Asana vs monday.com: Work Management Software Compared (2026)
Asana and monday.com are two of the most widely shortlisted work management platforms.
- Verified 27 Oct 2026Sources are dated on this page
- 7 sourcesLinked, typed and dated
- No winner declaredFit depends on your criteria
- Not tested by Stack18Editorial summary of documented facts
Asana vs monday.com: the short answer
Asana and monday.com are two of the most widely shortlisted work management platforms. Asana is built around tasks, projects, portfolios and goals, sold per user from a free Personal plan up to Enterprise+. monday.com is built around customisable boards, sold per seat from a free plan for two seats up to Enterprise, with a three-seat minimum on paid plans.
The sources reviewed point to three practical differences. monday.com is cheaper per seat at the mid tiers but meters automations and requires three seats. Asana costs more per user but is reported to allow far higher automation volumes on Advanced, and its free plan is reported to cover more people. Neither vendor's mid-tier price tells the whole story, so the sections below compare plan limits as well as list prices.
We compare what independent 2026 sources support and mark the rest Unknown. Both vendors adjusted plans during 2026 and sources disagree on several figures, so we show the disagreement instead of picking one number. No winner is declared: the better fit depends on team size, how much you automate, and whether you think in tasks or in boards.
Choose Asana if you- Teams that think in tasks, dependencies and portfolios and want portfolio reporting across many concurrent projects
- Small teams that want a free plan covering more than two people
- Teams that expect high automation volumes and want to avoid monthly action quotas
Choose monday.com if you- Teams that prefer visual, board-based tools and want dashboards for stakeholder reporting
- Teams that want mid-tier pricing and can meet the three-seat minimum
- Organisations that may later add CRM, dev or service boards under one vendor
Asana and monday.com at a glance.
One card per product, drawn from each full profile. Open a profile for features, pricing plans, limits and sources.
Asana
Asana, Inc. · Project Management Software
Asana is a work management and project management platform from Asana, Inc. that organises tasks, projects, workflows, portfolios and goals, sold per user in Personal, Starter, Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise+ plans.
- Pricing
- Free Personal plan; Starter reported at $10.99 per user per month billed annually.
- Best for
- Teams that want a free start and a clear upgrade path
monday.com
monday.com Ltd. · Project Management Software
monday.com Work Management is a board-based work and project management platform from monday.com Ltd., sold per seat in Free, Basic, Standard, Pro and Enterprise plans.
- Pricing
- Free plan for up to 2 seats; paid plans reported from $9 per seat per month billed annually (3-seat minimum).
- Best for
- Teams that want a flexible visual board-based tool
Asana vs monday.com: feature-by-feature comparison.
Every row is drawn from the sources listed below. Rows that differ are marked, and you can filter the table to show only those.
- YesDocumented
- PartialAvailable with limits or on some plans
- NoDocumented as unavailable
- UnknownNot documented in the sources reviewed
| Dimension |  Asana |  monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Product | ||
| Core model | YesTasks and projects with list, board, timeline and calendar views, plus portfolios and goals on higher plans. | YesCustomisable boards of items and columns that can be reshaped for projects, CRM-style tracking or operations. |
| Related productsDiffers | PartialPositioned as a project and work management product; sources describe it as project-management focused rather than a multi-product suite. | Yesmonday CRM, monday dev and monday service are separate products with separate pricing. |
| Pricing | ||
| Free planDiffers | YesPersonal plan is free; sources report a limit of 10 users, and one guide says 15, so confirm the current cap. | PartialFree plan limited to two seats; one source also reports a three-board limit. |
| Entry paid price (annual) | YesStarter reported at $10.99 per user per month billed annually; $13.49 billed monthly. | YesBasic reported at $9 per seat per month billed annually; about $12 billed monthly. |
| Mid-tier price (annual) | YesAdvanced reported at $24.99 per user per month; $30.49 billed monthly. | YesStandard reported at $12 and Pro at $19 per seat per month billed annually; some guides show higher figures that appear to be monthly billing. |
| Seat minimum on paid plansDiffers | UnknownSources conflict: one guide says there is no seat minimum, while our profile notes a seat minimum. Confirm at checkout. | YesPaid plans require a minimum of three seats. |
| Views | ||
| Timeline and calendar views | YesTimeline arrives on Starter; guides list board, list, timeline, calendar and Gantt-style views. | YesTimeline and calendar arrive on Standard; guides list eight or more view types including Gantt, chart and map. |
| Automation | ||
| Automation model | YesA rules engine: triggers and actions, with multi-step rules on Advanced. | YesPre-built automation recipes, reported at 200+, plus apps framework for custom logic. |
| Monthly automation allowance | PartialGuides cite 250 a month on Starter; for Advanced they report anything from 25,000 to unlimited, so confirm current limits. | PartialReported at 250 actions a month on Standard, 25,000 on Pro and 250,000 on Enterprise. |
| Reporting | ||
| Portfolio and dashboard reporting | YesPortfolios, goals and workload are reported as Advanced features; Starter adds unlimited dashboards. | YesDashboards with widgets from Standard; time tracking and formula columns on Pro. |
| AI | ||
| AI features | PartialAsana AI is reported on paid tiers with AI credits bundled by tier. | Partialmonday AI (text generation, summaries, formula help) is reported as included from Pro. |
| Collaboration | ||
| Guest accessDiffers | UnknownGuest access by plan was not documented in the sources reviewed. | YesGuest access reported from Standard. |
| Enterprise | ||
| SSO, SCIM and audit logsDiffers | YesEnterprise adds SSO, SCIM and audit logs; Enterprise+ adds advanced compliance and key management. | PartialEnterprise is described as aimed at governance, security and scale on a minimum 12-month term; individual controls were not itemised in the sources reviewed. |
| Pricing | ||
| Enterprise pricing | PartialQuote-based for Enterprise and Enterprise+. | PartialQuote-based, reported with a minimum 12-month term. |
Asana vs monday.com pricing.
