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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
Free 10 Users
ActiveCollab
Star Rating
(93)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
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Star Rating
(12,114)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Asana excels in task creation and assignment, with a score of 9.3, while ActiveCollab lags behind at 8.6. Reviewers mention that Asana's intuitive interface makes it easy to create and assign tasks quickly, enhancing team productivity.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's drag-and-drop functionality for task management is rated at 8.8, compared to ActiveCollab's 8.2. Users on G2 appreciate how this feature simplifies the organization of tasks and projects, making it a standout in Asana.
- G2 users highlight that Asana's recurring tasks feature scores 8.7, which is notably higher than ActiveCollab's 8.3. Users say this functionality is crucial for teams that manage ongoing projects, allowing for better planning and execution.
- Users report that Asana's project planning capabilities, including its project map and GANTT chart features, are rated at 9.0 and 8.2 respectively, while ActiveCollab's scores are lower at 8.6 and 7.7. Reviewers mention that Asana's visual tools help in tracking project progress effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's quality of support is rated at 8.5, slightly higher than ActiveCollab's 8.3. Users on G2 appreciate Asana's responsive customer service, which they find helpful when navigating challenges.
- Users say that Asana's ease of use is rated at 8.6, while ActiveCollab scores 8.9, indicating that while ActiveCollab may be easier to set up, Asana's user-friendly design is favored for ongoing use. Reviewers mention that both platforms have their strengths, but Asana's interface is often described as more engaging.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCollab
Plus
$12.50
Great for small teams of up to 3 members looking to manage projects and clients.
Billed per month or year (a flat rate of $15 or $12.5 respectively).
- Up to 3 Members
- Unlimited Clients for Free
- Unlimited Projects and Tasks
Asana
Personal
Free
10 Users
For individuals and small teams looking to manage their tasks.
- Unlimited essentials: Projects, tasks, activity log, storage, comments
- Three project views: List, board and calendar views
- Security essentials: 2FA, Google SSO, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance
Free Trial
ActiveCollab
Free Trial is available
Asana
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
76
8.7
10,423
Ease of Use
8.9
76
8.6
10,521
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
8.7
4,184
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
8.7
3,161
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.5
7,125
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
8.7
2,764
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
8.6
10,153
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.3
2849
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.2
2824
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
8.9
2806
|
Verified
8.5
19
|
Verified
9.1
2784
|
Verified
7.6
20
|
Verified
8.4
2670
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.0
2536
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.6
2740
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
8.6
2654
|
Verified
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
8.8
2646
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.5
2525
|
Verified
7.7
14
|
Verified
8.0
2325
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.5
2587
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.5
2541
|
Verified
8.6
12
7.4
872
Feature Not Available
8.1
2400
|
Verified
8.2
16
|
Verified
8.3
2536
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
20
|
Verified
7.6
867
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.1
2285
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
8.0
2268
|
Verified
8.6
14
8.1
2350
|
Verified
8.1
18
|
Verified
8.4
2388
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.1
2249
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.1
2268
|
Verified
8.7
17
|
Verified
8.5
2435
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.7
5
6.9
703
8.7
5
6.9
695
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
6.6
26
Not enough data
6.5
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Not enough data
6.9
26
Setup
Not enough data
8.7
1585
Not enough data
8.7
1594
Not enough data
8.5
1557
Not enough data
8.7
1628
Management
Not enough data
8.6
1557
Not enough data
8.2
1452
Not enough data
8.0
1404
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
498
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.7
500
Not enough data
8.5
485
Not enough data
8.2
498
Not enough data
8.5
483
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.5
482
Not enough data
8.6
480
Not enough data
7.7
454
Not enough data
8.8
486
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
942
Not enough data
9.1
986
Not enough data
8.7
956
Not enough data
7.8
813
Not enough data
8.7
930
Not enough data
8.7
973
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.9
972
Not enough data
9.3
1000
Not enough data
8.9
943
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
7.9
671
Not enough data
8.6
742
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
894
Not enough data
8.1
732
