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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (59.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
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 plansStaffbase
Star Rating
(244)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about StaffbaseSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Basecamp's project management features, such as to-do lists and message boards, are effective for small teams, but they find that Staffbase's advanced communication tools, like employee engagement surveys and news feeds, are better suited for larger enterprises.
- Reviewers mention that while Basecamp has a user-friendly interface, Staffbase excels in ease of use with a score of 9.3, making it more intuitive for new users, especially in larger organizations.
- G2 users highlight that Basecamp's support is decent, but many reviewers praise Staffbase for its exceptional quality of support, noting quick response times and helpful resources, reflected in its score of 9.4.
- Users on G2 say that Basecamp's setup process is straightforward, but Staffbase's setup is slightly more complex due to its extensive features, although both products score similarly in ease of setup.
- Reviewers mention that Basecamp is a great partner for small businesses, but Staffbase is seen as a more strategic partner for enterprises, with users reporting higher satisfaction in long-term business relationships with Staffbase.
- Users say that while Basecamp meets requirements adequately with a score of 8.5, Staffbase's higher score of 8.8 indicates it offers more comprehensive features that align with enterprise needs, such as customizable dashboards and analytics.
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
Staffbase
No pricing availableFree Trial
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Staffbase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
4,818
8.8
191
Ease of Use
8.5
4,830
9.3
201
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,435
8.6
167
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,327
9.2
163
Quality of Support
8.4
3,232
9.4
190
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,173
9.5
162
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
4,711
9.5
174
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
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
9.0
118
Not enough data
8.1
81
Not enough data
8.9
119
Not enough data
8.4
106
Not enough data
8.0
88
Employee Engagement
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
7.2
75
Not enough data
8.8
122
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
6.8
19
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
7.0
17
Additional Features - Employee Communications
Not enough data
6.4
17
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
6.7
16
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
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
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.0
14
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
4.0
13
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
5.0
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
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
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 Staffbase are categorized as Employee Intranet
Unique Categories
Basecamp is categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Project Collaboration, Work Management, Workflow Management, and Note-Taking Software
Staffbase is categorized as Employee Communications, 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.)
Staffbase
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
8.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.2%
Construction
5.8%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.4%
Automotive
4.5%
Other
69.4%
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
I would love Staffbase to work as an internal employee bulletin board, where the current news and headlines that are available on staffbase online could be displayed on monitors within the facilities.
1 Comment
Official Response from Staffbase
Hi there,
We're glad you brought this up! We know that pushing your message across channels is key to an effective comms strategy. But, we also hear from...Read more
Staffbase has no more discussions with answers
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