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Asana vs Planisware comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.0
Asana improves productivity and reduces costs, but ROI is unclear in mature organizations needing additional reporting tools.
Sentiment score
1.0
Users find Planisware valuable for ERP projects, though opinions on ROI and satisfaction vary due to performance issues.
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.
Construction Superintendent at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
The efficiency of building the whole project has increased through team management using Asana.
Senior Data Scientist at Evolvision Technologies
However, due to its pricing, I need to be careful about adding each user and feature.
Head of Content Marketing at scion social
It is primarily used for the pharma vertical and related fields, and since we were running a full ERP digital transformation project in the life sciences domain, it suited that requirement very well.
Solution Architect at Think People
Sometimes I feel that the ROI is not optimal because we are totally dependent on Planisware's system stability.
Planisware Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Asana's customer service is responsive and helpful, but technical support experiences vary, and community resources are less comprehensive.
Sentiment score
3.2
Planisware's customer service is praised for expertise and resources but criticized for slow responses outside the US.
The technical support is of high quality.
Head of Content Marketing at scion social
Both email and calling support are working perfectly.
Senior Data Scientist at Evolvision Technologies
Customer support is quick; whenever we report an issue, the response is prompt.
Sr Technical Product Manager at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Their approach has been primarily reactive to customer questions and concerns, not proactive and comprehensively enabling.
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
We experienced a couple of issues, and they responded and resolved the issues and bugs promptly.
Solution Architect at Think People
The support was good, but there's more space for collaboration that we can do internally through Planisware, which was not the case.
Principal, Technical Project Management at Teletech Holdings
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Asana is scalable for small to large teams, with seamless integration, although costs can rise with more licenses.
Sentiment score
4.9
Planisware offers scalable solutions with stable performance globally, yet large-scale or customized setups may face challenges.
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.
Construction Superintendent at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
Asana's scalability is strong because it works with tools like Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, Outlook, Jira, Salesforce, and Power BI.
HITRUST and GRC Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Multiple teams and multiple team members can collaborate with each other.
Senior Data Scientist at Evolvision Technologies
Planisware scales effortlessly when hosted on decent Linux Server(s) with ample RAM and sufficient CPUs.
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
The scalability of Planisware is good, as when you want to implement changes, you need to manage the process with your collaborators.
Responsible for the Project Infrastructure at Comutitres
We experienced crashes in the upcoming year, but these mostly occurred on weekends, which minimized the impact on our users.
Planisware Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Asana is highly rated for reliability, with users appreciating its stability and quick resolution of occasional downtimes.
Sentiment score
6.5
Planisware is stable, especially the SaaS version, with minor bugs and server issues in the on-premises version.
I have not experienced any stability problems with Asana.
Senior Data Scientist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Asana is quite stable; it is a tool I can trust.
Head of Content Marketing at scion social
They have made significant improvements, but still, there is a long way to go in terms of their flexibility, adaptability, and usability.
Solution Architect | Planisware Consultant at Schlumberger
Identifying and fixing bad data resolved stability issues about 80% of the time.
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
Sometimes the ROI is affected because we are totally dependent on Planisware's system stability.
Planisware Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users find Asana lacking in support, integration, customization, project management features, automation, security, and AI capabilities.
Planisware needs improved integration, user interface, project management tools, and support for better collaboration and Agile methodology compliance.
It would be easier if I could assign tasks directly from my email without needing to open Asana.
Head of Content Marketing at scion social
There was no Asana onboarding. They put it all on me and my boss to go through all of the Asana trainings ourselves and then figure it out.
Project Manager at ZERO TO THREE
It would be beneficial to have a native option for Asana to create tickets so we could move away from our main ticketing tool.
NOC Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Extent of the client base and collective user expectations push priority improvements into new versions and resolve rare technical glitches rapidly.
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
Better integrations to JIRAs and perhaps open APIs for task management would be super beneficial.
Solution Architect at Think People
The reports should be improved because all companies now need reporting, and with tools such as Grafana or Tableau, Planisware needs to add interfaces for data lakes since all companies require this.
Responsible for the Project Infrastructure at Comutitres
 

