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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (59.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free 25 tracked users Per Month
Basecamp
Star Rating
(5,422)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansCanny
Star Rating
(104)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 25 tracked users Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansBasecamp vs Canny
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Canny easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Canny overall.
- Reviewers felt that Canny meets the needs of their business better than Basecamp.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Canny is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Canny over Basecamp.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Basecamp
Basecamp Free
Free
Basecamp Free is free forever! No credit card required.
- Completely free
- Manage one project
- 1GB storage space
Canny
FREE
Free
25 tracked users Per Month
Get your feedback system up and running for free.
- 25 tracked users
- Unlimited posts
- Automatic feedback capture
Free Trial
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Canny
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
4,818
8.6
94
Ease of Use
8.5
4,830
9.2
95
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,435
9.2
76
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,327
9.2
70
Quality of Support
8.4
3,232
9.2
75
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,173
9.4
62
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
4,711
9.0
91
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
9.0
604
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
606
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
575
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
604
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
267
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
563
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
316
Not enough data
Projects
8.8
562
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.2
458
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
534
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
502
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
234
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
495
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
226
Not enough data
8.1
233
Not enough data
8.5
458
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.5
477
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.6
470
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
513
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
87
Not enough data
6.8
87
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.1
50
Not enough data
6.5
49
Not enough data
6.7
49
Not enough data
6.2
50
Not enough data
6.5
50
Not enough data
6.3
50
Not enough data
6.6
50
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
6.1
20
Execution
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
7.0
22
Roadmapping
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
6.7
21
Setup
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
8.7
89
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
76
Not enough data
8.1
75
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
40
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
5.5
16
Not enough data
5.4
16
Not enough data
5.7
15
Not enough data
5.8
16
Not enough data
5.8
16
Not enough data
6.1
16
Not enough data
5.8
16
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
8.6
138
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Task Management
8.4
138
Not enough data
8.9
140
Not enough data
7.7
105
Not enough data
8.5
131
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
52
Not enough data
7.1
52
Not enough data
Automation
7.9
92
Not enough data
7.9
89
Not enough data
8.0
88
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
86
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
91
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.8
89
Not enough data
Cost Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
8.0
75
Not enough data
7.9
78
Not enough data
7.9
79
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
39
Not enough data
6.7
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
5.5
18
Not enough data
5.5
18
Not enough data
5.6
18
Not enough data
5.6
18
Not enough data
Communication
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.5
188
Not enough data
8.1
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.8
189
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
8.4
179
Not enough data
8.1
157
Not enough data
Controls
8.1
157
Not enough data
8.0
151
Not enough data
8.5
176
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.1
156
Not enough data
Project Management
8.7
190
Not enough data
8.6
185
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
8.1
159
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.4
173
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
68
Not enough data
6.9
68
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
5.5
29
Not enough data
5.6
29
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Feedback
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
35
Idea Sources
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.5
34
Idea Collection
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.7
31
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
5.9
30
Integrations
Not enough data
5.5
30
Not enough data
6.7
32
Agentic AI - Idea Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
23
Not enough data
7.0
23
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
8.8
33
Process Management
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
7.5
32
Not enough data
8.0
33
System Management
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.0
31
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.3
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
7.6
41
Not enough data
8.6
43
Planning
Not enough data
6.8
38
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
38
Not enough data
6.4
38
Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.8
39
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
5.2
39
Not enough data
5.7
38
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Basecamp and Canny share no categories
Unique Categories
Basecamp is categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Project Collaboration, Work Management, Workflow Management, Employee Intranet, and Note-Taking Software
Canny is categorized as Repository Management, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Product Management, Idea Management, Enterprise Feedback Management, and User Research Repositories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Basecamp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Canny
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
17.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Computer Software
5.6%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
58.3%
Computer Software
42.2%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Financial Services
4.9%
Research
2.9%
Construction
2.9%
Other
32.4%
Discussions
Why does it work slow in mobile phones?
7 Comments
KG
If you upgrade to Basecamp 2 it's alot faster if that's the one you have try un- installing it and start over after that it could be you need more memory space Read more
is basecamp going to expand and add more fetures
5 Comments
ET
Yes, I would say so. The product is evolving a growing all the time. Read more
Is there a way to get reports on certain employee's productivity?
5 Comments
AA
There are not formal reports but you can look at users' activityRead more
Canny has no discussions with answers
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