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.2
2335
Not enough data
9.2
2334
Not enough data
8.8
2223
Not enough data
8.0
2042
Task Management
Not enough data
8.9
2247
Not enough data
9.1
2288
Not enough data
8.4
2105
Not enough data
8.6
2131
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
753
Not enough data
7.0
749
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
1489
Not enough data
8.5
1479
Not enough data
8.2
1359
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
1457
Not enough data
8.4
1386
Not enough data
9.2
1489
Project management
Not enough data
9.1
1577
Not enough data
8.7
1489
Not enough data
9.0
1531
Not enough data
8.7
1473
Not enough data
8.8
1460
Not enough data
8.3
1323
Not enough data
8.6
1469
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1377
Not enough data
8.7
1432
Not enough data
8.5
1384
Not enough data
8.4
1343
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.5
1420
Not enough data
8.5
1454
Not enough data
9.0
1506
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.9
1258
Not enough data
8.0
1295
Not enough data
7.9
1232
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
1223
Not enough data
7.9
1225
Not enough data
7.8
1211
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
450
Not enough data
7.0
445
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
7.8
1779
Not enough data
8.3
1923
Not enough data
7.8
1714
Not enough data
8.1
1786
Not enough data
7.9
1736
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.7
2014
Not enough data
8.8
2023
Not enough data
8.5
2013
Not enough data
8.0
1744
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
1876
Not enough data
8.2
1799
Not enough data
8.6
1914
Not enough data
8.5
1904
Not enough data
8.0
1733
Project Management
Not enough data
9.3
2077
Not enough data
9.1
2043
Not enough data
9.0
2039
Not enough data
8.4
1833
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
1938
Not enough data
9.0
1999
Not enough data
8.9
1932
Not enough data
7.9
1609
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
564
Not enough data
7.2
570
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Calendar View
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accessibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.6
20
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.0
1033
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
1051
Planning
Not enough data
8.6
1128
Not enough data
8.9
1153
Not enough data
8.5
1064
Not enough data
8.7
1098
Not enough data
8.2
1017
Workflow Management
Not enough data
8.4
1082
Not enough data
8.8
1141
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCollab and Asana are categorized as Project Management and Task Management
Unique Categories
ActiveCollab is categorized as Resource Management, Kanban Project Management, Time Tracking, Invoice Management, and Calendar
Asana is categorized as Markup Software, Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Workflow Management, Product Management, and Marketing Resource Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCollab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
41.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Graphic Design
4.4%
Media Production
3.3%
Other
28.9%
Marketing and Advertising
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.2%
Other
58.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
ActiveCollab
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Andy M.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
I like the interface, especially of ActiveCollab 5, which is massive UI/UX improvement over AC 4. The product works and feels like Basecamp, but drastically expands the functions of Basecamp with invoicing, estimates and modules that allow you to increase...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
IT IS NEVER FULLY FUNCTIONAL. There is never a day (use it daily) that Active Collab fully works. The entire thing will be down, we won't be able to upload files, and reports can all be down at different times throughout the week. It sucks because it is so...
Asana
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ashlly N.
Verified User
Asana is the best tool for project management and it provides us a specific list of features we need to get done each project. We can use Asana for small business management and it helps us to break the project in tasks and provide us away what you do. With...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
Andy M.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
I like the interface, especially of ActiveCollab 5, which is massive UI/UX improvement over AC 4. The product works and feels like Basecamp, but drastically expands the functions of Basecamp with invoicing, estimates and modules that allow you to increase...
Ashlly N.
Verified User
Asana is the best tool for project management and it provides us a specific list of features we need to get done each project. We can use Asana for small business management and it helps us to break the project in tasks and provide us away what you do. With...
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
IT IS NEVER FULLY FUNCTIONAL. There is never a day (use it daily) that Active Collab fully works. The entire thing will be down, we won't be able to upload files, and reports can all be down at different times throughout the week. It sucks because it is so...
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
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