Asana Review

by Asana, Inc. · Project Management Software

Asana is a work-management platform for planning and tracking projects across teams, with list, board, timeline and calendar views plus goals and reporting.

Free plan:
Yes
Free trial:
Yes
Pricing model:
freemium, per user, tiered
Best fit:
small, midmarket, enterprise
Last researched:
2026-08-23

Who Asana is best for

  • Cross-functional teams managing structured, deadline-driven work
  • Organizations wanting goals-to-tasks alignment

Who should look elsewhere

  • Teams wanting docs, wiki and PM in one tool
  • Solo users with very simple task needs

Key features

  • List, board, timeline and calendar views
  • Task dependencies, subtasks and milestones
  • Workflow automation rules
  • Goals and portfolio reporting
  • Workload and capacity views
  • Broad integration directory

Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Clear, structured approach to cross-functional work
  • Strong timeline, goals and portfolio features at higher tiers
  • Mature automation and reporting
  • Broad, well-maintained integrations

Limitations

  • Advanced features sit behind upper per-seat tiers
  • No built-in docs as full-featured as all-in-one workspaces
  • Free tier is limited for growing teams
  • Costs add up for large deployments on Advanced/Enterprise

Asana plans

Personal

See vendor site for current pricing

Free tier for individuals and small teams with core task management.

Starter

See vendor site for current pricing

Adds timeline, workflow builder and reporting basics.

Advanced

See vendor site for current pricing

Adds goals, portfolios, forms and advanced reporting.

Enterprise

See vendor site for current pricing

Adds advanced admin, security and compliance controls.

Plan structure researched from official vendor sources; dollar pricing is published only after verification against the vendor's live pricing page. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor's site before purchasing.

Full pricing breakdown

Integrations

SlackMicrosoft TeamsGoogle DriveZoomSalesforceJiraZapierTableau

Common use cases

  • Project planning
  • Cross-functional campaign management
  • Goal tracking
  • Workload management

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Reviewed by the SaaSVise Editorial Team. Published 2026-08-23. How we evaluate software

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