We performed a comparison between Basecamp and Microsoft Project Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Portfolio Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"In the competitive landscape of project management and portfolio management solutions, Microsoft Project Server stands out significantly."
"The most valuable features are the gantt charts. It's easy to use for me."
"The solution, overall, is excellent for project planning."
"We use Microsoft Project Server for project management."
"It is well-established, reliable, and compatible."
"I like being able to manage the capacity in terms of the resources. I also like being able to share documents and information between teams. It's the best solution for collaboration."
"It is a scalable solution. We have been able to manage larger scale projects easily using this solution."
"The usability is excellent."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"It would be useful if the solution allowed us to share files or project schedules. You may get that with the cloud version. However, it's not available on the on-premises versions."
"It has to be more user-friendly. For instance, there should be some assistance, like when you go to certain sites, people pop up and say, "Can we help you? What are you looking for?" It's not interactive enough."
"Collaboration within the tool is lacking when you compare it to online or cloud-based tools."
"Permission management needs improvement."
"The user interface looks quite old and needs to be improved."
"The deployment aspect of the product is a bit tedious."
"Work needs to be done on collaboration with SharePoint."
"We want to expand to the local level where we lack strong IT expertise, we are considering making it more user-friendly."
Basecamp is ranked 22nd in Project Management Software with 3 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 6th in Project Portfolio Management with 55 reviews. Basecamp is rated 7.6, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Basecamp writes "Easy to navigate and good for communications but needs better documentation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". Basecamp is most compared with Planview Portfolios, Smartsheet, Jira and ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and JIRA Portfolio. See our Basecamp vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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