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Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

Security

Integrations

AsanaMonday.com

Signals Comparison

Pricing

Asana

2-seat minimum forces solopreneurs to pay double(7/10)
Automation capped at 250/month on Starter - hits limit quickly(7/10)
Expensive for small teams - costs add up quickly(7/10)
SSO requires Enterprise tier - no option for smaller secure teams(7/10)
Free plan reduced from 15 to 10 users - shrinking value(5/10)

Monday.com

Minimum 3-seat requirement forces overpaying(8/10)
Users must be added in increments of 5(8/10)
Automation and integration limits quickly exceeded(7/10)
AI add-on costs $200/month extra(6/10)

Onboarding

Asana

Steep learning curve requires weeks of adjustment(7/10)

Monday.com

No signals

Usability

Asana

Tasks can only be assigned to one person - no joint ownership(5/10)
No native time tracking - requires paid integrations(6/10)
Task duplication and subtask conversion is confusing(5/10)

Monday.com

Steep learning curve with overwhelming features(7/10)
Mobile app is difficult to use(6/10)
No real task dependencies for Gantt charts(7/10)
Cancellation triggers daily warning banners for entire team(6/10)

Performance

Asana

Desktop app and web interface become slow with many tasks(6/10)

Monday.com

Large boards become extremely slow(9/10)

Support

Asana

No signals

Monday.com

Basic plan support feels like free tier(7/10)

Reliability

Asana

No signals

Monday.com

Automations sometimes fail silently(8/10)
Enterprise users report data loss from bugs(9/10)

Pricing Comparison

Asana

Personal (Free)

Free

Users: Up to 10 users (reduced from 15)

Storage: 100MB per file

Limits: 10 user cap (was 15), No dependencies view, No custom fields, No milestones, No admin controls

No Timeline/Gantt view, No task start dates, No advanced search, No Forms, No automation rules

Starter

Popular

$10.99/mo

Users: Minimum 2 seats required

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No Portfolios, No Goals, No Workload view, Limited reporting, Limited Asana Intelligence, No SSO

$13.49/user if billed monthly (23% more), 2-seat minimum = $264/year minimum, 250 automation cap hits quickly, No Portfolios

Advanced

$24.99/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No SSO/SAML, No SCIM user provisioning, No data export controls, No custom branding, Priority support extra

$30.49/user if billed monthly (22% more), Still no SSO, Still no SCIM, Enterprise features locked

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: Custom

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Must contact sales, No public pricing transparency, Annual contracts

Custom pricing not disclosed publicly, Annual commitment typically required, Implementation costs extra

Monday.com

Free

Users: Up to 2 users

Storage: 500MB

Limits: 3 board limit makes it useless for teams, no way to upgrade individual features

No automations, no integrations, no Timeline/Calendar views, no reporting, extremely limited for any real work

Basic

$9/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users (3-seat minimum)

Storage: 5GB

Limits: Still no automation capabilities, very limited views, must buy in increments of 5 users after minimum

No automations or integrations at all, no Timeline or Calendar views, support quality is poor, AI features limited

Standard

Popular

$12/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 250GB (overages: $0.10/GB/month)

Limits: Automation caps force upgrades, no time tracking, no formula columns, no workload view

250 automation limit exhausts quickly for active teams, storage overages add up, AI add-on is $200/month extra if you need more credits, many advanced reporting features missing

Pro

$19/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 1TB

Limits: Price jump from Standard is significant (58% increase), still missing enterprise governance features

Still no enterprise features like SSO, granular permissions, advanced security. Team of 10 = $2,280/year, team of 25 = $5,700/year

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires annual contract, pricing negotiation necessary, significant implementation investment

Pricing not published - expect $24-30+ per seat. 200-seat deployment starts at ~$96k/year base, but add-ons (Guardian, Premium Support) push to $139k+. Implementation services $15-50k, data migration $5-15k, training extra. Budget 5-10 hours monthly maintenance.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Asana	Monday.com
Views
Timeline/Gantt view Starter and above
Kanban boards All plans including free
Usability
Board-based visual workflows
Automations Limited to 250/month on Standard, 25k on Pro
Offline mode No offline support
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration
Multiple assignees Only one assignee per task
Project Management
Task dependencies Starter and above
Portfolios Advanced and above ($24.99/user)
Goals Advanced and above
Time tracking Via integrations, not native on Starter
Integrations
Integrations Large marketplace, some paid
API access Available on all plans
Automation
Automation rules 250/month on Starter, 25K on Advanced
Forms Starter and above
Mobile
Mobile app Available but described as clumsy
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only - no option for smaller teams
Pricing
Free plan Very limited - 2 users, 3 boards, no automations
Accessibility
Mobile apps iOS and Android
AI
AI features Asana Intelligence on paid plans

