Asana review
Bottom line
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.
What is Asana?
Asana organizes work into projects and tasks that can be viewed as lists, boards, calendars or timelines. Each task has one owner and a due date, which keeps accountability clear across departments. Goals, portfolios and workload views on the higher tiers connect day-to-day tasks to company objectives.
Who it's 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
Who should look elsewhere
- 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)
Typical uses
- Cross-functional project planning with dependencies and milestones
- Campaign calendars and content pipelines
- Portfolio reporting to leadership on goals and status
- Request intake with forms that create tasks automatically
Key features, tested
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.
Integrations
Over 300 integrations, with strong Slack, Teams, Google and Microsoft 365 connections, plus Jira and GitHub for engineering handoffs.
Screenshots
Asana pricing 2026
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
- 100MB per file
Starter
Timeline, Gantt, workflow builder, dashboards and 250 automations a month.
- Timeline and Gantt views
- Workflow builder
- Project dashboards
- Custom fields and forms
- Asana AI
Advanced
Goals, portfolios, workload, approvals and 25,000 automations.
- Goals and portfolios
- Workload management
- Time tracking
- Approvals and proofing
- Advanced reporting
Enterprise
SAML, admin controls, audit logs and data residency.
- SAML SSO and SCIM
- Admin console
- Audit log API
- Data residency
- Priority support
What the sticker price leaves out. 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.
Starting price is about average for Project Management tools we list (median $10.99/user/mo). Prices checked October 31, 2026; confirm on the vendor's pricing page before buying.
Project Management feature checklist 7 of 8
The features buyers in this category ask for most, and whether Asana includes them on a plan you can actually buy. Percentages show how many project management buyers call each one essential.
Missing: Docs & wikis. See alternatives that cover these.
Integrations, deployment and support
Integrations
Deployment
- Cloud / SaaS
- iOS app
- Android app
- Mac app
- Windows app
Support
- Email and chat (paid plans)
- Help center
- Community forum
- Priority support (Enterprise)
Training
- Asana Academy
- Documentation
- Live webinars
- Customer success (Enterprise)
Platforms
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Windows
- Mac
Asana pros and cons
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
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Asana alternatives and comparisons
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Asana FAQ
Is Asana free for small teams?
Yes, the Personal plan is free for up to ten users with unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views. Timeline, Gantt, dashboards and automations require Starter.
Asana or monday.com?
Asana is stronger at task execution, goals and portfolio management with a cleaner interface. monday.com is more flexible as a customisable work database with better dashboards per dollar. Teams that want structure pick Asana; teams that want to build their own system pick monday.com.
Does Asana have time tracking?
Native time tracking is on the Advanced plan. Starter users can integrate Harvest, Everhour or Clockify.
Does Asana have Gantt charts?
Yes. Timeline (Starter) and a dedicated Gantt view with dependencies and critical path are available on paid plans.
How much does Asana cost?
Asana has a free plan and paid plans start at $10.99/user/mo. Plans: Personal (Free), Starter ($10.99, /user/mo, billed annually), Advanced ($24.99, /user/mo, billed annually), Enterprise (Custom). 30-day trial available.
What are the best alternatives to Asana?
In Project Management, the closest alternatives we rate are monday.com (83/100). See the full list of Asana alternatives for a side-by-side comparison.
How we reviewed Asana
We score every product on four weighted criteria: ease of use (25%), features (30%), value (25%) and support (20%), from hands-on testing of the plans buyers can actually purchase, the vendor's published pricing and documentation, and verified user reviews. Vendors cannot pay for a higher score or a better rank; paid placements are labelled. This review was last updated on October 31, 2026. Read the full methodology.