Asana Reviews & Product Details

This year I organized my younger sister's quinceañera and the whole family wanted to help, which was nice but also chaotic. Every aunt asked the same thing on WhatsApp: "What should I bring?", "Who talked to the venue?" I created a project in Asana with a task for each thing, the cake, the waltz, the souvenirs, the DJ, and assigned each one to someone with its date. Within the tasks, I put small subtasks, like requesting three quotes or confirming the menu. What helped me the most was seeing everything by sections because one day I noticed that the DJ's part hadn't moved for two weeks, so I called my cousin before it became a problem. I also made a form for guests to answer what food they don't eat or if they are vegetarians, and the responses came in as tasks without me having to write anything down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Two of my aunts never opened the invitation email, so I had to call them and give them their tasks over the phone. In the end, I kept sending some reminders via WhatsApp, so I couldn't leave that chat entirely. I also went overboard at first with the color tags and spent a weekend simplifying them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to keep all my tasks organized while also being able to collaborate with others at the same time. Using automations to lighten my admin workload so I can focus on doing the actual work is also very important. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The inconsistency of how things are applied. Why can I create an automation to do one thing at the task level but can't do a similar thing at the project level. Why can I see the roll up actual time, and other custom fields from all the subtasks in a single parent task, but I can't create a dashboard widget that looks at that roll up? Why are subtasks associated with a project but when I go another layer down they are no longer associated. Why can't I tell an automation to look at values of custom field only in the trigger task, not in the parent task if the trigger task is a subtask? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm doing a master's degree and working part-time, so my thesis was progressing in bits and pieces, and I always felt lost. I set up a board in Asana with a column for each stage: to write, with my advisor, to correct, and done, and each chapter is a card. When my advisor sends me comments, I paste them on the chapter card and turn them into subtasks, so I don't have to remember what he told me in the last meeting. Last week I saw that I had three chapters stuck in 'to correct' and understood why I felt overwhelmed: it wasn't that I wasn't making progress, it was that I wasn't closing anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At first, I put too many columns and color labels, and I spent more time organizing the board than writing the thesis. I had to delete half and leave only what I really used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I really enjoy about Asana is it's very user friendly interface. It is very simple to use, and almost each part is self explanatory. Asana's AI, Work with Dash, is one very helpful tool, you can literally ask it anything within Asana and you'll get a proper answer, unlike other AIs I've come across. I love the WhatsApp integration, Whatsana because my executive and I communicate on WhatsApp a lot, and all I do is just forward tasks to Whatsana and that's it. I also like the fact that there's a free tier, very helpful for organizations that want to see how it works over a long period before committing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not really a downside because it's a business that also needs to make money, but more members in the free tier would be great. Again, not really a downside. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that, between Claude and Pocket, I’m able to use Asana as my central task hub. Together, those three platforms have helped me build an “all-the-time” personal assistant that I can rely on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I deeply dislike the pricing model that makes me pay for two seats innately. I am a solo-entrepreneur. Adding unlimited guests for specific projects is nice and helpful, but I'm wasting extra money each month. And I'd much rather be on the next tier so I can utilize Portfolios. But I can't justify paying twice for a mandated seat I don't use. (For the same reason is why I won't be paying for additional Google workspace user either.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have a small custom cake business and I used to write down orders in a notebook, delivery date, flavor, and if it had any special decoration. The problem was that sometimes I forgot to check the notebook on the day I needed to start baking something, and I ended up working at night to not let a client down. Now each order is a task with subtasks for each stage, baking, filling, decorating, and each with its own date. Last week I saw in advance that I had two big cakes on the same day and was able to organize my hours better instead of realizing it the night before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At first, I struggled to get used to creating a new task every time an order came in, it felt like an extra step compared to just quickly writing it down in the notebook, so some orders went unrecorded the first two weeks until I got into the habit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the fact that you can make tasks recurring in Asana, and you can also set milestones and goals. It's really handy that you can share them with your entire workspace instead of just one specific unit. I also appreciate the automation sets with rules, as they create an integrated system for the entire company to operate. Asana serves as our tool for tracking everything that's happening within all departments and stakeholders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Those rules regarding subtasks could be improved. And also with Studio AI. Has a lot of room for improvement. I believe those are things that are being worked on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I freelance write and pitch story ideas to a handful of different publications, and I used to genuinely lose track of who I'd already pitched what to, embarrassing enough that I once followed up with an editor about a pitch she'd already rejected two months earlier because I'd forgotten. Set up a board with a task per pitch, custom field for which publication, status for pitched, in discussion, rejected, or accepted, and now I can see at a glance exactly where every single idea stands instead of relying on my own spotty memory. Caught myself about to send a pitch to an editor I'd already gotten a no from on that exact topic, would've been a second embarrassing moment if I hadn't checked first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kept forgetting to actually update the status after getting a response for the first couple weeks, so the board looked more current than it actually was until I built the habit of updating it the same day I heard back instead of putting it off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I was job hunting a while back and honestly my system before this was just chaos, forty tabs open, a notes app with half typed reminders, completely losing track of which company I'd already followed up with. Set up a board with columns for applied, interview scheduled, waiting to hear back, and offer, then just dragged each company's card across as things moved. Sounds basic but actually seeing everything laid out like that stopped me from double emailing a recruiter who'd already responded, which I'd genuinely done more than once before setting this up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's no limit on how many cards can sit in one column, so my applied column ballooned to something like thirty entries at one point and just became this long scroll instead of something I could glance at quickly. Had to manually sort through and archive rejected ones myself since nothing does that automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part of Asana is how well it balances a clean, user-friendly UX with strong performance. Its automated workflows take care of repetitive task assignments with minimal effort, and the timeline views make it easy to track dependencies at a glance. The onboarding process was smooth, which helped our team start seeing a positive ROI almost immediately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My biggest pain point is the overwhelming default notification settings. If you don’t take the time to customize your inbox and email alerts early on, the sheer volume of updates can make it easy to miss crucial messages. The interface can also start to feel cluttered and hard to navigate when you’re managing projects with a lot of activity and content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.