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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
Free
Asana
Star Rating
(12,778)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 plansWorkflowy
Star Rating
(33)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Asana excels in task creation and assignment, with a score of 9.2, while Workflowy falls short with a score of 8.0. Reviewers mention that Asana's intuitive interface makes it easy to create and assign tasks quickly.
- Reviewers mention that Workflowy shines in ease of use, scoring 9.6 compared to Asana's 8.6. Users on G2 appreciate Workflowy's minimalist design, which allows for a more straightforward navigation experience.
- G2 users highlight Asana's robust task prioritization features, scoring 9.0, which allows teams to effectively manage their workload. In contrast, Workflowy received a lower score of 6.0, indicating that users find it less effective for prioritizing tasks.
- Users say that Asana's recurring tasks feature, with a score of 8.8, is a significant advantage for teams needing to manage ongoing responsibilities. Workflowy, however, only scores 4.5 in this area, leading reviewers to express frustration over its limitations in handling recurring tasks.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's communication features, particularly its feedback and messaging integrations, are well-rated at 8.5, making collaboration seamless. Workflowy, on the other hand, scores lower in this area, with users noting a lack of integrated communication tools.
- Users report that Asana's project management capabilities, including its project templates and GANTT chart features, are highly effective, scoring 8.9 and 8.2 respectively. Workflowy does not offer comparable project management tools, which users find limiting for larger projects.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Workflowy
Workflowy Basic
Free
Great for casual use and getting started using Workflowy.
- Access to all features
- Monthly bullet limit
- 100MB file upload cap
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Workflowy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
10,897
9.2
29
Ease of Use
8.6
11,001
9.5
30
Ease of Setup
8.6
4,619
10.0
8
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,374
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
7,495
8.2
14
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
2,963
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,625
7.4
27
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
3175
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
3145
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
3122
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
3103
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2983
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2848
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3053
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2965
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.8
2958
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2835
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2627
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2894
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2852
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
1180
Not enough data
8.0
2702
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2848
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
1172
Not enough data
8.0
2582
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.9
2566
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2648
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2690
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.1
2546
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2561
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2736
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
940
Not enough data
6.8
932
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.3
265
Not enough data
6.6
259
Not enough data
6.4
258
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
1816
Not enough data
8.6
1824
Not enough data
8.4
1784
Not enough data
8.6
1856
Not enough data
Management
8.5
1779
Not enough data
8.2
1674
Not enough data
7.9
1625
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
682
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
6.1
179
Not enough data
6.3
179
Not enough data
6.2
178
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
564
Not enough data
8.5
548
Not enough data
8.2
562
Not enough data
8.5
547
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.6
545
Not enough data
8.6
544
Not enough data
7.6
516
Not enough data
8.8
546
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
6.7
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
1015
Not enough data
9.1
1059
Not enough data
8.7
1029
Not enough data
7.7
880
Not enough data
8.7
1001
Not enough data
8.6
1045
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.8
1042
Not enough data
9.2
1071
Not enough data
8.8
1013
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.8
723
Not enough data
8.5
796
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
6.0
50
Not enough data
6.2
49
Not enough data
6.2
49
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
964
Not enough data
8.0
802
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2618
7.7
15
9.2
2611
6.5
14
8.8
2494
8.1
14
8.0
2310
5.6
13
Task Management
8.8
2519
6.5
14
9.1
2561
8.0
15
8.4
2369
6.1
14
8.6
2398
5.4
14
Generative AI
6.8
972
5.9
9
6.9
969
5.9
9
Automation
8.5
1709
Not enough data
8.5
1696
Not enough data
8.1
1567
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
1672
Not enough data
8.3
1594
Not enough data
9.1
1701
Not enough data
Project management
9.0
1793
Not enough data
8.6
1696
Not enough data
8.9
1739
Not enough data
8.6
1678
Not enough data
8.7
1666
Not enough data
8.2
1527
Not enough data
8.5
1675
Not enough data
Workload
8.3
1578
Not enough data
8.6
1634
Not enough data
8.5
1584
Not enough data
8.3
1543
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1622
Not enough data
8.4
1653
Not enough data
8.9
1712
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.9
1446
Not enough data
7.9
1484
Not enough data
7.7
1418
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
1407
Not enough data
7.8
1411
Not enough data
7.7
1395
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
625
Not enough data
6.8
620
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
6.2
171
Not enough data
6.4
170
Not enough data
6.3
169
Not enough data
6.4
168
Not enough data
Communication
7.7
2096
Not enough data
8.2
2242
Not enough data
7.7
2028
Not enough data
8.0
2100
Not enough data
7.8
2047
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.6
2335
Not enough data
8.7
2340
Not enough data
8.4
2330
Not enough data
7.9
2056
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
2190
Not enough data
8.1
2107
Not enough data
8.5
2228
Not enough data
8.4
2212
Not enough data
7.9
2036
Not enough data
Project Management
9.2
2409
Not enough data
9.0
2358
Not enough data
8.9
2362
Not enough data
8.4
2146
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.7
2250
Not enough data
8.9
2308
Not enough data
8.8
2235
Not enough data
7.8
1907
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
856
Not enough data
7.0
862
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
6.5
284
Not enough data
6.5
283
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
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
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
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
6.6
34
Not enough data
6.7
34
Not enough data
6.7
34
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1090
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1108
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
1186
Not enough data
8.8
1210
Not enough data
8.5
1119
Not enough data
8.7
1155
Not enough data
8.2
1071
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1138
Not enough data
8.8
1198
Not enough data
8.0
1059
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 Workflowy are categorized as Task Management
Unique Categories
Workflowy has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workflowy
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
9.3%
Computer Software
9.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.1%
Other
59.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Education Management
9.4%
Real Estate
6.3%
Primary/Secondary Education
6.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.3%
Other
62.5%
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Discussions
Can you use asana for free?
8 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
Does WorkFlowy have a desktop app?
1 Comment
RL
Yes, Workflowy has desktop apps for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.Read more
What does WorkFlowy cost?
1 Comment
Official Response from Workflowy
Workflowy basic is free forever. Subscriptions that give you unlimited bullets and file uploads are either $4.99 / month or $49 / year.Read more
What is WorkFlowy good for?
1 Comment
Official Response from Workflowy
Workflowy is like a notepad with superpowers. Simple enough that you can use to keep all your notes and tasks but also flexible enough that you can use it...Read more
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