Setup Cost

Asana offers competitive enterprise pricing with flexible plans, though scaling may increase costs; it's praised for ease and transparency.
Planisware is costly with various licenses and requires significant investment in setup, support, and training for effective integration.
To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.
Head of Content Marketing at scion social
We took Asana on a per-person basis, specifically for 50 people, and I do not remember the exact price, but it was an Enterprise feature.
Sr Technical Product Manager at a tech company with 11-50 employees
I recommend planning for a playground environment (similar to develop) to allow pretesting of new releases without disturbing the integrity of the current develop environment).
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
 

Valuable Features

Asana enhances productivity and collaboration with customizable views, integrations, AI, automation, real-time updates, and intuitive interfaces.
Planisware offers robust project management with customizable views, built-in BI tools, enhancing decision-making, efficiency, and adaptability.
Asana's automation allows me to automate deadlines and send notifications to the right people about approaching deadlines.
Head of Content Marketing at scion social
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.
Construction Superintendent at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
The feature that has made the biggest difference for my team is the cross-functional coordination because it allows communication between the internal team as well as the external teams that are involved in the projects.
HITRUST and GRC Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The tools communicate with other tools, making it effective, and when we have a new resource, we can add it and send it to the resource management team, who can view it in Planisware.
Responsible for the Project Infrastructure at Comutitres
Planisware Explorer (PEX) offers enhanced capabilities for reporting and charting that goes beyond the functions in the Report Builder module, such as dynamic queries.
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
 

Categories and Ranking

Asana
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (3rd), AI Sales & Marketing (3rd)
Planisware
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Project Portfolio Management (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Patrick Conley - PeerSpot reviewer
Construction Superintendent at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
Central hub has unified cross‑department tasks and provides clear ownership and communication
The best features Asana offers, once you become familiar with the system, include clarity in view and tracking of questions. For instance, if information is requested from legal and they respond, a record is maintained to track all comments and keep everyone updated. Having that clear view and record of communication helps the team day to day by allowing management and staff to see current statuses and responsibilities. It clarifies whose responsibility it is and identifies any hold-ups with legal or engineering tasks, which keeps the organization organized. 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. It functions as a clearinghouse for all information. Collaboration has greatly improved with Asana. There is no longer a need to chase down accounting or engineering for project updates because information can be checked through comments. File attachment and messaging capabilities between different groups within Asana are helpful. Email notifications are received for updates relevant to tasks, combining Asana alerts with email for easy visibility. The interface and notifications in Asana are appreciated because it integrates with email. Updates can be received even when not logged in, which keeps you informed. Initially, it takes some time to understand the various details, but after extensive use, it feels second nature. Overall, satisfaction with Asana is high.
John Andrew Kossey - PeerSpot reviewer
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
Capably brings single source of truth to enterprise project portfolio management; provides consequential, flexible data display with effective visualization; integrated use of Agile, Kanban
Planisware helpfully distributes incremental updates on a quarterly schedule. Extent of the client base and collective user expectations push priority improvements into new versions and resolve rare technical glitches rapidly. What any single user or small client may earnestly request for increasing productivity may take years for development to start—unless one pays rather dearly for underwriting special services from Planisware’s offshore support group. Individual users, particularly those who suddenly lack affiliation with a paying client between jobs have been bottom priority in my experience. Service tickets don’t apply for this category of formerly active users. I recommend that Planisware provides formerly active users privilege of connectivity with Planisware “playground” environments that are periodically refreshed with a current release version. This new option would cultivate “hands on” proficiency in the overall Planisware user community.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Asana?
We took Asana on a per-person basis, specifically for 50 people, and I do not remember the exact price, but it was an Enterprise feature.
What needs improvement with Asana?
Asana can be improved, but I would need to dig more into that to give a thorough response. It would be nice if we could integrate it with Telegram or with something comparable to Open Law or Hermes...
What is your primary use case for Asana?
My main use case for Asana is exchanging tickets with customers. To exchange tickets with customers, we define the field from both sides and exchange the information or issues reported by the custo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Planisware?
Planisware is very costly. I can comment that it's expensive, and even the consultants from Planisware charge a very high rate for their time. Generally speaking, they are expensive.
What needs improvement with Planisware?
The tool can be improved with integrations to Agile tools. We used Azure DevOps, which I dislike. Better integrations to JIRAs and perhaps open APIs for task management would be super beneficial. A...
What is your primary use case for Planisware?
My use cases involve building out a template library based on our methodology and continuing to iterate on that. We used a template, and basically, to start this out, we built out the template libr...
 

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