Asana vs Trello vs Wrike comparison

Asana and Atlassian are both solutions in the Project Management Software category. Asana is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.4, while Atlassian is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3. Asana holds a 9.4% mindshare in PMS, compared to Atlassian’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Asana users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Atlassian users who would recommend it.

Asana

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4,500 Views
3,177 Comparison Views

88% willing to recommend

Trello

Read 39 Trello reviews

1,825 Views
916 Comparison Views

90% willing to recommend

Wrike

Read 59 Wrike reviews

3,762 Views
2,418 Comparison Views

98% willing to recommend

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Asana is 9.4%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 2.6%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wrike is 6.3%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Abasiakama Bassey

Founder at Elxae Hub

Sep 8, 2023

A stable solution with a lot of integrations and good task management features

The solution is a task management app. It is good for project management The tool has a lot of integrations. It’s popular and has good task management features. The messaging feature could be better. I've never had challenges with the product’s stability. For the period we used it, it was…

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reviewer2344317

Senior System Admin at Dell Technologies

Feb 19, 2024

Helps eliminate silos, and reduce our on-premises infrastructure, but it is not stable

We encountered difficulties establishing a stable connection between Nasuni and our network. Additionally, we experienced a lack of adequate communication and support from the Nasuni storage team. The documentation is not readily accessible. It is difficult to connect with technical support. Additionally, their knowledge base seems limited. Managing Nasuni can be challenging due to the lack of comprehensive training and support compared to other solutions available. The implementation of Nasuni increased our workload, as we assumed responsibility for its administration and maintenance. My experience with the cloud migration was positive. It helped to improve my work by making it more efficient and accessible, which has increased its usefulness for me. I would like to integrate directly with AWS, eliminating the need for multiple Nasuni boxes.

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NorbertGuez

Solution Architect & Cloud Architect & Project Manager at papaya global

Aug 23, 2020

Flexible and easy-to-use but lacks real workflow support and tasks management feature

On one side, it's very easy to create a task with text, but on the other side, it's not very well-formatted. Therefore, it's difficult to track specific data written in a task. We are making templates, but it's not enough to use a template to know the exact status of different tasks. One thing that we are looking for in Wrike is a better workflow. Because we can only move the status of tasks, we can't really manage workflow and send a task to a specific person. This is what is really missing in Wrike as compared to other tools. We are looking to replace Wrike because we need support for workflow. Another issue with Wrike is that they bring a lot of versions of the tool, which it's not so easy. They bring new versions very frequently, and these versions look similar. For example, we are using robots to read the tasks in the tools, which is problematic with Wrike because it is changing very frequently.

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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 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."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"Asana has a wonderful user experience that is very easy to interact with and has tons of integrations with other products and tools."

"I love the way it monitors all of the current and past projects, and it sends notifications to keep everything on the track."

"The most valuable feature of Asana is the ease of navigation."

"Asana is a very simple interface for project managers to figure out, providing all the functions they need."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its project management tracking systems."

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"The initial setup is easy."

"All the features are valuable but the data extraction is extremely helpful for automation."

"Trello is very easy to install and set up. It is also easy to use. Its interface is excellent."

"Kanban is the best feature of the tool."

"The user interface is great. I find it very easy to create cards."

"There is a huge community to help us with the issues we face while using the product."

"I appreciate the ease of creating boards and the flexibility it offers."

"It is easy for users to start working with Trello because it has a user-friendly interface."

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"It's a very easy-to-use and flexible tool. We can easily write and create queues for different themes. It's very user-friendly."

"In our company, we heavily rely on Wrike. Wrike has helped in communication, managing all sorts of projects and tasks, and having a history of all our correspondence items."

"I find Wrike's form system very valuable. I can share forms with my collaborators, and they can fill them out, providing me with the necessary information. Another useful feature is the communication platform, which makes it easy to tag someone and communicate efficiently. Additionally, the integration with Microsoft Office is great. I can create a card on Wrike directly from my MS Teams chat, which is convenient."

"Visibility and organization are the most valuable features of Wrike."

"We utilize time tracking and reports most often."

"The most valuable feature of Wrike is the tag functionality."

"This is a good tool for project progress tracking and sharing tasks with internal and external parties."

"The product is intuitive. It is easy to learn and update. You can follow the project from the beginning till the end with the help of the solution. The tool helps to update the project in seconds."

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Cons

"It's difficult to have short-term collaborations with external users because the operations team owns the final licenses, and I work for marketing."

"We tried, but we haven't been successful with it. If people don't have the training, it is not easy to use. You need to make sure that the people are trained to use the system. They can provide more resources in the form of webcasts and videos that people can use to train themselves and understand how to use it."

"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."

"You need to have an action plan, otherwise, it won't be as effective."

"It would be beneficial if Asana had a predecessor feature that automatically adjusts all subsequent dates when changes are made to a timeline. For example, if I assign a designer four hours for one task and two days for another, and the completion of a task takes longer than anticipated, it would be convenient if updating one date could prompt the adjustment of all other relevant dates. Essentially, this feature would streamline the process and eliminate the need for manual adjustments."

