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Copper Project
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Basecamp
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| Purchasing Options |
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- Available as a hosted account or as an installable server license for higher security requirements.
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- Available as hosted account only.
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- All accounts have unlimited projects, limitation is on number of users or unlimited for Premium accounts, no free accounts.
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- All accounts have limited projects, no limitation on users, basecamp has free 1 user account.
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| How are the two tools actually used? |
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- Project Managers create project plans and tasks, allocate those tasks to Workers, and review quantitative progress.
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- Project Managers add To Dos, upload files, upload text documents, start discussions.
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- Workers log in, review their tasks, and add time, comments and an estimation of % complete.
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- Workers log in, check off tasks, add to discussions.
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- Accounts team can review time spent on a project or by a resource and either invoice directly or export csv to invoice externally
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- No internal invoicing/timetracking.
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- Tech team can modify Copper to suit the individual requirements of the company.
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- Basecamp API can be used to create external add-ons.
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| Features Comparison |
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- Information is stored as Clients, Projects, Tasks (including sub-tasks), and Files.
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- Information is stored as Discussions, To Dos, Files, Text Documents and Dates.
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- Users have secure and specific access to a whole client, a project, or tasks.
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- Users can see everything but can be invited to Files & Discussions.
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- Includes fully draggable Gantt Timeline for quick project setup and management of tasks and timelines. Import/Export to MS Project
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- Time can be tracked and entered via the in-built stopwatch timer, or can be manually entered
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- Percentage completion of tasks is stored for every task update and rolls up to show project completion. You can always see just how ‘complete’ a project or task is.
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- Tasks are either done or not, there is no tracking of percentage completion.
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- All tasks have a running commentary, this commentary is tied to percentage complete, hours spent, automated timesheets, and invoicing.
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- Messages are held under the whole project. You can choose to email those you want to see the message. No percentage complete or timesheeting.
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- Files are uploaded and attached to Tasks or Projects and users can only access if they have permission for those tasks/projects.
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- Files are centralised under projects and viewable to all.
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- Multi language support, including spanish, portuguese, french, swedish, dutch, italian.
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- Compatible with HTML5 capable phones.
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- Can be used on phones – BC Mobile uses HTML5 – no apps to install
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