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Basecamp vs ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Basecamp
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (20th)
ServiceNow Strategic Portfo...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Project Portfolio Management (2nd), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

Abenazzer Tadesse - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 11, 2023
An easy-to-use project management solution with good stability and scalability
Our primary use case for the solution is project management The ease of use is valuable. 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…
Srinivasa Neelapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 7, 2024
Strategies and goals are aligned with demands and partners, making it a strategic approach for the enterprise but the finance part needs improvement
SPM is definitely strong for project management, but its finance capabilities are not as robust. While there is a separate Financial Management product, it would be beneficial to have more out-of-the-box support for finance integrations within SPM. I’m not suggesting replacing systems like SAP for finance, but there should be better support for financial integrations. Currently, connecting to SaaS solutions is complicated, and getting into detailed financial calculations is challenging. Forecasting is manageable, but handling actual financials is not as straightforward. The finance area needs improvement, specifically making finance application integrations easier. Generic finance capabilities should be more user-friendly and integrated into SPM. Although they have started this journey, it hasn’t been fully released yet. There seems to be a roadmap, and once complete, it will be very useful. Additionally, incorporating a Q&A feature for entire strategies or project demands and enhancing text analytics within SPM would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The ease of use is valuable."
"The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"You don't need a lot of plugins."
"Everything is valuable. It is tough to choose a particular feature, but project portfolio management along with agile 2.0 are two key product features that I would suggest for services companies like us."
"Stable and scalable solution."
"The new feature includes different lenses, such as the organizational lens or project manager lens, allowing us to view data through various perspectives. Previously, the journey started with demand, project, and idea management."
"The solution is scalable."
"The demand management tool is very strategic because it helps assess risk, gives you a visual of different demands, and rates those values."
"The most valuable features of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management are the multiple methodology possibilities for projects. It has hybrid, traditional, and Agile capabilities. Additionally, the solution integrates well with other platforms, such as Microsoft Azure."
"The ease of use is the most valuable feature. It's very intuitive to set up."
 

Cons

"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The only issue for us is the pricing. It’s quite high in comparison with the competition."
"We track salaries or paychecks of the resources. They change from time to time, such as every six months or every year. If they can come up with a default or out-of-the-box feature to manage those multiple payable costs so that we can automatically calculate the project costs rolled up. That would be the coolest feature that we can expect from ServiceNow. We would like to have an automatic feature to manage the payable costs. We should be able to manage or maintain multiple pay costs so that while calculating the project roll-up costs for individual projects, the respective pay costs in a particular period are picked up automatically from the backend. Currently, we have to customize that. It is doable. We have done it but through customization."
"The pricing is average."
"ServiceNow need to focus on internal empowerment rather than awareness to drive the change."
"When we import a really big project with a lot of tasks on it, we face some issues with dependencies. The links between tasks are not working very well. There is definitely room for improvement there. Microsoft Project, in my opinion, is the best option for such a use case."
"The timing reporting module, and how it's used is a bit difficult to understand. Everything related to project management is quite extensive. It needs to be simplified. At first, our users didn't want to use it, because it seems a bit complex."
"The solution needs a few things in terms of resource management."
"The product does not give us the freedom to capture all the instances, test cases, and evidence."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing is based on metrics and is tailored to customer's needs."
"The solution was quite expensive."
"I would rate the cost as five out of ten."
"It is a little expensive. We are in Brazil, and for us, it is a little expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
"We have a team of about 6,500 employees across the globe. So, the amount of money I'm going to save by putting the money on the table for the implementation and licenses is very high."
"The cost of the solution should not be more than $50,000 annually."
"The solution could improve by being less expensive and the pricing model is confusing. Many people are getting charged different amounts. There are additional fees that they are adding on."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Basecamp?
The licensing costs are approximately $900 annually. I rate the price a four out of ten, with one being cheap and ten being expensive.
What needs improvement with Basecamp?
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 onl...
What do you like most about ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
We mainly use the solution to support operations and align our ITSM operations with our business goals. This involves coordinating between our application development, support teams, and network en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
The pricing is average. They always have some extra options to add. I rate the product’s pricing a six out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
If we have enough information, we can address issues from the cloud to the top level of the organization. This allows us to see if our resources are being allocated properly from an executive persp...
 

Also Known As

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IT Business Management, ServiceNow IT Business Management Suite, ServiceNow ITBM Suite, ServiceNow ITBM
 

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Sample Customers

Ashland Addison Florist Co., Victory Auto Wreckers, Ideal Box Co., Hollymatic Corp.
Proximus, UNT SYSTEM, SAP SuccessFactors
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