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Asana vs Trello comparison

Asana and Atlassian are both solutions in the Project Management Software category. Asana is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3, while Atlassian is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.4. Asana holds a 7.9% mindshare in PMS, compared to Atlassian’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Asana users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Atlassian users who would recommend it.
Asana
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86% willing to recommend
Trello
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90% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Asana and Trello compete in the project management category. Asana seems to have the upper hand with advanced task management capabilities while Trello excels in simplicity and visual planning.

Features: Asana's features include detailed task tracking, progress visualization, and advanced task management, which suit complex workflows. Trello provides ease of organizing tasks with boards, cards, and visual planning, emphasizing user-friendly design.

Room for Improvement: Areas where Asana could improve are customization flexibility, loading speed, and user interface complexity. Trello could benefit from more integration options, better scaling for large projects, and enhanced features for more intricate planning.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Asana's deployment process allows for quick setup with detailed guides, though it has a steep learning curve. The customer service is responsive. Trello offers straightforward deployment with an intuitive approach but could improve proactive customer support measures.

Pricing and ROI: Asana's higher setup costs are justified by its advanced features and considerable ROI, appealing to those needing comprehensive tools. Trello's pricing is more affordable for smaller teams, with ROI contingent on usage scale, offering cost-effectiveness for simpler project management needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Asana
Ranking in Project Management Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trello
Ranking in Project Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Asana is 7.9%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 3.0%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Q&A Highlights

NC
Jun 09, 2023
What project management/portfolio management program would you recommend?
Hi Netanya, for complez projects I recommend Basecamp or Microsoft Project, but for small or low complexity projects I suggest Trello. Best regards.
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Featured Reviews

Ian Herzing - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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Arsalan Nili - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is easy to set up, extremely stable, and is available on multiple devices
We use the solution to assign tasks to our people and they report what they do on their tasks. We set our priorities and set the last status using Trello We found that the solution was available on multiple devices, has a great user experience, is simple to use, and it is available on multiple…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup is straightforward. It was just a few clicks to get started and to integrate Asana into our existing business system. It took 15 days to fully implement our projects using Asana."
"It is very good for managing the timeline. I'm a quality manager, and I have different testing projects running with different work breakdown structures. Asana makes it very easy to implement and monitor the plans. It is easy to move the tasks and complete them, break them down, and assign them to people."
"Asana has significantly reduced the number of emails we exchange because we can access the project directly. It organizes all the tasks related to each project, assigns them to staff with due dates, and tracks progress."
"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."
"It is stable and easy to set up."
"Asana allows you to create your own project with sub sections with subtasks that can be assigned. The feature I really love is that you can tag people to notify them that there has been progress on a project as well as add attachments."
"What I like the most about Asana is its API integrations because we use a lot of cluttered toolsets in our company since we need to cater to different clients, for which its integration gives us a lot of flexibility."
"It is pretty comprehensive when it comes to the different views that it gives you. It gives you a Gantt chart view, calendar view, board view, and list view. It is kind of helpful to have different types of views and see how it views your different tasks. I appreciate being able to do that. The biggest thing is that it is extremely user friendly. Asana is pretty intuitive. Someone who is not tech-savvy can kind of catch on quickly. It is better than other tools like Smartsheet. Some of the other tools like Microsoft Project and Excel are great tools, but you have to invest a lot of time to learn them, which is not the case with Asana."
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"Project management and work collaboration solution with amazing scalability and stability. Its user interface is modern and easy to understand, with drag and drop functionality."
"There is a huge community to help us with the issues we face while using the product."
"The usability of this solution is its most valuable feature. It offers a great flow of creating a business rule that allows you to just add identifiers and qualifiers."
"I appreciate the ease of creating boards and the flexibility it offers."
"The most valuable feature of Trello stems from the fact of how easy it was with it to see large visual aspects, especially when people were getting their workflow in order."
"While Nasuni has a learning curve, it becomes user-friendly once mastered."
"I think task management, prioritization, rankings, and collaboration features are useful."
"We found that the solution was available on multiple devices, has a great user experience, is simple to use, and it is available on multiple channels."
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Cons

