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Asana vs eBay

Asana logo

Asana

Software

Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online

From
Free
Rated
-
E

eBay

Software

Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Asana has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Asana the free Personal tier is capped at 2 users, so it does not cover a small team; eBay final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Asana and eBay actually diverge.

Attributes where Asana and eBay differ
AttributeAsanaeBay
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
Founded2008Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Asana

  • Multiple project views
  • Task dependencies
  • Milestones
  • Portfolios
  • Goals & OKRs
  • Workflow automation
  • Resource management
  • Reporting dashboards

Only in eBay

Nothing recorded that Asana does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Asana

  • Project planning & trackingnot eBay
  • Campaign managementnot eBay
  • Product launchesnot eBay
  • Event planningnot eBay
  • Agile & Scrum managementnot eBay

eBay

No use cases recorded yet. See the eBay review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Asana

  • The free Personal tier is capped at 2 users, so it does not cover a small team
  • Timeline and Gantt views, reporting dashboards and time tracking all require Starter at $10.99 per user per month
  • Portfolios, goals, workload management and approvals need Advanced at $24.99 per user per month
  • Salesforce, Tableau and Power BI integrations are Advanced or above
  • Monthly billing costs more, at $13.49 and $30.49 against the annual rates

eBay

  • Final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

Pricing, plan by plan

Asana

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Asana review.

eBay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Asana if

  • You need multiple project views.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want task dependencies.

Choose eBay if

Nothing in the data separates eBay from Asana on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Asana or eBay better?
Neither clearly leads. Asana starts at Free and eBay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Asana or eBay?
Asana has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Asana and On request for eBay.
Does Asana or eBay run on more platforms?
Asana runs on Web, iOS, Android. eBay runs on Web.
Can I use Asana for free?
Yes. Asana has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. eBay starts at On request.
What is Asana best used for?
Asana is most often used for project planning & tracking, campaign management, product launches, event planning. Of those, project planning & tracking and campaign management are not what eBay is typically brought in for.
What can Asana do that eBay cannot?
Asana covers Multiple project views, Task dependencies, Milestones, Portfolios.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Asana: Does Asana have a free tier?

Yes. Asana offers a free Personal plan for up to 2 users, plus free trial access to paid plans.

Source
Asana: What is the starting price for Asana paid plans?

Asana Starter plan begins at $10.99 per user per month when billed annually, or $13.49 per user when billed monthly.

Source
Asana: Does Asana integrate with other work tools?

Yes. Asana offers 200+ integrations including Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Jira, and Zoom.

Source

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