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Asana vs Harvest Forecast

Asana logo

Asana

Technology

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

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Harvest Forecast logo

Harvest Forecast

Calendar & Time Management

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects
  • They diverge on capability: Asana covers Multiple project views, Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Asana and Harvest Forecast actually diverge.

Attributes where Asana and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeAsanaHarvest Forecast
Starting priceFree$5/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CategoryTechnologyCalendar & Time Management
Founded20082006

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

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 Harvest Forecast

  • Visual scheduling
  • Capacity planning
  • Project assignments
  • Utilization reports
  • Harvest integration
  • Harvest
  • Google Calendar
  • iCal

What people use each for

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

Asana

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

Harvest Forecast

  • Time tracking and invoicing against client projectsnot Asana
  • Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot Asana

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

Harvest Forecast

  • The free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects
  • Paid plans bill per seat with usage charged beyond the base rate rather than being purely flat
  • The Enterprise plan is $14 per seat per month against $9 on Teams
  • The 20% saving requires annual payment
  • Enterprise Plus is custom priced

Pricing, plan by plan

Asana

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Asana review.

Harvest Forecast

$5/month
  • Per seat$5/month
    • Visual planning
    • Harvest integration
    • Team scheduling

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.
Asana review

Choose Harvest Forecast if

  • You need visual scheduling.
  • You also want capacity planning.
Harvest Forecast review

Questions people ask

Is Asana or Harvest Forecast better?
Neither clearly leads. Asana starts at Free and Harvest Forecast at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Asana or Harvest Forecast?
Asana has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Asana and $5/month for Harvest Forecast.
Does Asana or Harvest Forecast run on more platforms?
Asana runs on Web, iOS, Android. Harvest Forecast runs on Web.
Can I use Asana for free?
Yes. Asana has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month.
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 Harvest Forecast is typically brought in for.
What can Asana do that Harvest Forecast cannot?
Asana covers Multiple project views, Task dependencies, Milestones, Portfolios. Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports.

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.

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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.

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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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