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Alternatives to Asana
3 software tools sit alongside Asana in this directory. Below is what separates each from Asana on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 3
- With a free tier
- 3
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- Asana starts at
- Free, then $10.99/month
Why people look past Asana
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Asana entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Asana starts at $10.99/month. Across the 3 software tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $7/month.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
A platform built for a new way of working
- Starts $1.9900000000000002 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
One app to replace them all
- Starts $3.99 a user/month (annual) cheaper, at $7/user/month (annual).
Organize anything, together
- Starts $5.99 a user/month cheaper, at $5/user/month.
Every Asana alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asana (this page) | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | |
| Monday.comProject management with more visual boards and stronger automation capabilities. | Free, then $9/month | - | - | vs Asana |
| ClickUpAll-in-one workspace with more flexibility and lower per-user pricing. | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Asana |
| TrelloSimple kanban-based project management with easier learning curve for small teams. | Free, then $5/user/month | - | 4 | vs Asana |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Asana badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (3)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Monday.com , Free, then $9/month
- ClickUp , Free, then $7/user/month (annual)
- Trello , Free, then $5/user/month
Cheaper than Asana (3)
Entry price under Asana's $10.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Monday.com , Free, then $9/month
- ClickUp , Free, then $7/user/month (annual)
- Trello , Free, then $5/user/month
What you would be giving up
Asana is most often brought in for project planning & tracking, campaign management, product launches, event planning, agile & scrum management. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Asana is broadly right and the question is cost, the Asana pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
Asana runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Asana alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Asana?
- 3 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Monday.com, ClickUp, Trello. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Asana?
- 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Monday.com, ClickUp, Trello.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Asana?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under Asana's $10.99/month: Monday.com at Free, then $9/month, ClickUp at Free, then $7/user/month (annual), Trello at Free, then $5/user/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Asana?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: it costs more than the category median. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Asana?
- Asana is most often brought in for project planning & tracking, campaign management, product launches, event planning, agile & scrum management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Asana?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Asana alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Asana against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Asana covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 3 tools beside Asana. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.