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Compare Asana and Shortcut 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
$0 per user, per month
Asana
Star Rating
(12,887)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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Star Rating
(173)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 per user, per month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Asana excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Shortcut. Users appreciate its intuitive interface, stating it is "super easy" to use and offers a wealth of features that can be customized to fit various project needs.
- According to verified reviews, Asana's implementation process is praised for its simplicity, with many users highlighting the ease of onboarding new team members. In contrast, while Shortcut is noted for its straightforward layout, some users still find it less comprehensive than Asana for complex project management.
- Users say that Asana provides a more organized approach to project management, allowing teams to categorize tasks by team, list, and priority. This level of organization is often cited as a key advantage over Shortcut, which, while effective, may not offer the same depth of customization for diverse workflows.
- Reviewers mention that Shortcut shines in its reporting and roadmap views, which help teams maintain alignment on progress and priorities. However, Asana's robust feature set and user-friendly design often lead to a more satisfying experience for teams managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- According to recent user feedback, both platforms receive similar ratings for ease of use, but Asana's higher volume of reviews suggests a broader consensus on its effectiveness. Users frequently highlight Asana's ability to keep everything organized in one place, which is particularly beneficial for teams juggling various projects.
- G2 reviewers note that while both Asana and Shortcut have strong support ratings, Asana's extensive documentation and user community provide additional resources for troubleshooting and learning. Users appreciate the comprehensive wiki documentation available with Asana, which can be a deciding factor for teams looking for ongoing support.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Shortcut
Free (1 - 10 users)
$0
per user, per month
Enables a small software team to ship quickly.
- Manage all ongoing work in Stories
- Plan multiple sprints using Iterations
- Get tailored reports for quick insights
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Shortcut
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
10,962
8.6
130
Ease of Use
8.6
11,066
8.6
130
Ease of Setup
8.6
4,678
9.0
49
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,392
9.1
34
Quality of Support
8.5
7,549
8.8
83
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
2,980
8.8
30
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,688
8.7
113
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
3207
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
3171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
3143
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
3128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
3002
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2865
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3072
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2982
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.8
2980
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2854
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2642
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2910
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2869
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1194
Not enough data
8.0
2716
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2866
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
1189
Not enough data
8.0
2596
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.9
2580
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
2662
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2705
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.1
2561
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2575
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2752
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
952
Not enough data
6.8
943
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.5
276
Not enough data
6.7
270
Not enough data
6.5
269
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
1833
Not enough data
8.6
1841
Not enough data
8.4
1799
Not enough data
8.6
1876
Not enough data
Management
8.5
1794
Not enough data
8.2
1690
Not enough data
8.0
1643
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
696
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
6.3
192
Not enough data
6.5
192
Not enough data
6.4
189
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
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.4
15
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.7
572
Not enough data
8.5
556
Not enough data
8.2
570
Not enough data
8.5
557
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.6
553
Not enough data
8.6
552
Not enough data
7.7
524
Not enough data
8.8
554
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
7.1
51
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1018
Not enough data
9.1
1064
Not enough data
8.7
1032
Not enough data
7.7
883
Not enough data
8.7
1005
Not enough data
8.6
1049
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.8
1047
Not enough data
9.2
1075
Not enough data
8.8
1016
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.8
726
Not enough data
8.5
799
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
6.0
54
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
969
Not enough data
8.0
805
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2637
Not enough data
9.2
2629
Not enough data
8.8
2508
Not enough data
8.0
2324
Not enough data
Task Management
8.8
2536
Not enough data
9.1
2580
Not enough data
8.4
2384
Not enough data
8.6
2413
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
983
Not enough data
6.9
980
Not enough data
Automation
8.6
1725
Not enough data
8.5
1712
Not enough data
8.1
1583
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1685
Not enough data
8.3
1607
Not enough data
9.1
1715
Not enough data
Project management
9.0
1805
Not enough data
8.6
1709
Not enough data
8.9
1752
Not enough data
8.7
1691
Not enough data
8.7
1679
Not enough data
8.2
1540
Not enough data
8.5
1688
Not enough data
Workload
8.3
1590
Not enough data
8.6
1647
Not enough data
8.5
1596
Not enough data
8.3
1555
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1634
Not enough data
8.4
1665
Not enough data
8.9
1729
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.9
1457
Not enough data
7.9
1495
Not enough data
7.8
1429
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
1418
Not enough data
7.8
1422
Not enough data
7.7
1406
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
635
Not enough data
6.9
630
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
6.4
181
Not enough data
6.6
180
Not enough data
6.5
179
Not enough data
6.6
178
Not enough data
Communication
7.7
2112
Not enough data
8.2
2258
Not enough data
7.7
2043
Not enough data
8.0
2115
Not enough data
7.8
2063
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.6
2352
Not enough data
8.7
2355
Not enough data
8.4
2345
Not enough data
7.9
2069
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
2210
Not enough data
8.2
2121
Not enough data
8.5
2243
Not enough data
8.4
2228
Not enough data
7.9
2051
Not enough data
Project Management
9.2
2439
Not enough data
9.0
2378
Not enough data
8.9
2388
Not enough data
8.4
2165
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.7
2265
Not enough data
8.9
2331
Not enough data
8.8
2250
Not enough data
7.8
1922
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
873
Not enough data
7.0
876
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
6.7
297
Not enough data
6.6
298
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
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
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
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.4
17
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
9.2
8
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
37
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1101
7.0
47
Feature Not Available
7.4
47
8.2
1119
7.4
49
Planning
8.6
1197
Feature Not Available
8.9
1221
8.3
75
8.5
1131
8.8
73
8.7
1166
8.1
77
8.2
1082
7.6
56
Workflow Management
8.4
1149
Feature Not Available
8.8
1209
8.5
81
8.0
1070
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
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 Shortcut are categorized as Project Management and Product Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Shortcut
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
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.1%
Other
59.1%
Computer Software
28.1%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Financial Services
5.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.6%
Internet
3.6%
Other
39.5%
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
What is a clubhouse?
2 Comments
SS
Clubhouse, now called Shortcut is a tool that helps software teams work together better. It lets teams plan their work, track progress, and manage tasks...Read more
Shortcut has no more discussions with answers
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