Do activeCollab and Basecamp have the same features?

activeCollab and Basecamp are both project management tools with a lot of things in common. But since they approach project management in different ways, there are also a few key differences between the two systems.

Features that you will find in both activeCollab and Basecamp are:

  • Dashboard, with latest news and updates;
  • Search, that is easily accessible;
  • Milestones, to highlight the important stages of your projects;
  • Time records, for tracking time spent on projects;
  • Files, uploaded in the system;
  • A discussion area where you can talk with your team, named Messages in Basecamp, and Discussions in activeCollab;
  • Collaborative writing tool, called Writeboard, or Pages as we call it in activeCollab. The content of your Writeboards will not be imported in activeCollab, but please note that these two tools offer the same functionality.
  • Tasks, presented as the To Do List in Basecamp and Tickets or Checklists in activeCollab; and an Administration area, that helps you adjust the system to your needs.

These features are not identical of course but the ideas behind them and the functionality is the same.

Besides the features listed above, you will also find a few other handy features in activeCollab. You can see the entire feature list on this page, but we'll also mention a few of them here:

Of course, it is completely up to you to decide which ones you will use in your setup. As a modular system though, activeCollab will always give you the freedom to tailor things to your own needs.