Asana vs Tempo Portfolio Manager: Features, Pricing and Reviews Compared
- Starting price
- $10.99/user/mo · free plan
- Ease of use
- 8.8
- Functionality
- 8.7
- Value for money
- 7.6
- Customer support
- 8.0
Best for
- Marketing, operations and product teams juggling dozens of projects with shared people
- Managers who need portfolio and goal roll-ups, not just a task list
- Teams that want a polished mobile and desktop experience
- Starting price
- $15/user/mo
- Ease of use
- 7.3
- Functionality
- 7.1
- Value for money
- 6.0
- Customer support
- 7.6
Best for
- Jira-based PMO teams
- Operations leaders tracking portfolio budgets
- Organizations planning shared resource capacity across employees and contractors
Our verdict
Asana comes out ahead at 83/100 versus Tempo Portfolio Manager at 70. Flexible views of the same work: list, board, timeline, calendar. Asana is the better fit for cross-functional teams that need clear ownership. Tempo Portfolio Manager makes more sense if you need scenario modeling shows the effect of a schedule change on dates, budget and team allocation before the change is activated.
On Asana: Asana is the project tool we recommend for teams that run many concurrent projects and need to see how they roll up into goals and portfolios. Task management is fast and keyboard-friendly, views are flexible, and the automation builder is approachable. The weakness is cost: the useful views live on Starter, the planning features live on Advanced, and per-user pricing adds up for large teams who could get by on monday.com or ClickUp.
Features comparison
The 8 project management capabilities we check on every product, ordered by importance to buyers.
| Feature | Importance | Asana | Tempo Portfolio Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanban boards | 88% | Included | Included |
| Mobile app | 71% | Included | Included |
| Automations | 67% | Included | Included |
| Gantt charts | 64% | Included | Included |
| Time tracking | 59% | Included | Included |
| Guest access | 55% | Included | Included |
| Docs & wikis | 48% | Not included | Not included |
| API access | 33% | Included | Not included |
What stands out in each
Tasks, subtasks and views
Every task has an assignee, due date, custom fields and subtasks, and the same project can be viewed as a list, board, timeline, calendar or Gantt chart. The interface is quick and the keyboard shortcuts make bulk editing fast.
Workflow builder and rules
Starter includes a visual builder for intake-to-done workflows with triggers and actions (assign, move section, set field, notify Slack). Automation counts are capped per month by plan.
Goals, portfolios and workload
Advanced adds portfolios that roll projects up with status, owner and progress, goals linked to the work that drives them, and a workload view that shows who is over capacity. This is the layer that justifies Asana over cheaper tools.
Reporting
Project dashboards with charts of tasks by status, assignee and custom field; Advanced extends to cross-project reporting. Exports to Tableau and Power BI exist for deeper analysis.
Tempo Portfolio ManagerScenario modeling
Planners build a scenario to test a change, such as moving a project to an earlier date, and see the effect on other projects, budget and team allocation. A scenario can be reviewed and activated only after the trade-offs are clear. This lets leaders decide with the consequences visible.
Portfolio hierarchy and status roll-up
Projects roll up into programs and a portfolio, with health shown as healthy, needs attention or action required. Leaders can see which program is red and drill into the overdue items behind it. This keeps status reviews tied to the underlying work.
Objective and key result tracking
Company objectives are linked to key results and the work that delivers them, with each key result marked on track, at risk or otherwise. Progress against the target is shown for the current period. Teams see which initiatives are pulling a goal off pace.
Capacity and resource planning
Each team member has a working scheme and a commitment percentage, so planners can see who is free and how much capacity a team has. Contractors and AI agents can be added as members. Capacity changes flow into timelines and budget forecasts.
Pricing comparison
Asana starts at $10.99/user/mo with a free plan (30-day trial); Tempo Portfolio Manager starts at $15/user/mo (Free trial). Plans are shown as the vendors publish them; the BSR Value subscore reflects what you get for the money.
Personal
Up to 10 users. Tasks, lists, boards and calendar.
