Ratings

G2 uses data from verified user reviews to calculate an overall rating for every software solution. What’s great about this score is that it is continuously updated to reflect real-time data, which means you’ll always have access to the information you need to make the right decision for your organization. Currently, GUIDEcx has a rating of 4.7/5 with 126 reviews, and Basecamp has a rating of 4.1/5 with 4,919 reviews. 

On top of presenting an overall rating, G2 breaks down these reviews into seven important subcategories: Meets Requirements, Ease of Use, Ease of Setup, Ease of Admin, Quality of Support, Ease of Doing Business With, and Product Direction. You can find a breakdown of these ratings below.

As you can see, not only does GUIDEcx have a higher rating overall, but the software also has higher reviews in every subcategory, with the highest ratings in Quality of Support and Ease of Doing Business With. Reviewers feel that GUIDEcx meets the needs of their business better, provides preferred ongoing support, and has a preferred direction in terms of future roadmaps.

Unique Categories

While both GUIDEcx and Basecamp provide project management capabilities, GUIDEcx also falls under four additional categories: Client Onboarding, Task Management, Product Management, and Workflow Management. This means that GUIDEcx not only helps streamline your project management but also helps you improve your onboarding, tasks, products, and workflows. 

If you’re looking for a comprehensive project management solution that also provides the opportunity to streamline other processes—especially customer onboarding—GUIDEcx could be the perfect software for you. 

Advantage: GUIDEcx

 

Features

G2 showcases a number of features that GUIDEcx and Basecamp have in common based on their project management capabilities. These features include task, project, resource management, and project monitoring capabilities specific to project management software. Best of all, they include ratings for important subcategories, allowing you to compare the most important characteristics you’re looking for in a new software solution. For example, you can compare ratings for Task Prioritization, Creation & Assignment, and more, as you can see below.

On top of the features showcased by G2, these software solutions offer additional capabilities that could be helpful for your processes. Both GUIDEcx and Basecamp provide the following features:

• Onboarding/Training Provided
• Mobile App
• Templates
• Dependencies
• Forecasted End Dates
• Internal vs. External Task Creation
• Unlimited Contributors and Guests

GUIDEcx also has additional client onboarding features that make it easier for customers to engage with the system, including the following: 

• Designated CSM
• Login-less Experience
• Secure Links
• Time Tracking
• Resource Management
• White Labeling
• Customizable Updates via Email
• Customizable Report Views
• SOC 2 Compliant

If you’re looking for something that will improve the customer experience beyond a project management tool and provide client-facing capabilities, GUIDEcx offers essential features that can make onboarding and collaboration smoother and more efficient. 

Advantage: GUIDEcx

 

Integrations

It’s great when you can invest in a comprehensive software that can help provide support for a variety of processes under one system. However, it’s also important to look for a solution that will integrate with your favorite tools so that you don’t have to sacrifice any aspect of your organization. 

Both GUIDEcx and Basecamp offer a number of integrations, such as Jira, Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and more. They also both provide a simple Zapier integration, which means you can connect to thousands of your favorite apps through it, allowing you to easily access and use automated workflows. Similarly, they each have their own custom API, enabling users to integrate with every tool available to them. 

Advantage: Tie

 

Pricing and Free Trials

GUIDEcx offers a free 14-day trial and demo, allowing you and your team to try out the platform before committing. After the two-week trial, clients are given three pricing packages to choose from. These packages also offer unlimited collaborators and guests for the most effective collaboration possible: 

• Professional includes a customer-facing portal and whitelist options in addition to private internal communication.
• Premium, the most popular package, includes third-party integrations. It allows for basic time tracking and resource management.
• Enterprise includes advanced time tracking, resource management, unlimited contributors and guests, and custom options for use. Like the other two packages, all internal, external, and third-party contributors are included.

For pricing information, GUIDEcx encourages all interested parties to reach out to their sales team.

Basecamp similarly offers a free 30-day trial. After that, they have two payment plans to choose from: Basecamp Business and Basecamp Personal. 

• Basecamp Business is $99/month and includes all of its features, including unlimited projects and users. 
• Basecamp Personal is a more limited version of Basecamp Business that includes three projects, 20 users, and 1GB of storage. 

Both GUIDEcx and Basecamp offer excellent options for those looking for a project management system; however, GUIDEcx allows you to invite an unlimited number of external guests—at no additional cost. GUIDEcx only bills for project managers, providing the seamless collaboration with clients you need to succeed. 

Advantage: GUIDEcx

It’s not worth it to settle for just any old project management system, so don’t stop until you find something that offers everything you need and more. Both Basecamp and GUIDEcx provide unique capabilities that are sure to upgrade your project processes and boost productivity. However, GUIDEcx also offers client-facing features that will improve your customer experience and leave your clients feeling happier than ever.