Asana
Asana is visual project and task management with timelines, kanban boards and automation rules.
Verified against: asana.comasana.com as of 2026-09-09
Quick verdict: Our verdict on Asana: 4.1/5. Strong on ease of use, but weigh the learning curve for advanced workflows before committing — evidence details below.
- Our rating: 4.1/5
- Strongest dimension: Usability (5/5, verified against official sources)
- Weakest dimension: Functionality (4/5, verified against official sources)
- Pricing: Free plan · $10.99/mo/user
- Verification: Checked against the official site and pricing pages (2 evidence files), last checked 2026-09-09. Sources: asana.com, asana.com
Asana pricing details
- Free plan available
- paid plans from $10.99/mo/user
- $13.49/mo
Starter; billed annually; free Personal now capped at 2 users (re-checked 2026-09-09 official page: Starter $10.99 annual/$13.49 monthly, Advanced $24.99 annual/$30.49 monthly, no mid tier between them; AI Studio credits 50K/75K/200K per billing account by Starter/Advanced/Enterprise; view-only licenses on Enterprise)
In our index: Free plan available; paid from $10.99/mo/user
How Asana scores across our 6 index dimensions
- Functionality: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
- Usability: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
- Stability: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
- Collaboration: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
- Localization: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
- Value: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
Score rationale: Timeline/Gantt PM tool; free Personal plan was cut from 10 users to 2 — most older reviews are stale on this; Starter $10.99/user/mo annual ($13.49 monthly). Traditional Chinese homepage probe (/zh-tw).
What Asana does well
- Best dimension: Ease of use at 5/5 — backed by verification against the official site & pricing.
- Second strong point: Stability at 5/5.
- Pricing: free tier, paid from $10.99/mo/user — Starter; billed annually; free Personal now capped at 2 users
- Positioning: Asana is visual project and task management with timelines, kanban boards and automation rules.
- Source check: Visual project and task management with timelines, boards and automation rules; Traditional Chinese homepage documented (/zh-tw, lang=zh-tw).
Where Asana falls short
- Weakest dimension: Core features at 4/5.
- Weigh the learning curve for advanced workflows before committing.
How Asana compares to other Project Management tools
Our index tracks 5 Project Management tools. Asana sits at 4.1/5, with $13.49/mo. Here are the 4 closest alternatives we hold pricing and scoring evidence for.
- Notion — 4.2/5 · Free plan · $10/mo/user
Notion is a flexible workspace blending notes, databases and project management with a huge template ecosystem. - Trello — 4.0/5 · Free plan · $5/mo/user
Trello is lightweight kanban project management that is quick to learn, but power needs Power-Ups. - ClickUp — 3.9/5 · Free plan · $7/mo/user
ClickUp is an all-in-one workspace with docs, goals, boards and dozens of views, though it has a steep learning curve. - Wrike — 3.8/5 · Free plan · $10/user/mo
Wrike is the operations-grade project management platform — Gantt charts, resource and capacity planning, request forms and proofing, sold with a genuinely free unlimited-members tier and annual-billed paid seats.
Frequently asked questions about Asana
How much does Asana cost?
Free plan available; paid plans from $10.99/mo/user; $13.49/mo. Billing detail: Starter; billed annually; free Personal now capped at 2 users (re-checked 2026-09-09 official page: Starter $10.99 annual/$13.49 monthly, Advanced $24.99 annual/$30.49 monthly, no mid tier between them; AI Studio credits 50K/75K/200K per billing account by Starter/Advanced/Enterprise; view-only licenses on Enterprise). Figures verified 2026-09-09.
Does Asana have a free plan?
Yes. Asana has a free tier; paid plans start at $10.99/mo/user.
What is Asana rated in our index?
Asana sits at 4.1/5 in our index, strongest on usability (5/5, verified against official sources) and weakest on functionality (4/5, verified against official sources). Our verdict on Asana: 4.1/5. Strong on ease of use, but weigh the learning curve for advanced workflows before committing — evidence details below.
What are the drawbacks of Asana?
Weakest dimension: Core features at 4/5 Weigh the learning curve for advanced workflows before committing.
What does Asana do well?
Best dimension: Ease of use at 5/5 — backed by verification against the official site & pricing Second strong point: Stability at 5/5 Pricing: free tier, paid from $10.99/mo/user — Starter; billed annually; free Personal now capped at 2 users Positioning: Asana is visual project and task management with timelines, kanban boards and automation rules Source check: Visual project and task management with timelines, boards and automation rules; Traditional Chinese homepage documented (/zh-tw, lang=zh-tw).
How was Asana verified?
Checked against the official site and pricing pages (2 evidence files), last checked 2026-09-09. Sources: asana.com, asana.com.
What are the alternatives to Asana?
We track Trello, ClickUp, Notion, Wrike as the closest alternatives in our Project Management index, and 4 head-to-head comparisons against Asana are available.