- Up to 10 teammates
- Unlimited tasks and projects
- List, board and calendar views
- Basic integrations
Starter
Timeline, Gantt, workflow builder, dashboards and 250 automations a month.
- Timeline and Gantt views
- Workflow builder
- Project dashboards
- Custom fields and forms
Advanced
Goals, portfolios, workload, approvals and 25,000 automations.
- Goals and portfolios
- Workload management
- Time tracking
- Approvals and proofing
Enterprise
SAML, admin controls, audit logs and data residency.
- SAML SSO and SCIM
- Admin console
- Audit log API
- Data residency
Paid plans are billed per user with a minimum of two seats, and seats come in bundles at some sizes. The free Personal plan caps collaborators at ten. Monthly billing costs about 20% more than annual. Asana AI features are included on paid plans but some advanced AI capabilities are limited by tier.
Value for money: 7.6/10 · Monthly, Annual, Minimum 2 seats · Vendor pricing page ↗
Tempo Portfolio ManagerStarting at $15/user/mo. Plan breakdown not published yet.
Pricing starts at $15 per user per month, and a free trial is available, but there is no free plan. Plan tiers, billing periods and add-on costs are not broken out for this product, so a per-seat quote is the basis for budgeting.
Value for money: 6.0/10
Integrations comparison
2 integrations in common · 18 only in Asana · 0 only in Tempo Portfolio Manager. Logos link to our review when we cover the tool.
Both connect to
Only Tempo Portfolio Manager0Nothing exclusive: every integration it lists is shared.
Which one is best for my use case?
Who each product is built for, who should look elsewhere, and the jobs it gets bought for, from our editorial review and the vendor's own customer profile.
Ideal for
- Marketing, operations and product teams juggling dozens of projects with shared people
- Managers who need portfolio and goal roll-ups, not just a task list
- Teams that want a polished mobile and desktop experience
Not for
- Very small teams who need Gantt or timeline views; the free plan lacks them
- Budget-conscious teams that need Advanced features (workload, time tracking) at scale
- Teams that want a database-style tool with heavy customisation (consider monday.com or Notion)
Common use cases
Sells to: Small businesses, Mid-size companies, Enterprises, Nonprofits. Common industries: Marketing and creative, SaaS and technology, Operations, Education, Healthcare, Financial services.
Tempo Portfolio ManagerIdeal for
- Jira-based PMO teams
- Operations leaders tracking portfolio budgets
- Organizations planning shared resource capacity across employees and contractors
Not for
- Teams that need a free plan
- Buyers who require a non-web deployment
Common use cases
Sells to: Freelancers, Small businesses, Mid size businesses, Enterprises.
Support, training and setup
How you get help, how you learn the product, and how fast you can be running.
- Support score
- 8.0/10Leads
- Ease of use
- 8.8/10Leads
- Support channels
- Email and chat (paid plans)
- Help center
- Community forum
- Priority support (Enterprise)
- Training
- Asana Academy
- Documentation
- Live webinars
- Customer success (Enterprise)
- Deployment
- Cloud / SaaS
- iOS app
- Android app
- Mac app
- Windows app
- Typical setup
- Same day
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese +7
Tempo Portfolio Manager- Support score
- 7.6/10
- Ease of use
- 7.3/10
- Support channels
- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat
- Training
- In Person
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Videos
- Deployment
- Web
- Typical setup
- Not published
- Languages
- Not published
Security and reliability
Certifications and controls as published by each vendor. We list them; we don't audit them.
- Security
- SOC 2 Type II
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- HIPAA (Enterprise)
- SSO (SAML)
- Two-factor authentication
- Data residency (Enterprise)
- Public API
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- iOS · Android
- Company
- San Francisco, CA · 1,800+ employees · founded 2008
Tempo Portfolio Manager- Security
- Single Sign On
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Role-Based Permissions
- Audit Trail
- Public API
- Not published
- Mobile apps
- None published
- Company
- Boston · 350+ employees
Pros and cons
Our editors' pros and cons for each product. No user reviews have been published for these products yet.
