Compare Asana and Box 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
$5.00 Per Month
Asana
Star Rating
(13,358)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
Browse all 5 pricing plansBox
Star Rating
(5,198)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Asana excels in providing a flexible and customizable interface for task management. Users appreciate how it allows them to visualize projects through various views, such as list, board, and timeline, making it easier to monitor progress and manage tasks effectively.
- Users say Box stands out for its robust handling of large media files, which is crucial for industries like broadcasting. Reviewers highlight its reliable performance and secure permission controls, ensuring that sensitive materials can be shared safely without upload failures.
- According to verified reviews, Asana's user-friendly design makes it easy to break down work into manageable pieces. Users enjoy the ability to move tasks around effortlessly and group them together, which simplifies tracking progress and enhances productivity.
- Reviewers mention that Box's precise permission controls are a significant advantage for organizations that require strict access management. Users find it beneficial for organizing client-related documents and setting different access rights for various teams and external vendors.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Asana's implementation process is quick and intuitive, making it easier for teams to get started. Users appreciate the onboarding experience, which helps them adapt to the tool without extensive training.
- Users express that while both tools have their strengths, Asana's overall satisfaction ratings are slightly higher, indicating a more favorable user experience. However, Box's focus on enterprise-level features and security makes it a strong contender for larger organizations with specific needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Box
Business Starter
$5.00
Per Month
Secure file collaboration, storage and native e-signatures for up to 10 users
- 100 GB of storage
- 2 GB file upload
- 25 file versions
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Box
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
11,219
8.8
4,393
Ease of Use
8.6
11,343
8.7
4,437
Ease of Setup
8.6
4,940
8.7
1,100
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,525
8.7
989
Quality of Support
8.5
7,757
8.4
3,033
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
3,104
8.7
881
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,945
7.7
4,289
Features by Category
Signature Process
Not enough data
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.1
53
Not enough data
9.3
57
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
9.3
51
Agentic AI - E-Signature
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
Security and Scalability
Not enough data
9.0
55
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.2
54
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
9.2
71
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
9.3
68
Not enough data
8.8
61
File Management
Not enough data
8.6
2952
Not enough data
8.7
3315
Not enough data
8.9
3272
Not enough data
8.3
3172
Not enough data
8.5
2270
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
7.3
47
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
7.6
47
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
2852
Not enough data
9.1
3416
Not enough data
7.8
2642
Not enough data
8.3
2557
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
2005
Not enough data
8.7
1861
Not enough data
8.7
1789
Not enough data
8.6
2043
Not enough data
8.7
1666
Not enough data
9.1
2134
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
813
Not enough data
8.5
611
Not enough data
8.6
573
Not enough data
8.5
497
Tasks
9.3
3262
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
3218
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
3176
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
3162
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
3018
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2875
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3095
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3007
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.8
2999
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2866
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2655
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2929
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2886
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1204
Not enough data
8.1
2729
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2872
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
1204
Not enough data
8.0
2598
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.9
2582
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
2665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2713
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.1
2564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2577
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2766
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
954
Not enough data
6.8
947
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.5
280
Not enough data
6.8
274
Not enough data
6.6
274
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Setup
8.6
1838
Not enough data
8.6
1843
Not enough data
8.4
1800
Not enough data
8.6
1891
Not enough data
Management
8.5
1797
Not enough data
8.2
1695
Not enough data
8.0
1655
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
699
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
6.4
196
Not enough data
6.6
198
Not enough data
6.5
195
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication
8.7
576
Not enough data
8.5
560
Not enough data
8.2
575
Not enough data
