Basecamp: Hate the New Basecamp Update
Users are expressing widespread dissatisfaction with the latest update of Basecamp, describing it as terrible and unusable. Many feel that the changes have negatively impacted their ability to manage projects effectively, leading to frustration and disappointment.
25 different people have complained about this since 26 May 2026, most recently on 04 Oct 2026.
- “Basecamp - Project Management — Update is terrible.”
- “I wish Basecamp would give customers the option to revert back to the old version.”
- “Basecamp - Project Management — New update is GARBAGE!.”
25 people in 25 posts across 2 sources · 0 in the last 30 days, 1 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 25 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 25 people using Basecamp - Project Management
- What goes wrong
- Hard to find projects and information10 people · 40%
- Cannot group or color-code projects4 people · 16%
- Home dashboard is cluttered and narrow3 people · 12%
- Since
- 26 May 2026 → 04 Oct 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Basecamp - Project Management
- Looking for something else
- 4% want an alternative · 16% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
People are asking for
In their own words — asks pulled from the evidence, most-repeated first
“If you’re a manager/business owner looking for an app for your employees I wouldn’t recommend this one.”
“I wish Basecamp goes back to older version.”
“I wish Basecamp would give customers the option to revert back to the old version.”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint2080%
- Looking for an alternative14%
- Request416%
Sources
25 signals · 2 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original. 1 post was held back as off-topic; all 25 still count toward the score.
Basecamp - Project Management — Update is terrible The app was good before this new update now it’s terrible. It’s hard to navigate, the auto correct is non existent so you have to manually capitalize letters which doesn’t sound like a big deal but is tedious and something that wasn’t an issue before. They made…
Strong complaintManual workBasecamp - Project Management — BC 5 Update New update is absolutely awful! Removed ability to link outside sources. The setup is not friendly. Colors are dull. Colors helped me group my projects, but now they are so dull it’s not helpful in the least. Notification section is not convenient. Home dashboard is too…
Strong complaint…es, forget it. Unfortunately we will start looking at an alternative. I wish Basecamp would give customers the option to revert back to the old version.
Wishes it existedFrustratedBasecamp - Project Management — New update is GARBAGE! We have been using this app for our sign shop over the past 6 years. This new update has made it impossible to find information using a smart phone. Would not recommend. Please change it back!!!!!!
Strong complaint…w how they think this new update makes things easier for their users. If you’re a manager/business owner looking for an app for your employees I wouldn’t recommend this one.
Looking for a tool
Market and score
Products already there, how the score moved, and what it is made of
Opportunity history
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Why did it move?
Score unchanged at 29.4 · 13 Nov 2026, 03:00 → 04:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Hate the New Basecamp Update a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 25 different people described it independently, in 25 mentions, the earliest from 26 May 2026 and the most recent from 04 Oct 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: steady — no change the counts can show. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 1 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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