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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Basecamp

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ABasecamp is a web-based project-management tool. Basecamp offers features standard to project management platforms, as well as mobile accessibility, unlimited users, and 3rd party integrations. Basecamp is priced by space requirements and concurrent projects.

    $15

    per month per user

    Quip

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AQuip is a collaboration tool, from Salesforce, that helps sales teams accelerate business in real-time with embedded documents, live Salesforce data, and other built-in collaboration features.

    $120

    per year per user

    Pricing
    BasecampQuip
    Editions & Modules
    Basecamp Plus
    $15
    per month per user
    Basecamp Pro Unlimited
    $299
    per month (billed annually)
    Basecamp Free
    Free
    Limited Capabilities
    Enterprise
    $25
    per user per month
    Starter
    $120
    per year per user
    Plus
    $300
    per year per user
    Advanced
    $1,200
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BasecampQuip
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All editions include unlimited personal documents and folders and a custom subdomain. Paid versions include unlimited document revision history, message archive and group sharing.
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    Community Pulse
    BasecampQuip
    Considered Both Products
    37 Signals
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    Chose Quip
    I think quip is better to onboard and integrate. It's quite scalable with minimal manpower.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    42 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    BasecampQuip
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Basecamp and Quip
    Feature
    Basecamp
    7.9
    121 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Quip
    6.3
    35 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Task Management9.4120 Ratings7.133 Ratings
    Resource Management8.4101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts2.041 Ratings5.119 Ratings
    Scheduling6.996 Ratings5.122 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.071 Ratings5.220 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology6.950 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology6.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management9.7112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.798 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.698 Ratings7.130 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.956 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.132 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.125 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Basecamp and Quip
    Feature
    Basecamp
    6.8
    41 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Quip
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates8.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software4.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Basecamp and Quip
    Feature
    Basecamp
    -
    Ratings
    Quip
    7.1
    35 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings5.234 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.134 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.124 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings6.112 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Basecamp and Quip
    Feature
    Basecamp
    -
    Ratings
    Quip
    7.1
    35 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings6.118 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings6.235 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Google Keep
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    User Ratings
    BasecampQuip
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (147 ratings)
    9.0
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (28 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BasecampQuip
    Likelihood to Recommend
    37 Signals
    Basecamp is a wonderful tool for teams of varying degrees of technical knowledge, teams managing lots of different types of "agifall" and waterfall projects, and teams that are remotely distributed. It's probably less useful for more strictly agile-focused development teams, compared to other more flexible software applications like Jira and Asana.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Well, they are suited. 1. We use it as an effective way of collaboration between teams. 2. Can be used as an online spreadsheet. 3. It helps in accessing the data by multiple teams hassle-free. 4. Can customize the action, like editing or locking the spreadsheet to the other users based on the business need. Less Suited/inappropriate: 1. The UI is very much outdated. 2. The number of rows to be added to the spreadsheet has limitations. & We have to create a new Quip every now & then once the row limits are reached. 3. Can't do a detailed analysis like pivots tables etc. 4. Other functions like sort & filter options in Quip are not so user-friendly, unlike other spreadsheets out there in the market.
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    Pros
    37 Signals
    • Task management - It is very easy to add, organize and discuss tasks within Basecamp's interface.
    • The "Campfire" function is great for communicating when you just have a quick question for someone on the team.
    • Notifications - Basecamp lets you decide how often and about what you'd like to be notified. The ability to respond to messages in Basecamp directly via email saves a lot of time.
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    Salesforce
    • Our experience with Quip has been nothing short of astounding; I love everything about this collaboration tool.
    • I love that it is cross-platform and works so well on mobile devices; it makes it unhindered to make progress on to-dos, take notes, export spreadsheets and documents, and have all my information organized within one environment.
    • I also love that it notifies me when someone has done something in shared documents and the incredible ease of linking documents in chats.
    • Quip's user interface is friendly and comfortably navigable; it feels right.
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    Cons
