Asana and monday.com both start as freemium work management tools capped at two users on their free tiers, but they scale in different directions. Asana is…
| Asana | monday.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Project Management | Project Management |
| Rating | Not documented | Not documented |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | Free | Free (limited); paid plans from about $9/seat/month (annual) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Not documented | Not documented |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Not documented |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Yes |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | Not documented |
Entry-level paid pricing
Asana: Starter plan is 10.99 dollars per user per month, billed annually
monday.com: Basic plan is 9 dollars per seat per month, billed annually
The lowest paid tier sets the real cost of moving a team off the free plan, and monday.com's entry point is documented lower than Asana's
Free plan limits
Asana: Personal plan is free but capped at 2 users, with no documented board limit
monday.com: Free plan is capped at 2 seats and 3 boards
A board limit stacked on top of a seat limit restricts monday.com's free plan more concretely for real project use
Task view flexibility
Asana: Offers list, board, timeline, and calendar views of the same underlying tasks
monday.com: Documented around customizable boards, without list, timeline, or calendar views specified
Teams that plan across time, using timelines or calendars, need those views natively rather than approximating them on a single board layout
Platform breadth beyond project management
Asana: Focused on work management with modular add-ons for AI Teammates, Timesheets and Budgets, Compliance Management, and Permissions Management
monday.com: Offers separate Work Management, CRM, Service, and Dev product lines on one platform
A company needing CRM or service-desk functionality alongside project tracking can stay on one platform with monday.com instead of adopting a second tool
Enterprise-grade add-ons on any plan
Asana: AI Teammates, Timesheets and Budgets, Compliance Management, and Permissions Management are available as add-ons to any plan, not only Enterprise
monday.com: No equivalent modular enterprise add-on system is documented
Being able to add one specific enterprise control without upgrading the entire plan avoids overpaying for a full Enterprise contract
AI feature delivery
Asana: AI Studio is included on paid tiers, Starter and above, with a monthly AI credit allowance
monday.com: AI credit system with monthly allotments that scale by tier
Both meter AI usage through credits rather than offering unlimited AI, so buyers should expect usage caps on either platform
Top documented self-serve plan price
Asana: Advanced plan is 24.99 dollars per user per month, billed annually, below a custom-priced Enterprise tier
monday.com: Highest documented self-serve plan is Pro at 19 dollars per seat per month, billed annually
Comparing the highest self-serve tiers shows Asana's documented ceiling is priced higher before requiring a custom Enterprise quote
Product identity and structure
Asana: Single work management platform organized around tasks with modular add-ons
monday.com: Positioned as a work operating system with distinct product lines for different departments
The two tools are built on different philosophies, one deep and unified, one broad and modular by department
| Feature | Asana | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Available | Available |
| Custom-priced Enterprise tier | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Asana | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| List view | Available | Not documented |
| Board view | Available | Available |
| Timeline view | Available | Not documented |
| Calendar view | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Asana | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| AI feature set | Available | Available |
| AI included on free plan | Unavailable | Not documented |
| Feature | Asana | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated CRM product line | Not documented | Available |
| Dedicated Dev or Service product line | Not documented | Available |
| Core work or project management | Available | Available |
| Feature | Asana | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| AI Teammates add-on | Available | Not documented |
| Timesheets and Budgets add-on | Available | Not documented |
| Compliance Management add-on | Available | Not documented |
| Permissions Management add-on | Available | Not documented |
| Feature | Asana | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier user or seat cap | Limited | Limited |
| Free tier board or project cap | Not documented | Limited |
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
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monday.com's entry-level Basic plan is cheaper at 9 dollars per seat per month billed annually, compared to Asana's Starter plan at 10.99 dollars per user per month billed annually, though at the higher end Asana's Advanced plan (24.99 dollars per user per month) sits above monday.com's documented Pro plan (19 dollars per seat per month).
Both free plans are capped at 2 users or seats, but monday.com's Free plan also caps usage at 3 boards, while Asana's Personal plan documents no separate board limit, making Asana's free tier slightly less restrictive on paper for a pair of users.
Yes, monday.com documents a dedicated CRM product line alongside its Work Management, Service, and Dev product lines, all on the same underlying platform.
Yes, Asana documents AI Teammates, Timesheets and Budgets, Compliance Management, and Permissions Management as add-ons available on any plan, not only on Enterprise.
Yes, both include AI through a monthly credit system, Asana Studio on paid tiers starting at Starter, and monday.com's AI credit allotments that scale by tier.
Both cap free usage at 2 users or seats, so a small team beyond that size will need a paid plan on either tool, with monday.com's Basic plan being the lower-priced starting point at 9 dollars per seat per month billed annually.
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