We performed a comparison between Basecamp and Microsoft Project Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Portfolio Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"The most useful feature of Microsoft Project Server is you can select a function to see the baseline."
"It is easily adaptable. In addition, it is easily used on mobile applications."
"We are able to know what we are doing, how much we have spent, how much time we've taken, and it tells us how much money is left for the project. It also tells us whether we are below or above our expenditures, whether we are below or above our budget."
"In the competitive landscape of project management and portfolio management solutions, Microsoft Project Server stands out significantly."
"Resource allocation is the most valuable feature of Microsoft Project Server."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the tool's reporting is very good."
"The technical support for Microsoft Project Server and the support is very good. Microsoft support is working very well."
"This is a scalable solution. It is easy to set up and to add clusters to your environment."
"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"When a lot of users logged onto the site, it took a big toll on the service. Therefore, there is a scalability issue."
"We need to be able to compare milestones, calls, and other variables regarding the projects we are working on. I have to contract developers to make reports, which is where things get complicated. They need to develop personal and custom fields for us."
"The solution could have more compact dashboards, such as one finds with Planview."
"The product is difficult to use for complex projects."
"The initial setup was complex."
"We want to expand to the local level where we lack strong IT expertise, we are considering making it more user-friendly."
"The check-in, check-out feature makes Microsoft Project Server pretty slow or cumbersome to use."
"It should be more agile and more flexible when it comes to customization."
Basecamp is ranked 22nd in Project Management Software with 3 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 6th in Project Portfolio Management with 55 reviews. Basecamp is rated 7.6, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Basecamp writes "Easy to navigate and good for communications but needs better documentation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". Basecamp is most compared with Planview Portfolios, Smartsheet, Jira and ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and JIRA Portfolio. See our Basecamp vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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