEm: Billing & Invoicing, Budgeting & CPM, Property Management, CMMS, Contact Management.

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

Target customer size

Clients of the software consist of companies of all sizes and a range of kinds.

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



SimplifyEm

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $25 per unit/month

SimplifyEm is an affordable and easy property management solution for small and mid-sized landlords. The solution offers a number of capabilities that include an online application platform that tracks and coll...

Categories: Property Management, Property Management - Apartment, Property Management - Rental Property, Project Management.

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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SimplifyEm: 5 Features

Billing & Invoicing
Budgeting & CPM
Property Management
CMMS
Contact Management

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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Simplify...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$25 per unit/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
Rentec D...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$35 per month
Functionality
25
Rent Man...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$1 per unit/month
Functionality
12
Total Ma...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$1 per unit/month
Functionality
25

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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.