"There just needs to be a bit more direction on how to use it at the outset."

"More features can be added."

"The messaging feature could be better."

More Asana cons

"I would like to see improvement in onboarding back-office team members."

"If there are pre-done templates or suggested templates for various fields, they would be helpful for me as a coach."

"Pricing can be improved."

"The solution could be priced cheaper."

"The mobile version of Trello can be improved upon."

"It would be great if there was a tour for new users to explain how this solution works. Using this solution for the first time can feel complicated."

"Trello was a little complicated initially because we didn't know how to use it, create a product backlog, or define the work items."

"Unstructured data cannot be directly used; it needs to be structured first."

More Trello cons

"It would be great if they could develop more reporting."

"The product needs to send direct emails to customers updating the latest aspects since it is better to hear directly."

"We feel that the actual project reports and roll-ups could be a lot different. We are seeking something more for the dashboard. We would like a high-level dashboard that can be broken down into individual product roll-ups and tasks that are assigned. If you assign someone to a task, it assigns them all of the tasks under that. We want to be able to break those down so that a person doesn't have an 800 task list, for example. We want more separation with that and a higher-level dashboard experience."

"There are several areas where Wrike could improve. First, it doesn't allow accessing multiple channels simultaneously, which would be useful. Transferring data from one project to another is also difficult. It would be easier to work on parallel tasks across different projects. I've noticed others facing similar issues when I check the chat on their website."

"Wrike needs to be more responsive to community requests for new features."

"This solution could be improved if we were able to better analyze how the application consumes cloud resources as this can cause a delay in performance."

"On one side, it's very easy to create a task with text, but on the other side, it's not very well-formatted. Therefore, it's difficult to track specific data written in a task. We are making templates, but it's not enough to use a template to know the exact status of different tasks. One thing that we are looking for in Wrike is a better workflow. Because we can only move the status of tasks, we can't really manage workflow and send a task to a specific person. This is what is really missing in Wrike as compared to other tools. We are looking to replace Wrike because we need support for workflow. Another issue with Wrike is that they bring a lot of versions of the tool, which it's not so easy. They bring new versions very frequently, and these versions look similar. For example, we are using robots to read the tasks in the tools, which is problematic with Wrike because it is changing very frequently."

"What annoys me with Wrike and things that I would like to improve is that you need to have a very organized workflow that everyone in the company follows, and only then will Wrike work."

More Wrike cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's free version can be used for basic functions."

"The cost is $25 US per unit per month."

"We paid a monthly licensing fee for the product."

"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."

"It has a free version."

"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."

"Price-wise, I think it's an affordable option for mid to large-sized companies."

More Asana pricing and cost advice

"The pricing for this solution is reasonable."

"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."

"We are currently using the open-source option."

"UiPath is cost-efficient."

"Maybe it would be better if they offered some extra tiers, so you don't have to go all the way up to the pro level."

"I am tinkering with the free version."

"We are using the open-source version of Trello."

"The basic paid version is pretty expensive"

More Trello pricing and cost advice

"Wrike is not so expensive, but I don't know exactly how it compares with other tools. Wrike might not be so cheap when we are using it for a lot of users."

"Wrike is expensive."

"From a pricing perspective, I would rate Wrike a four out of five."

"Wrike is very expensive, and its price is almost $1,400."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

54%

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Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

80%

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Educational Organization

84%

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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...

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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?

We didn't need to pay for the solution.

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What needs improvement with Trello?

Trello was a little complicated initially because we didn't know how to use it, create a product backlog, or define t...

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What do you like most about Wrike?

The most valuable feature of Wrike is the tag functionality.

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What needs improvement with Wrike?

There are several areas where Wrike could improve. First, it doesn't allow accessing multiple channels simultaneously...

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What is your primary use case for Wrike?

I use the tool as a project management tool to track project timelines and communicate with the team.

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Compared 26% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Asana

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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.

Wrike is an online collaboration and project management software bringing together centralized task management and social collaboration features into one real-time workspace. It connects tasks, discussions, and emails to your actual project plan. You get an up-to-date picture of the project and can keep your team aligned with your strategy without boring status meetings. Challenges Wrike helps solve:

Data silos: Tasks, discussions and documents scattered across email, Skype, personal computers and spreadsheets
Poor visibility into work status
Missed deadlines and project failures

Main benefits:

Accelerating project delivery by using a platform your team will actually use and love
Keeping all team members on the same page even across borders without lengthy status meetings, long email threads and spreadsheet updates
Big picture of project progress with real-time updates and cross-project reports and newsfeed
Real-time team collaboration with discussions, files attached to tasks, and a built-in document editor

Why Wrike?

Wrike is a system your team will use. It helps them do their work, not just track it.
Wrike can be easily customized to your needs as each team can set up their own workflow.
Wrike scales as you grow, providing visibility and ease of use for teams of any size.

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

Down Association, Clever Clicks, Sevenly, Palatov Motorsport, LLC, Koch Ink, Opportunity To Do, Quark Software Inc., Transamerican Auto Parts, PlumChoiceÂ, Inc., InScribe, Evisions, Giant Steps, TechRepublic

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