Compare Asana and Microsoft Planner 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (37.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
Starting at $33.75
Asana
Star Rating
(13,483)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
Browse all 5 pricing plansMicrosoft Planner
Star Rating
(232)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (37.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $33.75
Browse all 4 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, making it easy to visualize tasks, timelines, and ownership. Users appreciate the various project views, such as list, board, and timeline, which enhance their ability to manage projects effectively.
- Users say Microsoft Planner shines in its seamless integration with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, allowing teams to create, assign, and track tasks effortlessly. The intuitive Kanban-style board is particularly praised for keeping tasks organized and moving forward, especially in collaborative environments.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's implementation process is straightforward, but it may require more time to fully adapt to its extensive features. Users have noted that while it offers powerful tools for task management, the learning curve can be steep for new users.
- According to verified reviews, Microsoft Planner is recognized for its simplicity and ease of use, making it a great choice for teams already embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem. Users highlight the quick setup and intuitive task management, which allows for efficient collaboration without overwhelming complexity.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Asana provides superior task management capabilities, with features like task prioritization and dependencies that help users stay organized. Users find it particularly useful for breaking down work into manageable pieces and tracking progress without hassle.
- Users report that while Microsoft Planner is effective for basic task management, it may lack some of the advanced customization options that Asana offers. Reviewers have noted that Asana's ability to tailor workflows and customize views is a significant advantage for teams with specific project needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner
Starting at $33.75
Included in Microsoft 365 plans.
- Real-time collaboration, commenting, and sharing using the Planner app in Microsoft Teams or the Planner web app
- Creation and management of content-rich tasks with features including files, checklists, and labels
- Tasks organized by My Day, My Tasks, and Assigned to me
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Planner
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
11,309
8.5
187
Ease of Use
8.6
11,433
8.8
192
Ease of Setup
8.6
5,021
9.1
57
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,596
9.1
45
Quality of Support
8.5
7,820
8.3
139
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
3,174
8.7
38
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
11,019
8.6
186
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
3277
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
3237
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
3190
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
3175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
3027
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2879
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3017
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.8
3006
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2871
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2936
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2889
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1204
Not enough data
8.1
2730
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2877
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
1203
Not enough data
8.0
2598
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.9
2583
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
2667
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2714
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.1
2565
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2577
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2771
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
953
Not enough data
6.8
946
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.5
279
Not enough data
6.8
273
Not enough data
6.6
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
Not enough data
Setup
8.6
1849
Not enough data
8.6
1844
Not enough data
8.4
1804
Not enough data
8.6
1894
Not enough data
Management
8.5
1798
Not enough data
8.2
1695
Not enough data
8.0
1656
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
701
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
6.4
196
Not enough data
6.6
199
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
577
Not enough data
8.5
561
Not enough data
8.2
575
Not enough data
8.5
565
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.6
558
Not enough data
8.6
558
Not enough data
7.7
529
Not enough data
8.8
559
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
7.4
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1019
Not enough data
9.1
1063
Not enough data
8.7
1031
Not enough data
7.7
883
Not enough data
8.7
1007
Not enough data
8.6
1050
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.8
1047
Not enough data
9.3
1079
Not enough data
8.8
1015
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.8
722
Not enough data
8.5
797
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
6.0
53
Not enough data
6.3
52
Not enough data
6.3
52
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
971
Not enough data
8.0
804
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2653
8.8
106
9.2
2649
8.9
105
8.8
2516
8.6
99
8.0
2322
7.4
86
Task Management
8.9
2545
8.5
99
9.1
2592
8.9
98
8.4
2386
7.3
90
8.6
2414
7.9
90
Generative AI
6.8
984
7.0
44
6.9
983
7.1
43
Automation
8.6
1730
7.4
7
8.5
1715
6.9
6
8.1
1582
7.1
7
Administration
8.4
1688
7.6
7
8.3
1606
7.5
6
9.1
1721
9.2
6
Project management
9.0
1811
8.3
6
8.6
1708
6.7
5
8.9
1751
8.1
6
8.7
1692
7.2
6
8.8
1680
7.5
6
8.2
1538
6.7
6
8.5
1693
7.2
6
Workload
8.3
1591
8.6
6
8.6
1644
8.3
6
8.5
1595
6.3
5
8.3
1554
6.0
5
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1638
7.0
5
8.4
1664
Not enough data
8.9
1747
9.3
5
Cost Management
7.9
1456
Not enough data
7.9
1497
8.0
5
7.8
1429
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
1418
8.3
5
7.8
1421
8.3
5
7.7
1408
8.7
5
Generative AI
6.9
637
Not enough data
6.9
634
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
6.5
184
Not enough data
6.7
184
Not enough data
6.6
185
Not enough data
6.7
182
Not enough data
Communication
7.7
2113
Not enough data
8.2
2295
Not enough data
7.7
2044
Not enough data
8.0
2113
Not enough data
7.8
2066
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.6
2372
Not enough data
8.7
2357
Not enough data
8.4
2355
Not enough data
7.9
2067
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
2271
Not enough data
8.2
2120
Not enough data
8.5
2258
Not enough data
8.4
2247
Not enough data
7.9
2052
Not enough data
Project Management
9.3
2666
Not enough data
9.0
2441
Not enough data
9.0
2532
Not enough data
8.4
2217
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.7
2285
Not enough data
8.9
2419
Not enough data
8.8
2269
Not enough data
7.8
1921
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
882
Not enough data
7.1
886
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
6.8
311
Not enough data
6.8
312
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
21
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
22
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
10
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
6.8
37
Not enough data
6.9
37
Not enough data
6.9
36
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1122
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
1199
Not enough data
8.9
1224
Not enough data
8.5
1136
Not enough data
8.7
1171
Not enough data
8.2
1084
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1152
Not enough data
8.8
1211
Not enough data
8.0
1073
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 Microsoft Planner are categorized as Work Management, Project Collaboration, Task Management, and Marketing Calendar
Unique Categories
Microsoft Planner has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Planner
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
13.5%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.0%
Other
58.9%
Information Technology and Services
18.7%
Computer Software
6.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.9%
Education Management
4.9%
Higher Education
4.0%
Other
61.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can you use asana for free?
9 Comments
RV
Here is Asana's answer on their website:
Asana is free to use for up to 15 people. If you want Premium features in a Workspace or team, or you want to gain...Read more
What software did you find useful outside of work?
7 Comments
DG
<p>I'll start first. For me it was Asana. I started using it l think 7 years ago at a company I was working for back then. Since then, I'm using it daily -...Read more
What is Microsoft Planner used for?
1 Comment
SR
It is virtual and visual task management application that helps use to create, assign and organize works or tasks.
We can plan and schedule or everyday...Read more
Is Microsoft planner going away?
1 Comment
EC
It is unlikely, since half of the large companies usually use microsoft products, where planner can do wonders with the data and tasks of the work teams.Read more
What can Microsoft planner do?
1 Comment
IK
Planner is great for sharing tasks between team members. You can create so called "Buckets" and put in them topic related task cards. Then appoint the card...Read more
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