Signals Comparison

Pricing

Asana

2-seat minimum forces solopreneurs to pay double(7/10)
Automation capped at 250/month on Starter - hits limit quickly(7/10)
Expensive for small teams - costs add up quickly(7/10)
SSO requires Enterprise tier - no option for smaller secure teams(7/10)
Free plan reduced from 15 to 10 users - shrinking value(5/10)

Monday.com

Minimum 3-seat requirement forces overpaying(8/10)
Users must be added in increments of 5(8/10)
Automation and integration limits quickly exceeded(7/10)
AI add-on costs $200/month extra(6/10)

Onboarding

Asana

Steep learning curve requires weeks of adjustment(7/10)

Monday.com

No signals

Usability

Asana

Tasks can only be assigned to one person - no joint ownership(5/10)
No native time tracking - requires paid integrations(6/10)
Task duplication and subtask conversion is confusing(5/10)

Monday.com

Steep learning curve with overwhelming features(7/10)
Mobile app is difficult to use(6/10)
No real task dependencies for Gantt charts(7/10)
Cancellation triggers daily warning banners for entire team(6/10)

Performance

Asana

Desktop app and web interface become slow with many tasks(6/10)

Monday.com

Large boards become extremely slow(9/10)

Support

Asana

No signals

Monday.com

Basic plan support feels like free tier(7/10)

Reliability

Asana

No signals

Monday.com

Automations sometimes fail silently(8/10)
Enterprise users report data loss from bugs(9/10)

Pricing Comparison

Asana

Personal (Free)

Free

Users: Up to 10 users (reduced from 15)

Storage: 100MB per file

Limits: 10 user cap (was 15), No dependencies view, No custom fields, No milestones, No admin controls

No Timeline/Gantt view, No task start dates, No advanced search, No Forms, No automation rules

Starter

Popular

$10.99/mo

Users: Minimum 2 seats required

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No Portfolios, No Goals, No Workload view, Limited reporting, Limited Asana Intelligence, No SSO

$13.49/user if billed monthly (23% more), 2-seat minimum = $264/year minimum, 250 automation cap hits quickly, No Portfolios

Advanced

$24.99/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No SSO/SAML, No SCIM user provisioning, No data export controls, No custom branding, Priority support extra

$30.49/user if billed monthly (22% more), Still no SSO, Still no SCIM, Enterprise features locked

Enterprise

$0/mo

Users: Custom

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Must contact sales, No public pricing transparency, Annual contracts

Custom pricing not disclosed publicly, Annual commitment typically required, Implementation costs extra

Monday.com

Free

Users: Up to 2 users

Storage: 500MB

Limits: 3 board limit makes it useless for teams, no way to upgrade individual features

No automations, no integrations, no Timeline/Calendar views, no reporting, extremely limited for any real work

Basic

$9/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users (3-seat minimum)

Storage: 5GB

Limits: Still no automation capabilities, very limited views, must buy in increments of 5 users after minimum

No automations or integrations at all, no Timeline or Calendar views, support quality is poor, AI features limited

Standard

Popular

$12/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 250GB (overages: $0.10/GB/month)

Limits: Automation caps force upgrades, no time tracking, no formula columns, no workload view

250 automation limit exhausts quickly for active teams, storage overages add up, AI add-on is $200/month extra if you need more credits, many advanced reporting features missing

Pro

$19/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 1TB

Limits: Price jump from Standard is significant (58% increase), still missing enterprise governance features

Still no enterprise features like SSO, granular permissions, advanced security. Team of 10 = $2,280/year, team of 25 = $5,700/year

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires annual contract, pricing negotiation necessary, significant implementation investment

Feature Comparison

Feature	Asana	Monday.com
Views
Timeline/Gantt view Starter and above
Kanban boards All plans including free
Usability
Board-based visual workflows
Automations Limited to 250/month on Standard, 25k on Pro
Offline mode No offline support
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration
Multiple assignees Only one assignee per task
Project Management
Task dependencies Starter and above
Portfolios Advanced and above ($24.99/user)
Goals Advanced and above
Time tracking Via integrations, not native on Starter
Integrations
Integrations Large marketplace, some paid
API access Available on all plans
Automation
Automation rules 250/month on Starter, 25K on Advanced
Forms Starter and above
Mobile
Mobile app Available but described as clumsy
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only - no option for smaller teams
Pricing
Free plan Very limited - 2 users, 3 boards, no automations
Accessibility
Mobile apps iOS and Android
AI
AI features Asana Intelligence on paid plans