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Basecamp vs Jira comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Basecamp
Ranking in Project Management Software
32nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jira
Ranking in Project Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
274
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Basecamp is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jira is 9.0%, up from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Abenazzer Tadesse - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use project management solution with good stability and scalability
The recent update on the solution has made it a little bit complex. For example, to create a team and a project, there is a separate button that you need to click. Recently they updated it with only one button making it difficult for us to create teams or supply teams other than a project. Hence the solution could be more user-friendly. Additionally, some additional features need to be integrated so it'll be easy for other companies or project managers to manage software projects.
AmitUbale - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient project management that's comprehensive and and helps with time efficiency
We use Jira primarily for project management within the organization. It helps us manage tasks, bug management, and tracking tickets effectively. We assign tickets to individual team members and track them easily For project management, Jira has helped facilitate efficient task segregation and…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The ease of use is valuable."
"The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"You can record your unit testing, regression testing, UATs, et cetera."
"It's an open-sourced product that is easy to customize."
"The links between tickets are very valuable and the boards I found to be configurable and usable. The boards allow some level of extended configuration and they can be customized according to our project needs. Additionally, it is easy to use."
"Jira is easy to use and there are a lot of tools that are integrated with it."
"The pricing of the product is very good. It's not too expensive"
"The traceability mapping feature is something that became very useful, especially during releases and bug fixes."
"The most valuable feature is managing software development."
"The sprint tracking is really helpful and very convenient."
 

Cons

"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The solution lacks integration with visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau, which would be beneficial for better insights."
"If I'm comparing it to ALM Octane, the documentation is not as robust as ALM Octane's documentation. So, they can improve on the documentation side."
"The solution heavily focuses on the Agile framework, which might only suit some business use cases. This particular area needs enhancement."
"I'm mostly focusing on the requirements traceability with my thesis, the integration could improve for other tools. The companies are not only using Jira. For example, for the test cases or for the documents templates, we are using Polarion and we have been having some integration issues."
"There should be a way to look for specific comments. When we have thousands of comments on a Jira ticket, there is no way to look at the comments of a specific type. In the comments, if there is a way to put a tag, it would be helpful. For example, when there are a lot of lengthy discussions happening on a particular ticket, there could be a conclusion tag or something like that to indicate a conclusion. It would help in sorting the comments based on a certain category, such as conclusion."
"The following definitely need improvement: UI, speed, and mobile app functionality."
"The solution needs more integrations with Azure DevOps OnPrem."
"Of course, the price could always be cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an affordable tool."
"We are on an annual license to use Jira."
"There is a monthly license required for this solution and it is expensive."
"For very small companies, if you have less than 10 individuals, it is $10 a year for each of the products. When we were a part of the enterprise and had more than 10 people using it, or before they came up with this solution for small companies, it was $2,500 a year for the license for Jira and Confluence, and I believe something like $600 a year to perpetuate the license. I can't remember if it was $600 or $2,500 annually. It was for up to 25 people at the time, and this was in the early 2000s and mid 2000s."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"The price of Jira is reasonable."
"There is an annual subscription to use Jira."
"We had a perpetual license but have changed to a subscription."
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Educational Organization
25%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Is Jira better or would you go with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
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Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalabl...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?
We operate under a nonlimited license with Jira, allowing a number of users to access it with a single enterprise license.
 

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