

Asana and Microsoft Project both cater to the project management category, with Asana having the upper hand for teams looking for ease of use and collaboration, while Microsoft Project is preferred for detailed planning and reporting.
Features: Asana is known for its intuitive interface, real-time updates, and multiple task views including list, board, and Gantt chart. Microsoft Project offers advanced scheduling capabilities, resource management, and critical path analysis to manage complex projects efficiently.
Room for Improvement: Asana could benefit from enhanced dashboard features and improved scalability, while requests for more integrations and automation persist. Microsoft Project has room to improve its integration capabilities, user interface intuitiveness, and agile methodology support.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Asana is easily deployed in the cloud, with positive customer service interactions but needing more robust support. Microsoft Project is often deployed on-premises but adapts to cloud environments well, with varying customer service experiences.
Pricing and ROI: Asana offers a cost-effective tiered pricing model, including a free version attractive to smaller teams, known for improving efficiency and time savings. Microsoft Project is seen as more expensive, valued for its comprehensive management capabilities, particularly for large enterprises where ROI is tied to detailed project tracking and resource management.
Because of Asana, we are not having sprint planning meetings very much. That alone has saved us about 10 hours per week.
There is no need to juggle multiple conversations across different platforms, and the search engine works effectively, allowing for pulling up historical data efficiently, which ensures all pertinent information is available.
However, due to its pricing, I need to be careful about adding each user and feature.
If I can eliminate delays, I achieve good ROI because resources can be utilized to their maximum capacity.
Microsoft Project does help save time and money due to its completeness as a project management solution.
The technical support is of high quality.
No complaints have been heard about customer support for Asana.
The customer support for Asana is good.
Currently, there are more support personnel who speak English, and Microsoft has increased its Spanish language support compared to previous years.
There is a website and a connection to AI for support.
I would give somewhere around 10 for my overall experience with support.
Asana's scalability is impressive, as the organization has grown from one facility in California to another in Washington State, increasing the workforce from one hundred to about four hundred fifty to five hundred people without any scalability issues throughout a four hundred million dollar construction project.
Asana's scalability is pretty good because it is cloud-hosted and I know companies with thousands of employees use it.
I have not experienced any stability problems with Asana.
Asana is quite stable; it is a tool I can trust.
Asana is stable.
Microsoft Project is a stable tool, and when using it in different projects, it works perfectly.
Microsoft Project is a stable product.
I would rate the stability of Microsoft Project as an eight out of ten.
It would be easier if I could assign tasks directly from my email without needing to open Asana.
This UI is good for a power user, but for a normal user who just comes to see what their tasks are, a simplified UI would be more appropriate.
It would be beneficial to have a native option for Asana to create tickets so we could move away from our main ticketing tool.
The worst part is handling too many items, like 1,000 items, which Microsoft Project struggles with, especially when printing.
It would be beneficial to see enhanced reporting functionalities in future versions.
Microsoft Project tends to become very unstable on large project plans with more than 400 lines.
To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.
The issue with Microsoft is that the license is per personnel, making it expensive.
I believe it's usually included in the Microsoft 365 package.
Microsoft Project is affordable, but the standalone Project license should be included in the Office price to increase adoption.
Asana's automation allows me to automate deadlines and send notifications to the right people about approaching deadlines.
Asana has positively impacted the organization by providing clarity for everyone, allowing visibility into who is working on what, from the VP of Operations down to maintenance, ensuring necessary parts are available.
The easy way to get all the analytics at the end of the month or year is the most important feature, and that's why we are still with Asana.
This tool is the most accurate project management tool, allowing me to run a full set of project activities without having to switch between different tools for scheduling and other tasks.
The collaboration features are valuable for controlling the project and transmitting information to other team members when working in a team.
The most valuable features are in the successor and predecessor determination and the tracking tools, such as obtaining data on the S curve financial curve.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Project | 3.1% |
| Asana | 2.9% |
| Other | 94.0% |


| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 39 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 8 |
| Large Enterprise | 7 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 31 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 15 |
| Large Enterprise | 41 |
Asana is web-based software-as-a-service that helps teams coordinate and manage their work. It helps companies move faster by making sure everyone knows the team’s plan and process and who is doing what by when.
Each user can create projects using a list, board, calendar, or timeline view. Within each project, users can add tasks, subtasks, sections, comments, attachments, start and due dates, and custom fields. Project and task followers get notifications on changes or comments on the project and/or task in their Inbox. Individual users can see all of the tasks they're responsible for across all of their projects in a view called My Tasks.
Asana is available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
Microsoft Project helps you get started quickly and execute projects with ease. Built-in templates and familiar scheduling tools help project managers and teams stay productive.
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