    37 Signals
    • High Learning Curve. It's true that it can be easy to use, but to use well and effectively takes some time to learn. It's recommended to have an agreed-upon system in your team of what tools to use and when.
    • Notification Overload. If people aren't careful they could send a notification to everyone when only a couple people were meant to be prompted. And since emails are sent by default, you could have your mailbox overloaded with unnecessary updates. This is where it takes a bit of training in your team to have an agreed-upon system.
    • Lack of organization with Archived Projects. I will often need to reference an archived project to make a new one, but there is only a list of archived projects in alphabetical order, with no way to organize by archive date, or even search.
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    Salesforce
    • When using Quip Desktop, it can be slow to update with content from other users
    • I think it would be cool to have a PDF proofing system integrated into Quip. Once copy has gone to design, we are basically done using Quip - I'd like to bring that all together within Quip
    • Multi -select and group export of documents would be helpful
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    37 Signals
    When I bring new people onto a project, it's immediately obvious how to use Basecamp. I don't have to worry about teaching them the features or walking them through it, it's just incredibly user-friendly. For this reason, I'll continue to renew my subscription even as new people are brought onto production jobs or the client changes.
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    37 Signals
    It is easy to use, even for clients who have no experience with the platform. It can only get a little cumbersome to ensure that a client can't see certain documents you might want to keep in the Docs & Files folders. And sometimes, getting a client to actually use an unfamiliar platform can be a challenge.
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    Salesforce
    It is the best collaboration tool in my company. Through it, the organization has achieved better connectivity and efficiency in its communication. Primarily, the docs feature of this software is the most utilized in the company. Slowly, dash-boarding and project management features have also been utilized. Generally, it is the best tool, very easy and fairly streamlined
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    Reliability and Availability
    37 Signals
    I've never experienced downtime while using Basecamp, or been unable to access it when I needed it. That's not to say they've never had downtime, but I've been lucky enough not to encounter any, and I work odd hours, including late nights when maintenance is often undertaken.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    37 Signals
    For the many reasons I've given, Basecamp is a very strong program. There are a few features I can imagine that might make it even better, but I don't have a basis for comparison to be able to say that there is definitely a better one out there. I've noticed that Basecamp has evolved a bit from the time I started using it until now, so that makes me think that the producer of this program values it and believes in continuous improvement. If you could use the features offered by Basecamp, I would think you could use it with confidence.
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    Salesforce
    I have never used Quip's support. To be fair, we hired someone who used to work for Quip before working at our company, and he implemented it and pushed it with the team. He was very biased toward the product, and yes it was better than Google Drive, but by how much?
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    Implementation Rating
    37 Signals
    Decide the process before implementation - i.e. when it's due 8/9 does that mean 8am, noon, 5pm, 11:59pm? Check your to-do list frequently Set-up templates - just not with the dates (they can be funky)
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    37 Signals
    Pretty good, but [Basecamp] has its drawbacks. Honestly I find the interface non-intuitive and sometimes have trouble figuring out how to change the status of a task. Perhaps it has something to do with the way it was originally set up by the admin, but I'm not sure. I liked Jira's drag and drop obvious functionality, but the project management side of the software was lacking. Smartsheet has excellent project management functionality, but the task management isn't as good.
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    Salesforce
    Google Drive is an obvious choice for a collaboration suite, but it still has this old-fashioned Windows 95 feel to it, with the standard file system hierarchy and spread-sheet like lists of files. Quip has a fresh take on the user interface, and the comments and discussion on a given file or line within a file seems more integrated and seamless, rather than a bunch of boxes out in the margin away from where you're actually reading and working. Having everything just to the left of a list or paragraph makes it easier to focus and maintain context while you're working or discussing a certain point.
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    Return on Investment
    37 Signals
    • It has saved me time when having to get the same message out to multiple restaurants
    • It has helped us make smarter operational decisions because we can all collaborate on an answer in a shorter amount of time (instead of calling a meeting!!!)
    • The calendar function allows us to plot out our marketing agenda for the month and add/change it together as needed. The chef will post his recipe, the managers will cost it out, the social media manager will post pictures on it, and ultimately we will get that information out on an info sheet to the staff by printing the page.
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    Salesforce
    • Quip allowed collaboration and communication between Salesforce team and the rest of IT as well as business users.
    • Quip allowed collaboration on documents that was very interactive and helpful to the creation process.
    • Quip frustrated us because we had so many documents that we already had but they did not work well inside of Quip.
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