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Asana vs Miro comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Asana
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (3rd)
Miro
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Visual Collaboration Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Asana and Miro aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Asana is designed for Project Management Software and holds a mindshare of 7.9%, down 11.8% compared to last year.
Miro, on the other hand, focuses on Visual Collaboration Platforms, holds 38.4% mindshare, up 30.9% since last year.
Project Management Software
Visual Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Ian Herzing - PeerSpot reviewer
May 8, 2022
Stands out with portfolios, easy setup, and real-time information, but needs big improvement when it comes to workflows, automation, and dashboards
Their workflows and automation could use a big improvement. I don't even know if they have anything in that regard right now. I would really love to see a way where you can send custom alerts based on a task's completion or status change or an approval coming through. I would love to see a way to get some low-code functionality into Asana because right now, that is a big miss. On top of that, their dashboards are incredibly lacking. The way the widgets connect to the projects, they don't pull the data in the way that I really want them to. When I build a dashboard in Asana versus Smartsheet, I can't pull in data via a custom text field in Asana, but in Smartsheet, I can. That's a huge advantage because sometimes, you just want to report on really niche tasks or a launch date in a specific project or a collection of projects, and Smartsheet's dashboard features will let you do that, but Asana won't. So, their dashboards are lacking, and the workflows are pretty below where the market is right now. I would love to see a complete revamp of how they do dashboards right now. Dashboards are really poor. They don't display information well, and they don't look good. They don't pull in data in an advanced search kind of way. They are very simplistic. If you're a traditional project manager and you're PMP certified and you understand project management, you're going to be very frustrated with Asana's dashboards because they do not speak the language of project management. That's because of the way they are set up. So, I would like to see that completely revamped. It's just not an industry standard.
Srini-Dhanaraj - PeerSpot reviewer
May 28, 2024
Helps streamline thought processes of users
There was no need for me to use the tool's integration capabilities. From a ground level, I use the tool to prepare a mind map based on my own thoughts, so I don't see any value in the product. The tangible benefits I have experienced from the implementation of the product stem from the fact that a lot of thought processes are involved, and it also streamlines thought processes. The template helped me to define a lot of functionalities, and understand the functionalities of each vertical. Everything is easy in the product. I have experience with the free version of the solution, so I am not sure about the pricing. Even if the pricing part is considered for the solution, I feel it is really cheap and affordable. When I used to use the product in the past, GenAI was not a part of the tool. AI is not required everywhere. Just because AI is available, it doesn't mean that it has to be everywhere and it is not the right approach. AI probably provides some suggestions to help users. The mobile version looks easier for me. The product offers desktop and mobile versions. The value derived from the use of the product around the fact that the thought process gets streamlined, and you will feel well-organized using the product. I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Asana is the tracking of comments and documents in one place."
"Asana provides a lot of options and a lot of customization to give the best efficient way for your business to operate. For example, I can customize my tasks, tables, and pipelines the way I want them to fit my business model. It's easy and highly customizable."
"Asana, despite its compact size, proves to be incredibly valuable. When initiating a project, it offers the ability to generate a personalized form for clients. In this particular context, my clients include the customer success team and solution architects. This feature allows me to provide them with a convenient means to submit their requests, resembling a ticketing system geared towards internal operations. Moreover, it enables efficient allocation within my team. For instance, if a question pertains to customer success, I can assign it to the CSOps manager and the team. Similarly, if it relates to a specific channel, it can be allocated accordingly."
"Asana has helped me (as an individual contributor) organize my daily work and given me a way to plan for longer term objectives."
"Asana has a wonderful user experience that is very easy to interact with and has tons of integrations with other products and tools."
"Asana is a very simple interface for project managers to figure out, providing all the functions they need."
"The solution's user interface is very good."
"The solution scales well."
"The product's initial setup phase is simple and straightforward."
"As a consultant managing multiple projects, I find Miro's collaboration features highly beneficial."
"Online Collaboration made it easy to brainstorm."
"Miro's flexibility is a main feature. It provides boards where I can put whatever is needed without limits."
"It is a versatile tool suitable for various tasks, including process modeling."
"Miro significantly enhances brainstorming sessions."
"The solution's UI is very user-friendly, and it is not that hard to define the shapes you are looking for or to import them."
"Integrations with so many other tools make this platform highly useful."
 

Cons

"The mobile application of Asana has to be improved a lot because no one wants to do a complete project management task on mobile."
"It's hard to integrate Asana into other parts of the company workflow, so integration is an area for improvement."
"We'd like the capability to be able to set up weekly reminders."
"The messaging feature could be better."
"The solution can be difficult for new users to use because of the interface."
"It would be great if Asana could create a library for each project within the interface."
"The calendar view in Asana has shortcomings and can be improved."
"We don't get enough notifications."
"I don't see the need to have updates in the product every other month or every other day."
"It should have a desktop version."
"When I imported an image to Miro, my friend saw it differently from what I saw when I changed the size of it."
"The solution could be available on mobile."
"The text customization inside objects needs some enhancement, especially for the text written in rectangle shapes."
"The product subscription is very expensive. The pricing could be better."
"I would like to see enhancements in Miro, especially when working with tables like Excel."
"Maybe at some point, Miro should be able to use AI to provide analysis from the brainstorming sessions or files fed into it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has a free version."
"We paid a monthly licensing fee for the product."
"Its price is fair. Its licensing cost is cheaper than Microsoft Project. I would rate it a two out of five in terms of pricing."
"Asana has two different types of structures: company vs workspace. Company is really best if all the users you plan to assign work to are all internal (have the same corporate domain in their user ID email address). Once one person signs up (even for a free account) with a corporate email address, Asana will automatically relate that person to that company, if it already exists. If you plan to use it for external collaboration as well as internal, then creating a workspace is a better approach."
"We're on the business tier, which is $25 a month if you're on an annual contract. It's $31 if you're on a month-to-month contract. In my experience, there are no hidden costs with Asana. I know Smartsheet has these add-ons that you can buy, which is an additional cost, but Asana doesn't have any add-ons that I know of. When you're trying to scale the product and want to add users, you have to do it in buckets of five. This is also something to consider."
"There is a free version of Asana, but we use the paid version to receive all the features we want. The overall price is reasonable."
"This solution is reasonably priced."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"The product's price is low. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available when it comes to the licensing part of the product."
"The initial cost of Miro was a bit high for me as a small company. However, considering its many benefits and the number of projects I have, it's reasonable and worth the investment."
"The product costs approximately $300 per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
56%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Asana?
The solution's user interface is very good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Asana?
The pricing is reasonable. We paid and received equal functionality.
What needs improvement with Asana?
The solution could have a bigger pop-up when someone assigns a task or have a notification similar to Facebook, where you see a number indicating the notifications you receive. This way, you can se...
Which would you choose - Miro or Figma?
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What do you like most about Miro?
Integrations with so many other tools make this platform highly useful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Miro?
I'm currently using the free version of Miro, which is sufficient for our current needs at a new startup.
 

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