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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
6.8
Number of Reviews
275
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 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 8.9%, up from 8.0% 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 ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is Jira Align, which is a plugin that helps you to understand the progress that is made against each epic."
"The most valuable feature is its flexibility."
"Jira has a useful user interface and overall is easy to understand and learn."
"It is very configurable, and we can do whatever we want. Jira dashboards are also good, and we use them extensively. We also use the tracking mechanism extensively."
"This is our way of communicating with different teams. We are a global company. I am based in San Diego, for example. A lot of the BAs are based in Paris. The development team is based in Minsk. We absolutely need to be in constant communication and on the same page."
"Powerful features including a good reporting capability."
"The burndown chart is also helpful when it comes to reporting and allows us to know where we are going, especially during development."
"The flexibility to create different flows is most valuable."
 

Cons

"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"Jira can improve by making user management better. It is not easy to have visibility of who has the right to do what. Only the administrator has this visibility but there should be the option for other users too."
"The release of a MailServer feature within Jira would be beneficial."
"Because I am a developer, I would like integration with Git Source Code Management so that for tickets, we can reference the code where the change has happened and where the issue is. This feature might be there, and I probably haven't discovered it."
"I want Jira to have more plug-ins, which will allow for more free plug-ins that help with the area of reporting."
"Jira is raising their prices for the license, which is like a trap because many other providers offer services like Jira but for much cheaper."
"The way to configure it can definitely be improved. It is very difficult and complex to configure. Its configuration should be simplified."
"Pretty much 70% - 80% of the Next-Gen Projects features are still to be developed."
"It should have Behavior Driven Development (BDD). There should be an option to add macros to help with that. A lot of people are using it now, and it would be nice if there was a way in there to be able to generate the BDD of commands whenever you're creating a story."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten. It's paid yearly."
"We make use of the solution free of charge."
"Worth the extra cost."
"We have a corporate license, and it is probably based on the number of people."
"The ballpark figure is about $100 a month."
"It depends on the type of license. In terms of subscription, it is cheap, and it works pretty well."
"The price seems reasonable to me. It's very similar to Splunk."
"I don't have the number, but I sure wish Jira was less expensive. Its price point should be a little lower, and it should be more flexible for users who are just ticket viewers."
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Manufacturing Company
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Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
8%
 

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