AsanavsTrello

Saas

Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

Security

Integrations

AsanaTrello

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)

Trello

Advanced views locked behind Premium - $10/user/month(6/10)
Enterprise requires 50+ users minimum - $10,500/year floor(6/10)
Maximum quantity billing charges for peak seat count(6/10)

Onboarding

Asana

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

Trello

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)

Trello

May 2025 redesign called 'worst in tech history' by users(10/10)
Boards become cluttered and unmanageable at scale(7/10)
Limited reporting and analytics require workarounds(6/10)
Atlassian shifting Trello from teams to personal productivity(8/10)

Performance

Asana

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

Trello

No signals

Customization

Asana

No signals

Trello

No task dependencies - critical for real project management(7/10)

Reliability

Asana

No signals

Trello

No offline access - requires constant internet connection(5/10)

Security

Asana

No signals

Trello

Insufficient permission controls for teams(5/10)

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

Trello

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 10MB per file

Limits: Only Kanban view available, No advanced reporting, No SSO, No organization-wide controls, Cannot export data easily

10-board limit forces upgrade quickly, No Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, No admin controls, Limited automation runs

Standard

$5/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: 250MB per file

Limits: No advanced views (Timeline, Calendar, Dashboard, Map), No Atlassian Intelligence AI, No admin/security features, No priority support

$6/user/month if billed monthly (20% more), Still no Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, Limited automation vs Premium

Premium

Popular

$10/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No organization-wide admin, No public board management, No attachment permissions, No SCIM user provisioning

$12.50/user/month if billed monthly (25% more), Still no organization-wide admin, Enterprise features locked behind higher tier

Enterprise

$17.5/yr

Users: 50 user minimum (price drops with scale)

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual billing only, 50 user minimum, Complex pricing tiers based on user count

50 user minimum = $10,500/year floor, Maximum quantity billing charges peak seat count, Price per user decreases with scale (400 users = $198.75/user/year)

Feature Comparison

Feature	Asana	Trello
Views
Timeline/Gantt view Starter and above
Kanban boards All plans including free
Timeline view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Calendar view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Dashboard view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Project Management
Task dependencies Starter and above
Portfolios Advanced and above ($24.99/user)
Goals Advanced and above
Gantt charts Not available natively, requires Power-Up
Time tracking Via integrations, not native on Starter
Automation
Automation rules 250/month on Starter, 25K on Advanced
Forms Starter and above
Butler automation Free: 250 runs/month, Premium: unlimited
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only - no option for smaller teams
Integrations
Power-Ups (integrations) Unlimited on all plans
API access Available on all plans
Accessibility
Mobile apps iOS and Android
Reliability
Offline mode Not available - online only
Collaboration
Multiple assignees Only one assignee per task
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)

Trello

Advanced views locked behind Premium - $10/user/month(6/10)
Enterprise requires 50+ users minimum - $10,500/year floor(6/10)
Maximum quantity billing charges for peak seat count(6/10)

Onboarding

Asana

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

Trello

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)

Trello

May 2025 redesign called 'worst in tech history' by users(10/10)
Boards become cluttered and unmanageable at scale(7/10)
Limited reporting and analytics require workarounds(6/10)
Atlassian shifting Trello from teams to personal productivity(8/10)

Performance

Asana

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

Trello

No signals

Customization

Asana

No signals

Trello

No task dependencies - critical for real project management(7/10)

Reliability

Asana

No signals

Trello

No offline access - requires constant internet connection(5/10)

Security

Asana

No signals

Trello

Insufficient permission controls for teams(5/10)

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

Trello

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 10MB per file

Limits: Only Kanban view available, No advanced reporting, No SSO, No organization-wide controls, Cannot export data easily

10-board limit forces upgrade quickly, No Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, No admin controls, Limited automation runs

Standard

$5/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: 250MB per file

Limits: No advanced views (Timeline, Calendar, Dashboard, Map), No Atlassian Intelligence AI, No admin/security features, No priority support

$6/user/month if billed monthly (20% more), Still no Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, Limited automation vs Premium

Premium

Popular

$10/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No organization-wide admin, No public board management, No attachment permissions, No SCIM user provisioning

$12.50/user/month if billed monthly (25% more), Still no organization-wide admin, Enterprise features locked behind higher tier

Enterprise

$17.5/yr

Users: 50 user minimum (price drops with scale)

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual billing only, 50 user minimum, Complex pricing tiers based on user count

50 user minimum = $10,500/year floor, Maximum quantity billing charges peak seat count, Price per user decreases with scale (400 users = $198.75/user/year)

Feature Comparison

Feature	Asana	Trello
Views
Timeline/Gantt view Starter and above
Kanban boards All plans including free
Timeline view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Calendar view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Dashboard view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Project Management
Task dependencies Starter and above
Portfolios Advanced and above ($24.99/user)
Goals Advanced and above
Gantt charts Not available natively, requires Power-Up
Time tracking Via integrations, not native on Starter
Automation
Automation rules 250/month on Starter, 25K on Advanced
Forms Starter and above
Butler automation Free: 250 runs/month, Premium: unlimited
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only - no option for smaller teams
Integrations
Power-Ups (integrations) Unlimited on all plans
API access Available on all plans
Accessibility
Mobile apps iOS and Android
Reliability
Offline mode Not available - online only
Collaboration
Multiple assignees Only one assignee per task
AI
AI features Asana Intelligence on paid plans