7 ms·

Ask HN: HN alternatives to basecamp?

9 points by epi0Bauqu 17y ago

I have a need to manage some projects (open tasks) with other developers (for mobile apps). I was just going to use basecamp, but I'd prefer to use an HN startup if there is one out there.

bgraves 17y ago
I'm not sure about Basecamp Alternatives created by HN / YC members but I've used ActiveCollab, which is self-hosted and very nice. Zoho has a great offering, too. Here's a fairly comprehensive list, but I'm not sure how old it is. http://pm-sherpa.com/features/basecamp-alternatives/ http://pm-sherpa.com/features/basecamp-alternatives/
- epi0Bauqu 17y ago
  Yeah, I searched the web and searchyc, but was wondering if there were any HN alternatives, i.e. the owner is on here.
  - deleted 17y ago
    [deleted]
  - huherto 17y ago
    Thanks for supporting the HN community. We should have a directory of all the companies here. It will make us more competitive as a group.
  - tonystubblebine 17y ago
    What qualifies as being on here? Jason Fried of Basecamp has been on here for almost two years. Granted, most of his comments are on articles releated to 37signals. http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jasonfried http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jasonfried
davidw 17y ago
You could use Trailer Park;-) http://73primenumbers.com/trailerpark.html http://73primenumbers.com/trailerpark.html Joking aside, depending on what you're doing, you could probably get by with something as simple as a Google spreadsheet.
- epi0Bauqu 17y ago
  I want built in notifications, comments and task completion. I could get this via Google docs, but it isn't seamless.
  - matrixownsyou 17y ago
    you can setup a http://redmine.org http://redmine.org instance . I've done it recently for my company and it hasn't broke yet :) if you n€€d help let me know :)
josefresco 17y ago
We use voo2do for our small web firm. http://voo2do.com/ http://voo2do.com/ It's nothing like Basecamp but fits our model well.
- shimon 17y ago
  Cool! Voo2do probably qualifies as a HN startup, although I started it (as a hobby project) in 2005 before HN existed. :)
waivej 17y ago
It's not a HN company...but what about http://unfuddle.com http://unfuddle.com?
- icey 17y ago
  For whatever it's worth, I use unfuddle for some projects and I like it pretty well. Occasionally their web interface is painfully slow though.
  - matrixownsyou 17y ago
    i've been using the free account for a couple of years and have upgraded to a paid account sometime ago and it works very well
elliottkember 17y ago
It's not an HN startup, but I've been building http://speckleapp.com/ http://speckleapp.com/ for a while :) Edit: It is an HN startup! I need more sleep!
- epi0Bauqu 17y ago
  If you're building it, doesn't that make it an HN startup :) ?
  - elliottkember 17y ago
    Bah! I guess I was thinking a YC startup.
adammichaelc 17y ago
Have you looked at http://pivotaltracker.com http://pivotaltracker.com ? It's what Google engineers use to manage projects. And it's free for unlimited projects. It's tailored to agile software development.
RobGR 17y ago
Is there something with functionality similar to basecamp that allows you to use your own domain, not a sub-domain, and to theme the interface in a custom way to completely match your company's colors and branding ?

9 points by epi0Bauqu 17y ago

I have a need to manage some projects (open tasks) with other developers (for mobile apps). I was just going to use basecamp, but I'd prefer to use an HN startup if there is one out there.

bgraves 17y ago

I'm not sure about Basecamp Alternatives created by HN / YC members but I've used ActiveCollab, which is self-hosted and very nice. Zoho has a great offering, too. Here's a fairly comprehensive list, but I'm not sure how old it is. http://pm-sherpa.com/features/basecamp-alternatives/ http://pm-sherpa.com/features/basecamp-alternatives/

epi0Bauqu 17y ago
Yeah, I searched the web and searchyc, but was wondering if there were any HN alternatives, i.e. the owner is on here.
- deleted 17y ago
  [deleted]
- huherto 17y ago
  Thanks for supporting the HN community. We should have a directory of all the companies here. It will make us more competitive as a group.
- tonystubblebine 17y ago
  What qualifies as being on here? Jason Fried of Basecamp has been on here for almost two years. Granted, most of his comments are on articles releated to 37signals. http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jasonfried http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jasonfried

davidw 17y ago

You could use Trailer Park;-) http://73primenumbers.com/trailerpark.html http://73primenumbers.com/trailerpark.html Joking aside, depending on what you're doing, you could probably get by with something as simple as a Google spreadsheet.

epi0Bauqu 17y ago
I want built in notifications, comments and task completion. I could get this via Google docs, but it isn't seamless.
- matrixownsyou 17y ago
  you can setup a http://redmine.org http://redmine.org instance . I've done it recently for my company and it hasn't broke yet :) if you n€€d help let me know :)

josefresco 17y ago

We use voo2do for our small web firm. http://voo2do.com/ http://voo2do.com/ It's nothing like Basecamp but fits our model well.

shimon 17y ago
Cool! Voo2do probably qualifies as a HN startup, although I started it (as a hobby project) in 2005 before HN existed. :)

waivej 17y ago

It's not a HN company...but what about http://unfuddle.com http://unfuddle.com?

icey 17y ago
For whatever it's worth, I use unfuddle for some projects and I like it pretty well. Occasionally their web interface is painfully slow though.
- matrixownsyou 17y ago
  i've been using the free account for a couple of years and have upgraded to a paid account sometime ago and it works very well

elliottkember 17y ago

It's not an HN startup, but I've been building http://speckleapp.com/ http://speckleapp.com/ for a while :) Edit: It is an HN startup! I need more sleep!

epi0Bauqu 17y ago
If you're building it, doesn't that make it an HN startup :) ?
- elliottkember 17y ago
  Bah! I guess I was thinking a YC startup.

adammichaelc 17y ago

Have you looked at http://pivotaltracker.com http://pivotaltracker.com ? It's what Google engineers use to manage projects. And it's free for unlimited projects. It's tailored to agile software development.

RobGR 17y ago

Is there something with functionality similar to basecamp that allows you to use your own domain, not a sub-domain, and to theme the interface in a custom way to completely match your company's colors and branding ?