Motion vs Asana
Compare Motion and Asana on starting price, seat minimums, free plans, timelines, automations, integrations, and reporting. There is no universal winner — choose by job-cluster fit.
Motion
AI calendar + task auto-scheduling (projects, docs, meetings) — Pro AI from $19/seat/mo annual.
Best for
- • AI auto-scheduling calendar + tasks
- • Individuals/small AI-first teams
Starting from $19.00/user/mo
No free plan
VS
Our verdict
Different jobs. Choose Motion when AI calendar auto-scheduling is primary (6.9 landscape); choose Asana for Work OS collaboration and goals (8.3 ranked).
Motion is better for
- ✓ Automation & workflows
- ✓ AI features
Asana is better for
- ✓ Free plan
- ✓ Timeline / Gantt
- ✓ Ease of use
- ✓ Work planning depth
Tie
- • Automations
Choose Motion if: AI auto-scheduling calendar + tasks
Choose Asana if: Cross-functional Work OS
Asana
Cross-functional work management with goals, workflows and AI Studio — Starter from $10.99/user/mo annual.
Best for
- • Cross-functional Work OS
- • Goals and workflow adoption
Starting from $10.99/user/mo
Free plan available
Motion vs Asana at a glance
Criterion-level leaders from verified research.
Scorecard preview
Criterion leaders based on verified research — open the Scorecard tab for evidence detail.
- Starting pricingDepends
Motion
Asana
- Seat / licence minimumDepends
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Asana
- Free planAsana
Motion
Asana
- Timeline / GanttAsana
Motion
Asana
- AutomationsTie
Motion
Asana
Which project management is better for you?
Quick picks based on fit — not a universal ranking.
- → Motion
Best for automation & workflows
Motion leads on automation & workflows (9/10 vs 8/10) from approved product scores grounded in vendor documentation.
- → Motion
Best for ai features
Motion leads on ai features (9/10 vs 8/10) from vendor documentation as of the research date — not lab testing.
- → Asana
Best for free plan
Better for free plan
- → Asana
Best for timeline / gantt
Stronger timeline gantt availability
- → Asana
Best for ease of use
Asana leads on ease of use (8/10 vs 9/10) from approved product scores grounded in vendor documentation.
The biggest differences
Where the products diverge most clearly on verified criteria.
Starting pricing
DependsMotion
Motion Pro AI $19/seat/mo annual; Asana Starter $10.99/user/mo annual — Motion is a premium AI-scheduling seat.
Asana
Motion Pro AI $19/seat/mo annual; Asana Starter $10.99/user/mo annual — Motion is a premium AI-scheduling seat.
Seat / licence minimum
DependsMotion
Both per-seat; Motion has no Free plan in this research pass.
Asana
Both per-seat; Motion has no Free plan in this research pass.
Timeline / Gantt
Asana winsMotion
Trails Asana on this criterion
Asana
Stronger timeline gantt availability
Work planning depth
Asana winsMotion
Trails Asana on this criterion
Asana
Asana leads on work planning depth (7/10 vs 9/10) from approved product scores grounded in vendor documentation.
Automations
TieMotion
Motion and Asana have the same researched availability on automations workflows (Motion: supported; Asana: supported).
Asana
Motion and Asana have the same researched availability on automations workflows (Motion: supported; Asana: supported).
Integrations
Asana winsMotion
Trails Asana on this criterion
Asana
Asana leads on integrations (6/10 vs 8/10) from vendor documentation as of the research date — not lab testing.
Which should you choose?
Choose Motion if
- AI auto-scheduling calendar + tasks
- Individuals/small AI-first teams
Choose Asana if
- Cross-functional Work OS
- Goals and workflow adoption
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monday.com
Work OS / work management platform with boards, timelines, automations and AI credits — Basic from $9/seat/mo annual (3-seat minimum).
Hive
Work management platform with free plan (≤10 members) and Teams from $12/user/mo annual — strong monday.com peer.
Notion
Docs-first workspace with databases and light project tracking — Plus from $10/user/mo annual; AI on Business.
How we compare
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