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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
Free 2 Users
ActiveCollab
Star Rating
(93)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
Browse all 3 pricing plansAsana
Star Rating
(12,804)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Asana excels in task creation and assignment, with a score of 9.3, while ActiveCollab lags behind at 8.6. Reviewers mention that Asana's intuitive interface makes it easy to create and assign tasks quickly, enhancing team productivity.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's drag-and-drop functionality for task management is rated at 8.8, compared to ActiveCollab's 8.2. Users on G2 appreciate how this feature simplifies the organization of tasks and projects, making it a standout in Asana.
- G2 users highlight that Asana's recurring tasks feature scores 8.7, which is notably higher than ActiveCollab's 8.3. Users say this functionality is crucial for teams that manage ongoing projects, allowing for better planning and execution.
- Users report that Asana's project planning capabilities, including its project map and GANTT chart features, are rated at 9.0 and 8.2 respectively, while ActiveCollab's scores are lower at 8.6 and 7.7. Reviewers mention that Asana's visual tools help in tracking project progress effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's quality of support is rated at 8.5, slightly higher than ActiveCollab's 8.3. Users on G2 appreciate Asana's responsive customer service, which they find helpful when navigating challenges.
- Users say that Asana's ease of use is rated at 8.6, while ActiveCollab scores 8.9, indicating that while ActiveCollab may be easier to set up, Asana's user-friendly design is favored for ongoing use. Reviewers mention that both platforms have their strengths, but Asana's interface is often described as more engaging.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCollab
Plus
$12.50
Great for small teams of up to 3 members looking to manage projects and clients.
Billed per month or year (a flat rate of $15 or $12.5 respectively).
- Up to 3 Members
- Unlimited Clients for Free
- Unlimited Projects and Tasks
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Free Trial
ActiveCollab
Free Trial is available
Asana
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
76
8.7
10,907
Ease of Use
8.9
76
8.6
11,011
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
8.6
4,628
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
8.7
3,377
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.5
7,503
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
8.7
2,965
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
8.6
10,635
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.3
3176
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.1
3147
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
8.8
3124
|
Verified
8.5
19
|
Verified
9.0
3106
|
Verified
7.6
20
|
Verified
8.3
2985
|
Verified
8.3
13
7.9
2849
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.6
3054
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
8.5
2965
|
Verified
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
8.8
2960
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.4
2836
|
Verified
7.7
14
|
Verified
7.9
2628
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.5
2895
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.5
2853
|
Verified
8.6
12
7.2
1181
Feature Not Available
8.0
2703
|
Verified
8.3
16
|
Verified
8.3
2849
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
20
|
Verified
7.5
1173
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.0
2583
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
7.9
2567
|
Verified
8.7
14
8.0
2649
|
Verified
8.2
18
|
Verified
8.3
2692
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.1
2547
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.0
2562
|
Verified
8.7
17
|
Verified
8.4
2737
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.7
5
6.7
943
8.7
5
6.8
934
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.4
267
Not enough data
6.6
261
Not enough data
6.4
260
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Setup
Not enough data
8.6
1818
Not enough data
8.6
1825
Not enough data
8.4
1785
Not enough data
8.6
1860
Management
Not enough data
8.5
1780
Not enough data
8.2
1675
Not enough data
7.9
1626
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
685
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
6.1
181
Not enough data
6.3
181
Not enough data
6.2
180
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.7
564
Not enough data
8.5
548
Not enough data
8.2
562
Not enough data
8.5
547
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.6
545
Not enough data
8.6
544
Not enough data
7.6
516
Not enough data
8.8
546
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
6.7
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
1016
Not enough data
9.1
1060
Not enough data
8.7
1030
Not enough data
7.7
881
Not enough data
8.7
1002
Not enough data
8.6
1046
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.8
1043
Not enough data
9.3
1072
Not enough data
8.8
1014
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
7.8
724
Not enough data
8.5
797
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
6.1
51
Not enough data
6.2
50
Not enough data
6.2
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
966
Not enough data
8.0
803
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.2
2620
Not enough data
9.2
2613
Not enough data
8.8
2495
Not enough data
8.0
2311
Task Management
Not enough data
8.8
2521
Not enough data
9.1
2564
Not enough data
8.4
2370
Not enough data
8.6
2400
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
974
Not enough data
6.9
971
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
1711
Not enough data
8.5
1697
Not enough data
8.1
1569
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
1673
Not enough data
8.3
1595
Not enough data
9.1
1702
Project management
Not enough data
9.0
1793
Not enough data
8.6
1697
Not enough data
8.9
1740
Not enough data
8.6
1679
Not enough data
8.7
1667
Not enough data
8.2
1528
Not enough data
8.5
1676
Workload
Not enough data
8.3
1579
Not enough data
8.6
1635
Not enough data
8.5
1585
Not enough data
8.3
1544
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.5
1623
Not enough data
8.4
1654
Not enough data
8.9
1714
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.9
1447
Not enough data
7.9
1485
Not enough data
7.7
1419
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
1408
Not enough data
7.8
1412
Not enough data
7.7
1396
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
627
Not enough data
6.8
622
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
6.3
173
Not enough data
6.5
172
Not enough data
6.4
171
Not enough data
6.5
170
Communication
Not enough data
7.7
2098
Not enough data
8.2
2244
Not enough data
7.7
2030
Not enough data
8.0
2102
Not enough data
7.8
2049
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.6
2337
Not enough data
8.7
2342
Not enough data
8.4
2333
Not enough data
7.9
2057
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
2194
Not enough data
8.1
2109
Not enough data
8.5
2230
Not enough data
8.4
2215
Not enough data
7.9
2038
Project Management
Not enough data
9.2
2414
Not enough data
9.0
2360
Not enough data
8.9
2366
Not enough data
8.4
2148
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
2251
Not enough data
8.9
2310
Not enough data
8.8
2236
Not enough data
7.8
1908
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
859
Not enough data
7.0
863
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
6.6
285
Not enough data
6.5
284
Responses
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.1
11
Calendar View
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accessibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
Not enough data
6.6
34
Not enough data
6.7
34
Not enough data
6.7
34
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.0
1090
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1108
Planning
Not enough data
8.6
1186
Not enough data
8.8
1210
Not enough data
8.5
1119
Not enough data
8.7
1155
Not enough data
8.2
1071
Workflow Management
Not enough data
8.4
1138
Not enough data
8.8
1198
Not enough data
8.0
1059
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCollab and Asana are categorized as Project Management and Task Management
Unique Categories
ActiveCollab is categorized as Resource Management, Kanban Project Management, Time Tracking, Calendar, and Invoice Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCollab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
41.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Graphic Design
4.4%
Media Production
3.3%
Other
28.9%
Marketing and Advertising
13.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Computer Software
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.1%
Other
59.1%
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