8.5
564
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.6
557
Not enough data
8.6
557
Not enough data
7.7
528
Not enough data
8.8
558
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
7.3
55
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1021
Not enough data
9.1
1064
Not enough data
8.7
1033
Not enough data
7.7
885
Not enough data
8.7
1008
Not enough data
8.6
1051
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.8
1048
Not enough data
9.3
1079
Not enough data
8.8
1017
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.8
724
Not enough data
8.5
799
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
6.0
54
Not enough data
6.4
53
Not enough data
6.3
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
973
Not enough data
8.0
806
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2655
Not enough data
9.2
2646
Not enough data
8.8
2515
Not enough data
8.0
2323
Not enough data
Task Management
8.8
2544
Not enough data
9.1
2590
Not enough data
8.4
2388
Not enough data
8.6
2416
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
986
Not enough data
6.9
985
Not enough data
Automation
8.6
1732
Not enough data
8.5
1717
Not enough data
8.1
1584
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1689
Not enough data
8.3
1608
Not enough data
9.1
1722
Not enough data
Project management
9.0
1810
Not enough data
8.6
1710
Not enough data
8.9
1752
Not enough data
8.7
1693
Not enough data
8.8
1681
Not enough data
8.2
1540
Not enough data
8.5
1694
Not enough data
Workload
8.3
1593
Not enough data
8.6
1646
Not enough data
8.5
1597
Not enough data
8.3
1556
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1639
Not enough data
8.4
1665
Not enough data
8.9
1747
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.9
1458
Not enough data
7.9
1499
Not enough data
7.8
1431
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
1420
Not enough data
7.8
1423
Not enough data
7.7
1409
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
638
Not enough data
6.9
635
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
6.5
185
Not enough data
6.7
185
Not enough data
6.6
185
Not enough data
6.7
183
Not enough data
Communication
7.7
2114
Not enough data
8.2
2285
Not enough data
7.7
2043
Not enough data
8.0
2114
Not enough data
7.8
2066
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.6
2366
Not enough data
8.7
2358
Not enough data
8.4
2354
Not enough data
7.9
2068
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
2257
Not enough data
8.2
2121
Not enough data
8.5
2254
Not enough data
8.4
2239
Not enough data
7.9
2052
Not enough data
Project Management
9.3
2625
Not enough data
9.0
2428
Not enough data
8.9
2505
Not enough data
8.4
2203
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.7
2278
Not enough data
8.9
2399
Not enough data
8.8
2263
Not enough data
7.8
1922
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
880
Not enough data
7.1
884
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
6.8
306
Not enough data
6.7
310
Not enough data
Responses
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
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
Not enough data
Platform
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.0
15
File Management
Not enough data
9.0
113
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.9
112
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.7
105
Workflow
Not enough data
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.3
97
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.6
91
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
92
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.7
89
Not enough data
8.6
91
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
6.8
36
Not enough data
6.8
36
Not enough data
6.9
36
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1104
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1123
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
1200
Not enough data
8.9
1224
Not enough data
8.5
1136
Not enough data
8.7
1171
Not enough data
8.2
1085
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1153
Not enough data
8.8
1212
Not enough data
8.0
1074
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Asana and Box are categorized as AI Agents For Business Operations
Unique Categories
Box is categorized as Enterprise Content Management (ECM), E-Signature, and Cloud Content Collaboration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Box
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
13.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.1%
Other
59.0%
Higher Education
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Education Management
5.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Other
65.7%
Discussions
Can you use asana for free?
9 Comments
EU
Yes. But with limited feature for only 3 projects.Read more
What software did you find useful outside of work?
7 Comments
FB
<p>I've found password managers to be really helpful in personal and work life. For example: 1password</p>Read more
Is Asana worth it?
6 Comments
AA
Yes, of course it is! It offers a free trial - try it out and see for yourself if it fits your usecase.Read more
How does this service differ from Dropbox?
4 Comments
SP
The services are similar to users, but Box has a lot of security integrations & features that tend to make it more IT-friendly. Depends how you want it to...Read more
Is there a way to sync multiple box accounts?
3 Comments
SM
I'm not specifically sure about syncing folders, but you can give access to people via email address. Read more
Is there any way this app could be cheaper?
3 Comments
SS
The best way is to get a coupon code. However with my personal experience with the app I would suggest to go ahead with Dropbox. It’s expensive but has all...Read more
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