Pros
- Flexible views of the same work: list, board, timeline, calendar
- Clear task ownership and dependency tracking
- Large integration library and a mature API
Cons
- Free plan caps collaborators and lacks timeline view
- Pricing climbs quickly for larger teams
- No built-in wiki or long-form documents
Tempo Portfolio ManagerPros
- Scenario modeling shows the effect of a schedule change on dates, budget and team allocation before the change is activated.
- Jira work items sync into the portfolio plan, so planners work from the same issues engineering teams use.
- Team capacity is modeled with working schemes and commitment percentages, including contractors and AI agents as members.
- A free trial lets buyers test scenario planning and sync before paying.
- Role-based permissions, access controls and an audit trail give administrators control over changes to the plan.
Cons
- Pricing starts at $15 per user per month with no free plan, so small teams pay from their first seat.
- Plan tiers and what each includes are not broken out, so total cost can only be estimated from the per-seat starting price.
- Deployment is web-based only, with no alternative deployment option listed.
- Two versions of the product appear in the sign-in menu, New and Legacy, so buyers need to confirm which version they are getting.
Full side-by-side table
Asana leads in 9 of 9 rows where they differ. Green marks the leader in each row.
Tempo Portfolio Manager 70Leads 0 of 9 rows · Best for PMO and operations leaders managing Jira-based portfolios with resource and budget trade-offs| Feature | Asana Best for cross-functional teams that need clear ownership | Tempo Portfolio Manager Best for PMO and operations leaders managing Jira-based portfolios with resource and budget trade-offs |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| BSR score | 83 | 70 |
| Ease | 8.8 | 7.3 |
| Features | 8.7 | 7.1 |
| Value | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Support | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Pricing | ||
| Starting price | $10.99/user/mo | $15/user/mo |
| Free plan | Included | Not included |
| Free trial | 30-day trial | Free trial |
| Features | ||
| Features included | 7 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Kanban boards | Included | Included |
| Gantt charts | Included | Included |
| Time tracking | Included | Included |
| Guest access | Included | Included |
| Automations | Included | Included |
| Docs & wikis | Not included | Not included |
| API access | Included | Not included |
| Mobile app | Included | Included |
| Details | ||
| Biggest strength | Flexible views of the same work: list, board, timeline, calendar | Scenario modeling shows the effect of a schedule change on dates, budget and team allocation before the change is activated. |
| Biggest weakness | Free plan caps collaborators and lacks timeline view | Pricing starts at $15 per user per month with no free plan, so small teams pay from their first seat. |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac | Web |
| Best fit | 2–5,000 users | Freelancers, Small businesses, Mid size businesses, Enterprises |
Not a match?
Other project management software we list, ranked by BSR score.
Asana vs Tempo Portfolio Manager: FAQs
Is Asana better than Tempo Portfolio Manager?
Asana scores 83/100 against Tempo Portfolio Manager's 70, a 13-point lead. Flexible views of the same work: list, board, timeline, calendar. Tempo Portfolio Manager is the better pick if scenario modeling shows the effect of a schedule change on dates, budget and team allocation before the change is activated matters more to you.
Which is cheaper, Asana or Tempo Portfolio Manager?
Asana has the lowest starting price at $10.99/user/mo and offers a free plan. Tempo Portfolio Manager starts at $15/user/mo. Per-user pricing, annual discounts and add-ons change the real total, so price out your actual seat count.
Which has more features?
Asana covers 7 of the 8 project management features we track, including API access which Tempo Portfolio Manager lacks.
Do Asana and Tempo Portfolio Manager integrate with the same tools?
Both connect to Slack, Jira. Only Asana lists Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
How this comparison was made
Each product was scored on the same four subscores (Ease, Features, Value, Support) from the vendor's published pricing and documentation, our editorial review, then combined into a 100-point BSR score. Hands-on tested: Asana. Feature checks use one list per category; plans, integrations, support and security come from what each vendor publishes and are refreshed when listings change. Green marks the leader in a row. Sponsored placements are labeled elsewhere on the site and never touch a comparison. Full methodology →