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Asana Review

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE

Choose Asana when cross-functional teams need clear ownership, goals and workflows without an engineering-tracker learning curve.

Last updated 2026-08-18Independent editorial review
  • Starting price

    $10.99/user/month

  • Free plan

    Yes

  • Free trial

    Yes

  • Best for

    Cross-functional marketing/ops teams

SoftwareGlimpse review

8.3/10

Good

  • ease of use9
  • work planning9
  • automation workflows8
  • collaboration9
  • integrations8
  • reporting8
How we score →

See Asana in action

Official vendor demonstration of product surfaces. It supplements screenshots and editorial analysis — it is not independent SoftwareGlimpse testing.

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Official vendor tutorial

How to get started with Asana | Beginner overview 2024

How Asana presents the product in an official vendor video.

What this shows

  • Asana product surfaces as shown in the official vendor video
  • UI/workflow layout marketed by the vendor

Pricing

Cross-checked 2026-08-17: Free (limited users); Starter $10.99 / Advanced $24.99 per user/mo annual; Enterprise quote. Monthly higher. AI Studio/Teammates on paid tiers with credits — confirm live asana.com/pricing.Full pricing details →
  • Personal/Free

    $0.00

    Free plan

    Free plan with limited seats/features for small teams.

  • Starter

    Most popular

    $10.99

    per user / mo, billed annually

    $10.99/user/mo billed annually — entry paid work management.

  • Advanced

    $24.99

    per user / mo, billed annually

    $24.99/user/mo annual — goals, forms, reporting depth and stronger automation.

  • Enterprise

    Custom

    Contact sales

    Enterprise — custom quote for governance and scale.

Product screenshots

Verified captures from Asana's product interface.

Asana homepage product interface

Product UI frame from the official Asana homepage.

Decision snapshot

Entity field audit 100/100

Asana is a work management platform for tasks, projects, portfolios and goals with strong adoption for marketing, ops and cross-functional teams. Free covers limited users; Starter is $10.99/user/mo annual; Advanced $24.99; Enterprise custom. AI Studio / AI Teammates packaging rides paid tiers with credit models — confirm live. Distinct from engineering trackers like Jira.

Best for

  • Cross-functional marketing/ops teams
  • Buyers prioritising adoption ease and goals/workflows
  • Mid-market work management shortlists
  • small-business / operations: Asana fit for small-business operations teams in the work-os job cluster, from first-party positioning and Project-management Priority-1 research.

Not ideal for

  • Engineering sprint orgs that need Jira/Linear
  • Teams wanting the cheapest all-in-one seat (ClickUp)
  • Docs-only wikis (Notion)
  • Advanced features and deeper automation often require Advanced+

Key tradeoffs

  • Advanced features and deeper automation often require Advanced+
  • AI Studio credit packaging can raise TCO beyond Starter seat floors
  • Not optimised as an engineering sprint tracker
  • Free plan is limited versus ClickUp’s unlimited-user Free narrative

Pricing: 4 documented plans · 1 free · entry paid: Starter · trial documented on at least one plan

Evidence: Research/data-based (no completed hands-on test) · Latest verification/research signal: 2026-08-17T20:00:00.000Z · Editorial assessment: approved

Next step: Compare against peers: Asana vs monday.com

Our verdict

Choose Asana when cross-functional teams need clear ownership, goals and workflows without an engineering-tracker learning curve. Compare monday.com/ClickUp for Work OS configurability, Hive for lower SMB floors, and Jira/Linear if the buyer job is software delivery. Scores reflect first-party documentation as of 2026-08-17 — not hands-on product testing. Confirm current packaging, minimums and usage rates on the vendor site before purchase.

Best for

  • Cross-functional marketing/ops teams
  • Buyers prioritising adoption ease and goals/workflows
  • Mid-market work management shortlists

Not ideal for

  • Engineering sprint orgs that need Jira/Linear
  • Teams wanting the cheapest all-in-one seat (ClickUp)
  • Docs-only wikis (Notion)

Bottom line

Free limited; Starter $10.99, Advanced $24.99 per user/mo annual; Enterprise custom. AI on paid tiers. Confirm live.

Asana pros and cons

Pros

  • Excellent cross-functional adoption story
  • Goals + portfolio narrative
  • Strong templates and workflow clarity
  • Published Starter/Advanced floors
  • AI Studio on paid tiers

Cons

  • Starter floor above ClickUp Unlimited
  • Deep reporting/automation often Advanced-gated
  • Not an eng issue tracker
  • AI credits add TCO
  • Can feel light vs monday for ops configurability

Pricing comparison

Full comparison →
 Asana(this review)monday.comClickUpHiveJira
Starting price$10.99/user/month$9.00/user/month$7.00/user/month$5.00/user/month$8.15/user/month
Free planYesYesYesYesYes
Free trialYesYesYesYesYes

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How we recommend: product claims are tied to recorded research where available.

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