Asana pricing
Per user per month by plan, with a free Personal plan and custom Enterprise pricing. Paid plans have a minimum seat count.
- PersonalFree
- Starter$10.99 per user per month billed annually; $13.49 billed monthly
- Advanced$24.99 per user per month billed annually; $30.49 billed monthly
- EnterpriseCustom
- Enterprise+Custom
Figures reported consistently by independent sources; vendor page not reviewed directly. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
All Asana plans and sources
monday.com pricing
Per seat per month by plan, with a free plan and a three-seat minimum on paid plans. Enterprise is quote-based with a minimum 12-month term.
- Free$0
- Basic$9 per seat per month billed annually; about $12 billed monthly
- Standard$12 per seat per month billed annually; about $14 billed monthly
- Pro$19 per seat per month billed annually; about $22 billed monthly
- EnterpriseCustom
Figures reported consistently by independent sources; vendor page not reviewed directly. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
All monday.com plans and sourcesAt list prices monday.com is cheaper per seat at the comparable mid tiers. Using reported annual prices, our arithmetic for a 25-person team gives about $3,297 a year on Asana Starter ($10.99 x 25 x 12) against $3,600 on monday.com Standard ($12 x 25 x 12), so Asana is slightly cheaper at that tier. One step up, Asana Advanced is about $7,497 a year ($24.99 x 25 x 12) and monday.com Pro about $5,700 ($19 x 25 x 12). The cheaper product therefore changes by tier, which is why single-number comparisons mislead.
Free plans differ more than prices. Asana's Personal plan is reported to cover about 10 users, while monday.com's free plan covers two seats. A team of five that wants to stay free fits only on Asana. A team of two that needs paid features meets monday.com's three-seat minimum and pays for a seat it may not use.
Automation is where list price and real cost can diverge. monday.com meters automation actions by plan, so a team that runs many rules can outgrow the Standard allowance and pay for Pro. Sources report Asana allowing far higher volumes on Advanced, though they disagree on the exact figure. Estimate your monthly automation count before you compare totals. Prices and limits changed during 2026 on both sides; confirm current terms with each vendor.
Prices and plans change. Confirm current terms with each vendor before you decide.
Asana vs monday.com: implementation, ecosystem, AI and security.
Ease of implementation and usability
We did not test setup or migration for either product. One independent 30-day parallel test with a 25-person marketing team reported about three hours to set up monday.com and about five hours for Asana, with monday.com's dashboards preferred for executive reporting. Treat that as one data point. Both products offer free or trial entry, so pilot one real project in each before committing.
Integrations and ecosystem
Asana is reported to offer 100+ integrations from Starter, with Salesforce and SAP connectors on Advanced. monday.com lists basic integrations on Standard and advanced integrations on higher plans, per independent guides. Integration counts differ between sources, and API depth was not assessed for either product, so check each integration directory for the tools you actually use.
AI capabilities
Both vendors have added AI in 2026. Asana AI is reported on paid tiers with credits bundled by tier. monday AI is reported from the Pro plan and covers text generation, summarisation and formula help. Independent guides describe both as competitive and disagree on a winner. We did not test output quality, so run both against a real brief before treating AI as a deciding factor.
Security, deployment and administration
Asana lists SSO, SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise, with advanced compliance and key management on Enterprise+. monday.com positions Enterprise for governance and security on a quote basis with a minimum 12-month term. We did not review certifications or data residency for either product. Request current security documentation from both vendors if you are regulated.
Asana and monday.com: each option, in balance.
Asana
Strengths and limitations from the profile
- A free Personal plan lets small teams start without paying.
- A clear plan ladder ties specific capabilities, such as timelines, portfolios and goals, to named tiers.
