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Basecamp vs Jira comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Basecamp
Ranking in Project Management Software
29th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jira
Ranking in Project Management Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
274
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Basecamp is 0.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jira is 8.6%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Abenazzer Tadesse - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use project management solution with good stability and scalability
The recent update on the solution has made it a little bit complex. For example, to create a team and a project, there is a separate button that you need to click. Recently they updated it with only one button making it difficult for us to create teams or supply teams other than a project. Hence the solution could be more user-friendly. Additionally, some additional features need to be integrated so it'll be easy for other companies or project managers to manage software projects.
Saroj Ekka - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good repository integration, sprint board and easy to set up
There are some features and reports we need that are not there. For example, if I have to find out the capacity of the current sprint by user and compare it with the previous sprint, that visibility isn't there. We can know the capacity and what happened with the whole sprint, but not for an individual person to see where it's falling and how it's tracking. Report and analytics capabilities are important for a product manager. That visibility is important, so we use Jira. Some of the features are there, and I use my own Excels or other data things to compensate for that.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"It also works well with all the integrated tools that you buy."
"We can cope with processes easily without adapting the tool, but adapting the tool to processes."
"The dashboard and reports tracking and the setup updates quickly, I am very impressed with those features. Additionally, it is user-friendly."
"This solution focuses on lean methodology which we have found useful and it can also be used on any device."
"It is a good defect tracking tool. It has a lot of capabilities and functionalities. There are a lot of graphs and a lot of tracking. It can be sprint-driven if you want."
"The sprint tracking is really helpful and very convenient."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its ease of use. I don't need to train anyone to use it, I just give them access and they can use it to add comments, move their issues, change the status, monitor, read, and so on."
"It has enabled us to keep track of features or projects. Previously, we used to manually keep track in Office. We now have a centralized repository for all the information."
 

Cons

"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"The solution should be more user-friendly and include integration with different tools."
"To improve Jira, providing proper documentation, examples, or snippets for scripting workflows would be beneficial."
"Jira has recently updated their UI, but more can be done to make it even better."
"I have had problems with performance and unresponsiveness. All of a sudden, the performance slowed down, and I had a number of users that could not use the tool."
"The following definitely need improvement: UI, speed, and mobile app functionality."
"The thing I don't like is that it is hard to decide which dropdown options should be selected. When we try and submit it, it will state that there are certain mandates in place. It won't allow us to submit the form unless we fill out all the details."
"Slow when integrating with other components."
"It should have its own repository for test case creation, so that one does not have to resort to third-party tools and plugins."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The product offers flexibility in pricing since it depends on the memory bits you have used."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"We have an enterprise license that includes cloud service and support."
"I think the starter pack of three users, up to five users, is free. So you can try it out."
"The price of Jira could be lower."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten. It's paid yearly."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"When you get larger, the pricing becomes very, very steep."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
53%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?
We operate under a nonlimited license with Jira, allowing a number of users to access it with a single enterprise license.
 

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