"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."
"The inbox feature can be a little overwhelming if you are working with Asana just from its project boards and only checking it periodically."
"There is room for improvement in integrating Asana with different technology vendors."
"There just needs to be a bit more direction on how to use it at the outset."
"Having a quick way to do video inside the platform or video communication could be very handy."
"There could be some improvements in terms of how projects or day-to-day work is organized. One of the challenges when it comes to rolling out to an enterprise is the way the projects are organized. It has a kind of setup where you have different projects and tasks, but it is not as organized as Smartsheet when it comes to organizing projects or different teams. It can get really cluttered really fast. JIRA has another suite to submit the support tickets. It would be good if Asana could branch out to incorporate some kind of workflow. It is great for collaboration and recording work, but there isn't any workflow. It would be useful if they can map out a workflow of who approves what. This is kind of a big ask, and it is not geared towards that."
"Currently, there are only a few available options, but it would be helpful to have more control over the notifications received."
"On the development side for technical project management, Asana is missing features. We only use it for discussing tasks and strategies, and we use it for customer to-do lists. It doesn't have the source code integration that Jira and Jira Service Desk both have."
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"Being able to export reports from Trello, general reports, or board reports, would improve the solution for me as a manager."
"Trello could add an analytic tool that allows me to see the performance of each team member, answering questions like whether they meet the deadline or miss the deadline."
"Trello has become complex over the years."
"The dashboards and flexibility to adjust the timeline view for each task are areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."
"I would like to see improvement in onboarding back-office team members."
"Trello does not provide you with as many functionalities as Jira and various third-party integrations provided by these different platforms."
"Many more categories could be enabled."
"Trello could improve from a UI and UX standpoint and should consider adding enhanced functionality from a release management standpoint."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"This solution is reasonably priced."
"Price-wise, I think it's an affordable option for mid to large-sized companies."
"The solution's free version can be used for basic functions."
"It has a free version."
"I can describe Asana's pricing as a sweet spot since it is neither very high nor very low, especially regarding the value Asana adds to its products...In our company, we use 50 percent of the features provided by Asana, because of which we only pay 50 percent of Asana's total cost."
"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."
"For what it brings to the table, I think Asana is fairly affordable. I would like to see the portfolio feature in our pricing plan, but other than that, it's definitely pretty good."
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"The pricing starts from around $6 per license for a subscription, and there might be higher subscriptions available, possibly around $12 per month."
"The solution pricing is okay. The pricing is subscription-based and depends on the features that you need. If you need more features then you will need to pay more. You can use the basic features to lead your project management."
"The free version of Trello covers all of the bases and all of our needs, so there's no cost involved for us. This is surprising for such a quality platform with no limitations on the key functionalities, though it also has a paid version."
"Paying for the solution's license is worth it only if our enterprise or organization can use Trello, integrated with some other solution, and we can have good reports."
"Trello has a really good price."
"The tool's pricing is average."
"I use the free version of Trello, which is sufficient for my day to day use."
"Its pricing is good. It is about $6 per license for what we use, but then there are other plans as well, such as $12 a month. I would rate it a nine out of ten in terms of pricing."
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Answers from the Community

NC
Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
What project management/portfolio management program would you recommend?
This is a good question, but the starting point would be to understand whether your focus is on project management software or portfolio management software because there is a big difference between the two. In terms of software, project management software is really focused on managing individual projects and can help communicate information about a specific project. Project management softwa...
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DT
Apr 5, 2022
The real question is: what type of Project/Portfolio Management system do I need?  The Trello, Asana, and Monday.com types of products tend to be a bit more lightweight. Sometimes, they lack the structure that a more robust system such as Project Online or Project for the Web can offer.  If the organization is small(er) and or only a few individuals will be utilizing the system, then the former may work well. If a large(r) organization and many PMs /Portfolio Managers, compliance issues, etc., a more mainstream Project? A Portfolio Management approach may be needed. Look into a bigger player in the market.  Take a look at the Gartner reviews for additional suggestions as to what level and type of system may be the right one for your organization.
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HeshamFouad - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 5, 2022
I have experience with Asana. It's an easy-to-use and configure solution, especially for medium and non-complex plans.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
57%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Educational Organization
82%
Computer Software Company
3%
Financial Services Firm
2%
Manufacturing Company
2%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Asana?
The solution's user interface is very good.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Asana?
The pricing is reasonable. We paid and received equal functionality.
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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...
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What do you like most about Trello?
The solution is very user-friendly, where you have everything you need.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trello?
I did not evaluate Trello's pricing model since it was provided by my organization.
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What needs improvement with Trello?
Trello could improve from a UI and UX standpoint and should consider adding enhanced functionality from a release management standpoint. Additional features for release management in the style of J...
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Overview

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.

Trello is the visual collaboration tool that creates a shared perspective on any project. Trello’s boards, lists and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your personal and work life in a fun, flexible and rewarding way.

 

Sample Customers

Uber, Vodaphone, NASA, Spotify, Lyft, Baggu, Udacity, Patreon, Flipboard, Dropbox, Intel, Samsung, Airbnb, SFMoma, Hubspot, Trivago
Pixar, Google, PayPal, Kickstarter, National Geographic, Viewbox Holdings
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