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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (76.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Basecamp
Star Rating
(5,421)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansFirstup
Star Rating
(203)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (76.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 6 pricing plansBasecamp vs Firstup
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Firstup easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that Basecamp is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Basecamp and Firstup both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Firstup is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Firstup 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
Firstup
Essential
Contact Us
Reach every worker
- Create the right audience for every communication using multiple attributes
- Build meaningful content using drag-and-drop editing and rich styling capabilities
- Publish once and deliver to email, mobile app, and desktop
Free Trial
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Firstup
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
4,817
8.5
178
Ease of Use
8.5
4,829
8.7
182
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,434
8.3
125
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,327
8.6
138
Quality of Support
8.4
3,231
8.7
160
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,173
9.2
134
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
4,710
9.0
175
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
561
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
306
Not enough data
8.2
458
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
534
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
501
|
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
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
Information Distribution
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.0
115
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.2
110
Employee Engagement
Not enough data
8.1
112
Not enough data
7.7
102
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
7.7
95
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
5.7
24
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.0
21
Additional Features - Employee Communications
Not enough data
6.8
20
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.3
20
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
4.8
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
8.8
8
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.7
15
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
6.0
14
Not enough data
3.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
4.2
14
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
4.6
13
Not enough data
5.5
13
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
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
Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.3
29
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.6
29
Not enough data
8.5
29
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
8.1
28
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
14
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Basecamp and Firstup 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
Firstup is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN), Employee Communications, Employee Experience, Frontline Worker Communication Platforms, and Internal Newsletter Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Basecamp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Firstup
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%
Hospital & Health Care
18.3%
Manufacturing
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Retail
5.4%
Financial Services
5.4%
Other
54.5%
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
Firstup has no discussions with answers
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