Asana Reviews

Pros

I love how easy it is to share projects on there, and one of my favorite features is having a template which can be applied to any project

Cons

The limitations as an intitee on a team account

Pros

Easy project management with a variety of tools that support with planning and tracking. Easy collaboration and nice views for better insights in current status and ongoing tasks. The comment sections makes it easy to ask questions to other team members.

Cons

Free plan has some limitations. Unfortunately, they discontinued the "free for students" offer. This is a huge drawback since I used to teach my students some advanced aspects of project management using Asana Premium features as an example.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Project and Toggl Plan

Reasons for Choosing Asana

Project was not suitable for shared access and more complex projects.

Switched From

Microsoft Project

Reasons for Switching to Asana

Asana made the best first impression and seemed to have the most useful features at the time.

Pros

Dependent tasks (contingencies). This feature is brilliant.

Cons

Very bland, not hard to use, but not easy, either.

Pros

The best thing is the free version for small teams. If you are starting your business or you have a smaller team it is the best. Great way to experience how things work.

Cons

From start it was a bit tricky to navigate between free and paid options.

Alternatives Considered

monday.com

Reasons for Choosing Asana

Keeping track of everything in shared note is not the way to go. Asana makes the work feel more organised.

Switched From

Google Keep

Reasons for Switching to Asana

Asana offered more convenient product plans and was more intuitive.

Pros

Asana is a great customisable project and task management platform with multiple features around lead management, workload management and automation features that really help you manage your organisational goals

Cons

For our use case this product really stands out from its access control decisions to its ease of use there it not much not to like and its an affordable price

Pros

I like how easy it is to track projects and see who's doing what. The layout is simple and it keeps everything in one place. Makes teamwork less messy

Cons

Can get a little bit overwhelming with too many tasks and notifications. Sometimes it feels like more work just managing the work

Pros

Asana has a sleek modern interface, is used by many companies, and offers a wide range of tools for task and project management.

Cons

For me personally, Asana always felt like too much to handle. With a lot of tasks on my plate as both an employee and manager using Asana on multiple different occasions, I always felt like the app offers way too much for me to comprehend with my busy schedule and limited resources.

Alternatives Considered

Trello, Basecamp, monday.com, ClickUp and Notion

Reasons for Choosing Asana

Trello was way too basic for what we were looking for (more advanced workflows and automation)

Switched From

Trello

Reasons for Switching to Asana

Initially I tried Asana over other alternatives because it was recommended to me by a friend.

Pros

Love the ease of creating and assigning tasks for various projects. My team and I can easily track our work, collaborate, update notes, change status, and more.

Cons

I would like to see a bit more flexibility in changing color layout on the free version.

Alternatives Considered

monday.com

Reasons for Switching to Asana

My assistant had a preference for Asana and based on her comfort level and experience with the product, I was willing to give it a try.

Pros

Ease of use, features and great interface

Cons

Too many features could be confusing at times

Alternatives Considered

ClickUp

Reasons for Switching to Asana

User friendly interface and smooth user experience with no lag

Pros

One of the easiest and reliable project management software in the industry. The design flexibility aligned with the detailed management for deadlines make it very easy to use.

Cons

The emails are a bit excessive and sometimes get very irritating and the pricing is a little on the high note.

Pros

The calendar view. In one screen I can see what my entire team has going in the upcoming days and how full our schedule is.

Cons

The phone app. I wish it was a little more robust. Lacking the calendar view is what I dislike the most about the app and why I don't use it much in my manager roll.

Alternatives Considered

Jira, Slack and Smartsheet

Reasons for Switching to Asana

Initially it was because of the price. Asana was free to teams under 15 which allowed us to use it while growing without a costly overhead.

Pros

What I loved about Asana was that it was very easy to use! It was also a project management software that was made for someone who is a one man show or someone that has a team of people working for them as well. They don't rope you by making them buy their software outright they give you a free trial first which is great because it allows you to see if it is a good fit for you and your team first. It keeps track of everything you are doing and makes sure you are getting everything you are done on time so that you aren't falling behind. You can also use this app on your phone and on your computer which is great because not everything be can done on your phone.

Cons

The only thing that I didn't that I did not like about it was that unless you had internet you could not use it and when I went to a different for country for business there was an issue with the time. And when I looked into it, it said that there was native time keeping for Asana.

Alternatives Considered

monday.com

Reasons for Switching to Asana

Because of the free trial and it seemed like it was a better fit for me because I am a one person team.

Pros

It keeps me organized!! It is so easy to see what I have to do, what others on my team are working on, and when everything is getting done. I love how we can communicate in Asana, provide updates on workflows, and easily adjust as needed. It's amazing that we can work with clients on other boards and just overall streamline workstreams.

Cons

That not everyone uses it, so sometimes have to figure out how to get people on board or integrate our system with theirs.

Pros

Asana sets apart from the competition, where it offers Timeline, which is a perfect display of project layout to identify causes for delays.

Cons

Perhaps one of Asana’s weaknesses is its search ability. It is difficult to locate particular activities or discussions, particularly when a project comprises many tasks.

Pros

I love the ability to use this platform for both internal projects and client facing updates, I work on several teams where we can easily move the project to the next person once it goes through each phase until final approvals are complete. It streamlines the workflow and allows for us to share necessary information to complete each tasks.

Cons

I think it can be easily used improperly which can lead to missed deadlines/communications I think it could have some better resources for agencies.

Alternatives Considered

monday.com

Reasons for Choosing Asana

ClickUp was a bit to complex for the functionality that most the teams that switched from ClickUp to asana that there was almost to many features to apply to every tasks

Switched From

ClickUp

Reasons for Switching to Asana

Firstly because of the cost it just didn’t make sense for these startups to have such a high ticket project management system especially when you compare to asana

Pros

I like using Asana because it makes organizing my projects, tasks, and work much easier. It is also very useful when collaborating with my team because it has allowed me to keep track of all the activities we’ve done.

Cons

The only thing I don’t like about Asana is that it can be a bit complex for those trying to learn to use the tool, as it has multiple functions, which can be challenging for new users.

Pros

The main highlight for me is how Asana helps organize tasks and projects visually. The customizable boards, lists, and timelines make it easy to manage workflows and collaborate with my team.

Cons

The learning curve can be a bit steep for new users. Some features, like reporting and task dependencies, are more complex and require extra time to set up properly. However after becoming comfortable with Asana and its features, it is an undeniably useful tool.

Pros

Asana makes use of very superior data security tools which keep all our data and information safe and sound. It has collaboration features which makes it easy for our team to communicate and work together during our team projects. Asana reporting feature provide us with clear insights that help track the performance of our projects. It also has interactive live dashboards that offer very easy to interpret project visuals making it easy to monitor the progress of our projects. It is easy to set project goals and objectives with Asana that help us keep focused on the most important work of the project.

Cons

Asana has never shown any signs of weakness. Our experience has been very flawless and we have nothing to give complaints about.

Pros

Asana is a solid project management tool. I'd say it's an intermediate tool, with very good basics and plenty of more advanced features. I like the customisability and the way they organise projects and teams. The number of different views on each screen makes it easy to monitor projects "at a glance" and these filters serve as shortcuts into more detailed screens.

Cons

Asana is not the most advanced project management tool, and it doesn't target any specific niche. This means that you'll both find features many people will never use, while also missing some features you might need. One of the biggest flaws for me is the poor editability of messages and task descriptions. This makes Asana a no-go for any company with a writing culture, and often makes asynchronous communication harder.

Pros

Asana task boards and lists keep everything in order and make it easier to meet targets. I like how simple it is for people who are new to managing projects.

Cons

If you struggle to manage your notifications well they can be too much and the free version has limits.

Pros

I like that the capabilities are endless for how you can set up projects and processes to work best for your specific company or team. I also love that, on a daily basis, I discover some new way that Asana can make my job more efficient and streamlined.

Cons

Changing the “time” in the due date field is a little wonky if you are trying to type it in and not use the drop-down. But that’s the only minor annoyance I have.

Pros

I like the ability to create different views based on needs and being able to assign tasks and set a timeline with deadlines for each task.

Cons

I think the interface could be little more streamlined.

Pros

Asana has facilitated improved collaboration and information flow within our team, allowing us to focus on production. It's very intuitive and has all the functions we need.

Cons

I do not really have any complaints about Asana.

Pros

The collaboration and organization ability of asana is great. The visual aspect is great as well, although does have some opportunities.

Cons

I'd like additional visual options for better organizational purposes.

Pros

Asana has a very user-friendly collaboration space that makes it easy for the team to work together. It has amazing project management tools which makes it so easy to plan, track and control our project activities from start to the very end. Asana work automation tools allows us to save time performing the repetitive tasks by automating them.

Cons

Asana has not had any major issues to complain about. The support team has also listened to our requests and act instantly.