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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.8% 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
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Star Rating
(13,088)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% 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.
- G2 reviewers report that Asana excels in user satisfaction, with a significantly higher overall score compared to ActiveCollab. Users appreciate its simple interface and the ease of navigating through tasks, which enhances daily productivity.
- Users say that Asana's task creation and tracking features are particularly smooth, allowing teams to collaborate effectively. One reviewer highlighted that it has delivered a remarkable 99.9% project delivery rate, showcasing its reliability in managing projects.
- According to verified reviews, ActiveCollab is praised for its easy implementation and integration with tools like Hubstaff for time tracking. Users find it beneficial for teams that prefer a cloud-based solution, as it simplifies project management without needing extensive hardware.
- Reviewers mention that while ActiveCollab offers a range of features, it may not match the overall satisfaction levels of Asana. Users noted that Asana's task prioritization and due date features are particularly strong, making it easier to manage deadlines effectively.
- G2 reviewers highlight that both platforms have similar scores for ease of setup, but Asana's intuitive onboarding process is frequently mentioned as a standout feature, making it easier for teams to get started without confusion.
- Users report that while ActiveCollab has a solid feature set, Asana's extensive user base and recent positive feedback indicate a more robust community support system, which can be crucial for teams looking for ongoing assistance and resources.
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
11,076
Ease of Use
8.9
76
8.6
11,197
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
8.6
4,799
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
8.7
3,442
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.5
7,643
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
8.7
3,029
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
8.6
10,798
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.3
3244
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.1
3198
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
8.8
3163
|
Verified
8.5
19
|
Verified
9.0
3150
|
Verified
7.6
20
|
Verified
8.3
3012
|
Verified
8.3
13
7.9
2875
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.6
3085
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
8.5
2996
|
Verified
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
8.8
2995
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.4
2863
|
Verified
7.7
14
|
Verified
8.0
2655
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.5
2921
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.5
2883
|
Verified
8.6
12
7.3
1201
Feature Not Available
8.0
2725
|
Verified
8.3
16
|
Verified
8.3
2872
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
20
|
Verified
7.5
1199
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.0
2600
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
7.9
2583
|
Verified
8.7
14
8.1
2666
|
Verified
8.2
18
|
Verified
8.3
2711
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.1
2566
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.0
2579
|
Verified
8.7
17
|
Verified
8.4
2764
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.7
5
6.8
956
8.7
5
6.8
948
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.5
280
Not enough data
6.8
274
Not enough data
6.5
273
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
1839
Not enough data
8.6
1844
Not enough data
8.4
1802
Not enough data
8.6
1887
Management
Not enough data
8.5
1798
Not enough data
8.2
1695
Not enough data
8.0
1654
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
700
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
6.4
195
Not enough data
6.6
196
Not enough data
6.4
193
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
577
Not enough data
8.5
561
Not enough data
8.2
576
Not enough data
8.5
564
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.6
558
Not enough data
8.6
557
Not enough data
7.7
529
Not enough data
8.8
559
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
7.3
55
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
1021
Not enough data
9.1
1066
Not enough data
8.7
1034
Not enough data
7.7
887
Not enough data
8.7
1009
Not enough data
8.6
1052
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.8
1049
Not enough data
9.3
1079
Not enough data
8.8
1018
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
7.8
726
Not enough data
8.5
801
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
6.0
54
Not enough data
6.4
53
Not enough data
6.3
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
975
Not enough data
8.0
807
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.2
2654
Not enough data
9.2
2641
Not enough data
8.8
2512
Not enough data
8.0
2327
Task Management
Not enough data
8.8
2544
Not enough data
9.1
2590
Not enough data
8.4
2389
Not enough data
8.6
2417
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.8
988
Not enough data
6.9
987
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
1729
Not enough data
8.5
1717
Not enough data
8.1
1585
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
1690
Not enough data
8.3
1610
Not enough data
9.1
1721
Project management
Not enough data
9.0
1809
Not enough data
8.6
1711
Not enough data
8.9
1754
Not enough data
8.7
1695
Not enough data
8.8
1682
Not enough data
8.2
1541
Not enough data
8.5
1693
Workload
Not enough data
8.3
1594
Not enough data
8.6
1648
Not enough data
8.5
1598
Not enough data
8.3
1558
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.5
1639
Not enough data
8.4
1667
Not enough data
8.9
1746
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.9
1459
Not enough data
7.9
1498
Not enough data
7.8
1431
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
1422
Not enough data
7.8
1424
Not enough data
7.7
1411
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
639
Not enough data
6.9
634
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
6.5
184
Not enough data
6.7
184
Not enough data
6.6
184
Not enough data
6.7
182
Communication
Not enough data
7.7
2116
Not enough data
8.2
2270
Not enough data
7.7
2045
Not enough data
8.0
2118
Not enough data
7.8
2070
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.6
2361
Not enough data
8.7
2361
Not enough data
8.4
2355
Not enough data
7.9
2071
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
2229
Not enough data
8.2
2125
Not enough data
8.5
2250
Not enough data
8.4
2236
Not enough data
7.9
2055
Project Management
Not enough data
9.3
2524
Not enough data
9.0
2403
Not enough data
8.9
2446
Not enough data
8.4
2191
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
2274
Not enough data
8.9
2366
Not enough data
8.8
2262
Not enough data
7.8
1926
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
879
Not enough data
7.0
881
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
6.7
303
Not enough data
6.7
305
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
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
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
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.5
20
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
6.8
37
Not enough data
6.9
37
Not enough data
6.9
37
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.0
1103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1122
Planning
Not enough data
8.6
1199
Not enough data
8.9
1223
Not enough data
8.5
1134
Not enough data
8.7
1169
Not enough data
8.2
1084
Workflow Management
Not enough data
8.4
1151
Not enough data
8.8
1211
Not enough data
8.0
1072
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
9.4%
Computer Software
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.1%
Other
59.0%
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