- Automation and AI allowances scale by plan, with unlimited automations on Enterprise.
- Enterprise plans add SSO, SCIM and audit logs for organisations with security requirements.
- Paid plans have a seat minimum and no single-user option.
- Per-user pricing grows quickly with team size, and Advanced costs more than twice Starter.
- Key reporting, workload and goal features are limited to higher-tier plans.
- Starter rules are single-trigger, so complex multi-step automation needs Advanced.
monday.com
Strengths and limitations from the profile
- A free plan and clear Basic, Standard and Pro steps make it easy to start small.
- Timeline, calendar and guest access arrive at the mid-priced Standard plan.
- Automation allowances scale from 250 to 25,000 actions a month by plan.
- Paid plans require a minimum of three seats, which penalises very small teams.
- Enterprise pricing is quote-based and reported to carry a minimum 12-month term.
- monday CRM, dev and service are priced separately, so multi-product use costs more.
- The free plan is limited to two seats and three boards in at least one source.
Asana or monday.com: which fits which situation?
No overall winner is declared. The better choice depends on the criteria that matter most to you, so test both against your own requirements.
Choose Asana if you…
- Teams that think in tasks, dependencies and portfolios and want portfolio reporting across many concurrent projects
- Small teams that want a free plan covering more than two people
- Teams that expect high automation volumes and want to avoid monthly action quotas
Choose monday.com if you…
- Teams that prefer visual, board-based tools and want dashboards for stakeholder reporting
- Teams that want mid-tier pricing and can meet the three-seat minimum
- Organisations that may later add CRM, dev or service boards under one vendor
Switching between Asana and monday.com.
Moving between Asana and monday.com means mapping tasks to board items, rebuilding custom fields as columns, and recreating rules as recipes (or the reverse). Automations rarely transfer one for one. Export a sample project, rebuild its views and automations in the other tool, and run one live project in parallel for a sprint or two before cutting over.
- Export a sample of your data and test an import into the other product.
- List the automations, integrations and permissions you would need to rebuild.
- Pilot with one team before a full cut-over.
- Check contract terms and notice periods with both vendors.
General guidance, not specific to either vendor. Confirm migration options with the vendors.
Asana vs monday.com: questions and answers
Is Asana or monday.com cheaper?
It depends on the tier. Reported annual list prices are about $10.99 per user for Asana Starter and $12 per seat for monday.com Standard, but monday.com Pro (about $19) is cheaper than Asana Advanced (about $24.99). monday.com also requires three seats on paid plans. Price your own team size and automation volume.
Which has the better free plan, Asana or monday.com?
Asana's free Personal plan is reported to cover about 10 users, while monday.com's free plan covers two seats and, in one source, three boards. For a free team of more than two people, Asana's free plan is the roomier of the two. Confirm current limits with each vendor.
Which is better for automation, Asana or monday.com?
They automate differently. monday.com uses pre-built recipes with monthly action quotas that rise by plan, while Asana uses a rules engine and is reported to allow much higher volumes on Advanced. Sources disagree on exact limits, so check current allowances.
Does monday.com have a seat minimum?
Yes. Paid monday.com plans are reported to require at least three seats. Sources conflict on whether Asana has a minimum on paid plans, so confirm at checkout.
Which is better for portfolio management?
Asana lists portfolios, goals and workload on its Advanced plan, and independent guides favour it for portfolio-level reporting across many projects. monday.com offers dashboards from Standard. The better fit depends on whether you need cross-project rollups or visual boards.
Do Asana and monday.com have AI?
Yes. Asana AI is reported on paid tiers with credits by tier, and monday AI is reported from the Pro plan. Quality was not tested in the sources reviewed.
Can I use monday.com or Asana for CRM?
monday.com sells a separate monday CRM product and guides note its boards can be used for CRM-style tracking. Asana is described as project-management focused. If CRM is the main job, compare dedicated CRM tools.
Where this comparison comes from.
- Monday.com vs Asana in 2026: Automation, Views, and Pricing Compared Automation Atlas Third-party Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Asana vs Monday 2026: Pricing and Features Compared Costbench Third-party Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Asana Pricing: Free & Paid Plans in 2026 Cloudwards Third-party Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- How much does Asana cost in 2026? Automation Atlas Third-party Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- monday.com Pricing for 2026: Project Management Cost & Value Cloudwards Third-party Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- Monday.com Pricing (April 2026) Temperstack Third-party Accessed 15 Oct 2026
- monday.com Pricing (2026): Plans, Costs & What You'll Actually Pay PM World 360 Third-party Accessed 15 Oct 2026
Comparison rows summarise the sources listed and the two profiles. Confirm current details with each vendor. Stack18 has not tested either product. One or both profiles are secondary-source profiles: vendor pages were not reviewed directly, so verify figures with the vendors.
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