Benchmarks

Basecamp UX Case Study

This is a case study of Basecamp’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 252 design elements. 249 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.

Basecamp’s overall e-commerce UX performance is mediocre. Basecamp’s UX performance in particular suffers from usability issues caused by broken Plan Matrix, broken Page Types & Design, and poor Sign-Up & Account Management.

First benchmarked in December 2021.


Performance23.9Mediocre

URLbasecamp.com


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Overall UX Performance

255 Guidelines · Performance:

Desktop Web

152 Guidelines · Performance:

Homepage & Navigation

24 Guidelines · Performance:

Page Types & Design

17 Guidelines · Performance:

Plan Matrix

8 Guidelines · Performance:

Checkout

77 Guidelines · Performance:

Sign-Up & Account Management

12 Guidelines · Performance:

Site-Wide Features & Navigation

14 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web

103 Guidelines · Performance:

138 Major E-Commerce Sites
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Basecamp’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design

9 pages of Basecamp’s e-commerce site, marked up with 55 best practice examples: