Compare Asana and Paymo 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
Free
Asana
Star Rating
(13,480)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 plansPaymo
Star Rating
(594)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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 for managing tasks and projects. Users appreciate the various views available, such as list, board, and timeline, which help in visualizing workflows effectively.
- Users say that Paymo stands out for its robust time tracking capabilities, linking every minute to specific tasks and projects. This feature simplifies billing and productivity tracking, making it particularly beneficial for small businesses that need to manage client invoices efficiently.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's implementation process is quick and intuitive, allowing teams to get up and running without significant hurdles. Many users highlight how easy it is to move tasks around and group them, which enhances project monitoring.
- According to verified reviews, Paymo's user-friendly interface is praised for its ease of adding new projects and color-coding for different clients. This feature helps users keep their projects organized and visually distinct, which is a plus for small to medium-sized businesses.
- G2 reviewers note that while Asana has a higher overall satisfaction score, Paymo receives commendations for its quality of support and responsiveness. Users appreciate the assistance they receive, which can be crucial for teams needing quick resolutions to issues.
- Users highlight that Asana's task management features, such as due dates and task prioritization, are particularly strong, making it easier to keep projects on track. In contrast, while Paymo offers solid project budgeting tools, some users feel that Asana's overall project management capabilities are more comprehensive.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Paymo
Free
Free
Basic tools for personal use.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Time Tracking
- Unlimited Invoices
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Paymo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
11,312
8.7
527
Ease of Use
8.6
11,436
9.0
528
Ease of Setup
8.6
5,024
9.0
263
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,599
8.9
258
Quality of Support
8.5
7,823
9.1
462
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
3,176
9.1
239
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
11,021
9.0
512
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
3279
|
Verified
9.2
75
|
Verified
9.1
3239
|
Verified
8.7
69
|
Verified
8.9
3192
|
Verified
8.9
67
|
Verified
9.0
3177
|
Verified
8.8
68
|
Verified
8.3
3029
|
Verified
8.0
52
|
Verified
7.9
2880
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
3103
|
Verified
8.6
61
|
Verified
8.5
3018
|
Verified
8.2
58
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
3008
|
Verified
8.7
61
|
Verified
8.4
2872
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.0
2658
|
Verified
8.0
41
|
Verified
8.5
2938
|
Verified
8.6
49
8.5
2890
|
Verified
8.4
63
|
Verified
7.3
1205
8.4
61
|
Verified
8.1
2731
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
2878
|
Verified
8.2
63
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
34
|
Verified
7.5
1204
9.1
73
|
Verified
8.0
2599
|
Verified
7.8
36
Resource Management
7.9
2584
|
Verified
8.2
39
|
Verified
8.1
2668
|
Verified
7.9
41
|
Verified
8.3
2715
|
Verified
8.1
50
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
2566
|
Verified
8.0
44
|
Verified
8.0
2578
|
Verified
7.8
40
|
Verified
8.4
2772
|
Verified
8.7
67
|
Verified
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
1851
Not enough data
8.6
1845
Not enough data
8.4
1805
Not enough data
8.6
1895
Not enough data
Management
8.5
1799
Not enough data
8.2
1696
Not enough data
8.0
1657
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
702
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
6.4
197
Not enough data
6.7
200
Not enough data
6.5
196
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
Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Optimization
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
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
Tasks
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
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
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Platform Basics
8.7
1020
Not enough data
9.1
1064
Not enough data
8.7
1032
Not enough data
7.7
884
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
1080
Not enough data
8.8
1016
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.8
723
Not enough data
8.5
798
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
972
Not enough data
8.0
805
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2654
9.1
80
9.2
2650
8.8
75
8.8
2517
8.4
67
8.0
2323
Feature Not Available
Task Management
8.8
2546
8.5
68
9.1
2593
8.8
71
8.4
2387
8.2
47
8.6
2415
8.2
51
Generative AI
6.8
985
Not enough data
6.9
984
Not enough data
Automation
8.6
1731
Not enough data
8.5
1716
Not enough data
8.1
1583
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1689
Not enough data
8.3
1607
Not enough data
9.1
1722
Not enough data
Project management
9.0
1811
Not enough data
8.6
1709
Not enough data
8.9
1752
Not enough data
8.7
1693
Not enough data
8.8
1681
Not enough data
8.2
1539
Not enough data
8.5
1694
Not enough data
Workload
8.3
1592
Not enough data
8.6
1645
Not enough data
8.5
1596
Not enough data
8.3
1555
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1639
Not enough data
8.4
1665
Not enough data
8.9
1748
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.9
1457
Not enough data
7.9
1498
Not enough data
7.8
1430
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
1419
Not enough data
7.8
1422
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
186
Not enough data
6.7
183
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
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.8
20
Bill Processing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.5
10
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
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
Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.2
403
Not enough data
9.2
399
Not enough data
8.9
334
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.7
253
Not enough data
8.6
130
Not enough data
8.4
185
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.2
365
Administration
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
8.7
231
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
9.1
254
Not enough data
8.0
174
Not enough data
7.3
98
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 Paymo are categorized as Task Management and Project Management
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paymo
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%
Marketing and Advertising
13.4%
Computer Software
8.9%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Design
7.4%
Graphic Design
6.7%
Other
54.8%
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
Does Paymo offer integrations with other apps?
1 Comment
A
https://www.paymoapp.com/downloads-and-integrations/Read more
How much does Paymo cost?
1 Comment
A
Free (limited to 1 user)
Small Office - $11.95/user/month
Business - $18.95/user/month
20% discount for annual subscriptions
You only pay for the...Read more
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