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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 2 Users
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Asana
Star Rating
(12,871)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
(1,133)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Asana excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and ease of use. Users appreciate how simple it is to organize tasks by team, list, and priority, making it ideal for managing multiple projects.
- According to verified reviews, Workfront is recognized for its customizability and scalability, particularly for complex workflows. Users highlight features like request queues and custom forms that help standardize project intake, which can be a significant advantage for larger teams.
- Users say that Asana's implementation process is notably quick and straightforward, with many finding the onboarding wizard helpful for getting started. This ease of setup is a key factor for teams looking to adopt a new tool without extensive training.
- Reviewers mention that while Workfront offers robust features for managing cross-functional workflows, some users find it less user-friendly compared to Asana. The learning curve can be steeper, which may pose challenges for teams that need to get up to speed quickly.
- G2 reviewers highlight Asana's strong support for collaboration, with features that facilitate communication and task management. Users enjoy the ability to create and assign tasks easily, which enhances team productivity and accountability.
- According to recent feedback, Workfront's automation capabilities, such as the use of Fusion to streamline repetitive tasks, are highly valued. This feature can save time and improve efficiency, particularly for teams managing large volumes of work.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
2 Users
For one to two people managing personal projects.
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited messages
Workfront
Select
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Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Workfront
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
10,949
8.4
918
Ease of Use
8.6
11,053
7.8
958
Ease of Setup
8.6
4,664
7.1
401
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,390
8.0
339
Quality of Support
8.5
7,539
8.2
778
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
2,978
8.4
318
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,675
8.1
911
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
3200
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
9.1
3165
|
Verified
8.9
217
|
Verified
8.8
3137
|
Verified
8.8
216
|
Verified
9.0
3123
|
Verified
8.6
209
|
Verified
8.3
2998
|
Verified
8.4
205
|
Verified
7.9
2861
|
Verified
8.3
198
|
Verified
8.6
3068
|
Verified
8.4
200
|
Verified
8.5
2978
|
Verified
8.5
196
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
2975
|
Verified
8.9
205
|
Verified
8.4
2849
|
Verified
8.6
199
|
Verified
7.9
2638
|
Verified
8.2
185
|
Verified
8.5
2906
|
Verified
8.4
200
|
Verified
8.5
2863
|
Verified
8.4
198
|
Verified
7.3
1190
8.3
182
|
Verified
8.0
2712
|
Verified
8.5
195
|
Verified
8.3
2862
|
Verified
8.6
196
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
181
|
Verified
7.5
1185
8.5
189
|
Verified
8.0
2592
|
Verified
8.4
180
|
Verified
Resource Management
7.9
2576
|
Verified
8.4
183
|
Verified
8.0
2658
|
Verified
8.5
188
|
Verified
8.3
2701
|
Verified
8.5
193
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
2557
|
Verified
8.4
178
|
Verified
8.0
2571
|
Verified
8.6
184
|
Verified
8.4
2748
|
Verified
8.6
192
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.8
951
6.2
67
6.8
942
6.4
67
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.4
275
6.3
31
6.7
269
6.6
32
6.5
268
6.6
32
Feature Not Available
5.9
31
Feature Not Available
6.0
31
Feature Not Available
6.3
31
Feature Not Available
6.6
31
Setup
8.6
1826
8.5
33
8.6
1833
8.0
33
8.4
1793
8.2
32
8.6
1869
7.9
33
Management
8.5
1788
7.5
33
8.2
1683
8.5
33
7.9
1636
7.8
32
Generative AI
6.8
692
6.1
30
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
6.3
188
6.0
19
6.5
188
6.0
18
6.3
187
6.1
19
Feature Not Available
6.4
19
Feature Not Available
5.7
19
Feature Not Available
6.2
19
Feature Not Available
6.3
19
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Optimization
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Plan
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Optimize
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Execute
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Communication
8.7
570
Not enough data
8.5
554
Not enough data
8.2
568
Not enough data
8.5
554
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.6
551
Not enough data
8.6
550
Not enough data
7.7
522
Not enough data
8.8
552
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
7.1
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
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
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Planning
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Platform Basics
8.7
1017
Not enough data
9.1
1061
Not enough data
8.7
1031
Not enough data
7.7
882
Not enough data
8.7
1003
Not enough data
8.6
1047
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.8
1045
Not enough data
9.2
1073
Not enough data
8.8
1015
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.8
725
Not enough data
8.5
798
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
6.0
53
Not enough data
6.2
51
Not enough data
6.2
51
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
967
Not enough data
8.0
804
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2631
8.9
34
9.2
2623
9.0
34
8.8
2503
8.1
34
8.0
2319
7.7
34
Task Management
8.8
2530
8.5
34
9.1
2575
8.3
33
8.4
2379
8.0
33
8.6
2408
7.9
33
Generative AI
6.8
981
5.9
31
6.9
978
6.3
32
Automation
8.6
1721
8.8
137
8.5
1707
8.7
138
8.1
1578
8.5
134
Administration
8.4
1681
8.5
136
8.3
1603
8.7
131
9.1
1711
9.0
135
Project management
9.0
1801
8.9
141
8.6
1705
8.7
135
8.9
1748
9.0
135
8.7
1687
8.7
134
8.7
1675
8.7
136
8.2
1536
8.6
125
8.5
1684
8.8
134
Workload
8.3
1587
8.8
129
8.6
1643
8.8
131
8.5
1593
8.6
128
8.3
1552
8.7
128
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1631
Feature Not Available
8.4
1662
8.7
138
8.9
1725
8.9
141
Cost Management
7.9
1455
8.7
120
7.9
1493
8.7
129
7.8
1427
Feature Not Available
Integration
7.8
1416
8.7
117
7.8
1420
8.6
116
7.7
1404
8.7
116
Generative AI
6.9
634
6.3
24
6.9
629
6.6
29
Agentic AI - Work Management
6.4
180
5.5
11
6.6
179
5.9
11
6.5
178
5.5
11
6.6
177
5.5
11
Communication
7.7
2106
7.2
33
8.2
2254
7.8
33
7.7
2039
7.2
33
8.0
2111
6.5
33
7.8
2058
6.7
33
Content & Documents
8.6
2347
8.5
33
8.7
2350
8.6
33
8.4
2341
7.7
33
7.9
2065
8.6
33
Controls
8.4
2205
8.3
33
8.2
2117
8.2
33
8.5
2239
8.5
33
8.4
2223
7.8
33
7.9
2046
7.4
32
Project Management
9.2
2434
9.0
32
9.0
2372
8.8
33
8.9
2379
8.3
33
8.4
2159
8.0
33
Remote Collaboration
8.7
2261
7.9
33
8.9
2323
8.1
33
8.8
2246
7.6
33
7.8
1918
6.5
33
Generative AI
6.9
868
5.7
32
7.0
871
5.9
31
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
6.6
293
6.1
15
6.6
293
6.2
15
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
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
6
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
6
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
6.7
35
Not enough data
6.8
35
Not enough data
6.8
35
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1097
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
1115
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
1193
Not enough data
8.9
1217
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Not enough data
8.7
1162
Not enough data
8.2
1078
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1145
Not enough data
8.8
1205
Not enough data
8.0
1066
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 Workfront are categorized as Work Management, Workflow Management, Project Collaboration, Task Management, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Asana is categorized as AI Agent Builders, AI Agents For Business Operations, Marketing Calendar, Marketing Resource Management, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), and Product Management
Workfront is categorized as Bug Tracking, Kanban Project Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, Resource Management, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workfront
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%
Marketing and Advertising
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
60.3%
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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
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 Comments
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 Comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 Comment
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
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