Asana
Work management for teams: projects, workflows, goals and reporting
1/3Asana is a work management tool for teams that need one place to see who is doing what by when. A piece of work is entered once as a task and then viewed as a list, board, timeline, Gantt chart or calendar, with custom fields, forms and rules that move items between stages without anyone chasing them. Above the day-to-day sit portfolios, goals and workload views, which is what separates it from a personal to-do list: a manager can see capacity across projects and tie the work to a stated objective. An agentic layer has been added on top, with AI Teammates that take on defined steps, AI Studio for building no-code automations, and Asana Dash, alongside packaged versions for service management and client work. It connects to Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Tableau and Power BI, with more than a hundred integrations in total, and is bought most often by marketing, operations and product teams running recurring processes rather than one-off projects.
- List, board, timeline, Gantt and calendar views of one task
- Rules and automations move work between stages
- Forms with branching to take in requests
- Portfolios and goals connect projects to objectives
- Workload views show capacity across a team
- AI Teammates take on defined steps in a workflow
- AI Studio builds no-code automations
- 100+ integrations including Slack and Google Workspace
Based on what people have said
Every answer links back to the mentions it came fromIs Asana suitable for solo users or small teams?
Opinions are divided. Some small teams report that it works well for their needs. However, several people advise against using it as a solo user, noting that the free tiers are designed to push teams toward paid upgrades and that the platform contains many features a single person may not require.
7 mentions · r/growmybusiness · r/smallbusiness · r/Solopreneur · r/ProductivityApps · r/ObsidianMD · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
What are the common complaints regarding Asana's performance and usability?
Some users describe the platform as bloated, clunky, and difficult to navigate, with a few noting that it has become slower over time. Others have expressed frustration with the mobile experience, describing it as inferior or not production-ready compared to the desktop version. Additionally, some users find specific interface behaviors, such as sorting tasks by due date, to be unintuitive.
6 mentions · r/office · r/Asana · r/ProductivityApps · r/ObsidianMD · r/Asana · r/Asana · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
How does Asana compare to other project management tools?
Users often compare Asana to tools like Monday, Wrike, and ClickUp, noting that while they are functional, they can feel similar in their limitations for individuals. Some users find Asana simpler than alternatives like Celoxis, while others prefer tools like Todoist for solo work or Breeze for simpler workflows. It is also noted that Jira is more common for software teams, whereas Asana is popular with business teams.
6 mentions · r/projectmanagers · r/Solopreneur · r/ProductivityApps · r/projectmanagers · Sep 2026
What do people use Asana for in their professional workflows?
Users employ Asana for tracking client deliverables, internal initiatives, and goals. It is also used for managing team agendas, scheduling content, and onboarding clients. Some teams utilize its features for task templates, custom intake forms, and timeline views to manage projects.
6 mentions · r/ProductivityApps · r/WebsiteSEO · r/managers · r/Asana · r/amazonemployees · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
What is the experience with Asana's customer support?
Experiences with support are mixed; while one user described support as solid, another characterized it as useless when attempting to resolve account access issues.
2 mentions · r/projectmanagers · r/Asana · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
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What people are saying about Asana
41% neutral“we’ve tried paymo and asana, and celoxis is also in the mix (I work with them, so not pretending I’m neutral so far Asana feels simpler, while celoxis is making more sense for the deeper PMO/resource side + the support has been solid.”
“I’m getting back to Asana for a YouTube schedule since it’s a bit easier to list things and see it in a calendar, but that’s about it.”
“Your Notion/Asana uninstall loop sounds familiar. I’ve had more luck keeping one small daily surface and using the calendar for real commitments, instead of maintaining a second database.”
“I use asana for my business- we are a 2 people team and it works great, i have also been playing with Notion and it’s great as well! But my clients have their multiple projects setup all on Asana free version.”
“the reason the others feel crippled is that monday, asana and wrike all price per seat, so their free tier exists to push teams into upgrading. one person is not the customer they are designing around.”
“Everytime I try to use Notion or Asana or a habit tracker app either I get bored and delete it the next day have done that with Notion a couple times or I just have it JUST in case ( never use it just sits for months before I delete it and then re-install it again )”
“I'd skip Monday/Asana/ClickUp for one person — their free tiers are designed to push a team into paying. If you already live in Google, a plain Sheet with status/start/due columns plus a filter view gets you 80% of it and never asks for an upgrade.”
“I've used Asana, Wrike and Monday for my work and they're all functional but they can be more than one person needs. Now I'm using PlanLine for my own projects.”
“I've used plenty of PM tools at work but I'm surprised by how limiting their free tiers are - Monday.com, Asana, Wrike.”
“Slack integrated w/Discord, OneDrive (against my will lmao), Asana, Sprout Social”
“I’ve tried notion, apple notes, asana, custom ai dashboards and countless other organization tools out there”
“SOPs + task templates + one project management tool (ClickUp/Asana) + weekly planning. Standardize the process first, then delegate.”
“Features like custom fields (Toodledo), timeline views (Asana), or sprint boards (Linear) matter differently depending on your work pattern.”
“Out of interest, are you finding Asana is basically totally stale most the time and hard to navigate/configure?”
“Been using Asana for a while now. Can anyone tell when will Asana Client Management and Command by Asana be released and Generally available?”
“Between slack, teams, email, asana I feel like it's too much. And completely unnecessary.”
“I am new to Asana, and I’m trying to sort by due date when in due date grouping - no luck! Any idea? This should be something easy or rather expected user behavior when sort by due date.”
“Linear, like Jira, is a product for eng teams and they adapted quickly since the eng job has fundamentally changed in the”
“So I started using Asana for work, and it was fantastic. But, suddenly something changed & I haven’t added any rules or tweaked any settings.”
“Jira is common for software teams, while Monday and Asana are popular with business teams.”
“I used to be a big Asana fan but it has gotten very bloated over the years. It’s to the point where I barely look at it anymore just because it slows me down. They have really moved upmarket and target enterprise users now.”
“Asana is great for trans and projects, but it does have a lot of features a solo dev won’t use. I think Todoist is a better fit personally for your use case.”
“Watch out, Asana and Atlassian, they are coming for you 😂”
“Breeze is intentionally simpler than Asana or ClickUp, but check the approval flow first since that sounds non-negotiable. I’m with the Breeze team.”
“Blehg…So I’ve done it all: Asana (and loved it until a recent revisit), ServiceNow agile boards, I’ve at least tried Monday (Friday?”