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Compare Asana and Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
$10.00
Asana
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
Browse all 5 pricing plansMicrosoft Project & Portfolio Management
Star Rating
(1,620)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
Browse all 6 pricing plansSummary
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, making it easy to delegate tasks effectively. In contrast, Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management scores lower at 8.5, indicating that users find it less intuitive for assigning tasks.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's drag-and-drop functionality is highly rated at 8.8, allowing for seamless task organization. Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management, however, has a lower score of 7.9, suggesting that users find its drag-and-drop feature less user-friendly.
- G2 users highlight Asana's ease of use with a score of 8.6, which is significantly higher than Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management's score of 7.3. This indicates that Asana is generally perceived as more accessible for new users.
- Reviewers say that Asana's portfolio management features, particularly in planning and alignment, score 9.2 and 8.8 respectively, showcasing its strength in managing multiple projects. Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management, while strong, scores lower in these areas, indicating a potential gap in portfolio management capabilities.
- Users on G2 report that Asana's quality of support is rated at 8.5, which is higher than Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management's 7.6. This suggests that Asana users feel more supported when they encounter issues or need assistance.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's recurring tasks feature scores 8.7, making it easier for teams to manage ongoing responsibilities. Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management, with a score of 8.5, is slightly behind, indicating that while it offers similar functionality, it may not be as effective in this area.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Planner Plan 1
$10.00
Formerly Project Plan 1
- Includes everything in Planner in Microsoft 365, plus:
- Backlogs and sprints
- Premium plan templates
Free Trial
Asana
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
10,423
8.3
1,444
Ease of Use
8.6
10,521
7.3
1,450
Ease of Setup
8.7
4,184
7.5
486
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,161
7.6
454
Quality of Support
8.5
7,125
7.6
1,140
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
2,764
7.9
423
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,153
6.6
1,425
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
2849
|
Verified
8.6
79
|
Verified
9.2
2824
|
Verified
8.7
83
|
Verified
8.9
2806
|
Verified
8.6
81
|
Verified
9.1
2784
|
Verified
8.4
79
|
Verified
8.4
2670
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
2536
|
Verified
7.9
43
8.6
2740
|
Verified
7.9
76
|
Verified
8.6
2654
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Projects
8.8
2646
|
Verified
8.8
82
|
Verified
8.5
2525
|
Verified
8.6
80
|
Verified
8.0
2325
|
Verified
8.7
82
|
Verified
8.5
2587
|
Verified
8.5
80
|
Verified
8.5
2541
|
Verified
8.4
77
|
Verified
7.4
872
8.4
73
|
Verified
8.1
2400
|
Verified
8.0
70
|
Verified
8.3
2536
|
Verified
7.9
76
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.6
867
8.0
75
|
Verified
8.1
2285
|
Verified
8.2
73
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
2268
|
Verified
8.3
76
|
Verified
8.1
2350
|
Verified
8.3
73
|
Verified
8.4
2388
|
Verified
8.7
79
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
2249
|
Verified
8.5
70
|
Verified
8.1
2268
|
Verified
8.3
76
|
Verified
8.5
2435
|
Verified
8.2
74
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
703
Not enough data
6.9
695
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
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
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.6
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
69
|
Verified
Project Management
Not enough data
9.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
71
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.6
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
79
|
Verified
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
76
|
Verified
Strategy - Project and Portfolio 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
8.7
1585
Not enough data
8.7
1594
Not enough data
8.5
1557
Not enough data
8.7
1628
Not enough data
Management
8.6
1557
Not enough data
8.2
1452
Not enough data
8.0
1404
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
498
Not enough data
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
Communication
8.7
500
Not enough data
8.5
485
Not enough data
8.2
498
Not enough data
8.5
483
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.5
482
Not enough data
8.6
480
Not enough data
7.7
454
Not enough data
8.8
486
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.9
972
Not enough data
9.3
1000
Not enough data
8.9
943
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.9
671
Not enough data
8.6
742
Not enough data
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
8.3
894
Not enough data
8.1
732
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.2
2335
Not enough data
9.2
2334
Not enough data
8.8
2223
Not enough data
8.0
2042
Not enough data
Task Management
8.9
2247
Not enough data
9.1
2288
Not enough data
8.4
2105
Not enough data
8.6
2131
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
753
Not enough data
7.0
749
Not enough data
Automation
8.6
1489
Not enough data
8.5
1479
Not enough data
8.2
1359
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
1457
Not enough data
8.4
1386
Not enough data
9.2
1489
Not enough data
Project management
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
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
1377
Not enough data
8.7
1432
Not enough data
8.5
1384
Not enough data
8.4
1343
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1420
Not enough data
8.5
1454
Not enough data
9.0
1506
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.9
1258
Not enough data
8.0
1295
Not enough data
7.9
1232
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
1223
Not enough data
7.9
1225
Not enough data
7.8
1211
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
450
Not enough data
7.0
445
Not enough data
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
Earned Value
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
13
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Communication
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
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.7
2014
Not enough data
8.8
2023
Not enough data
8.5
2013
Not enough data
8.0
1744
Not enough data
Controls
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
Not enough data
Project Management
9.3
2077
Not enough data
9.1
2043
Not enough data
9.0
2039
Not enough data
8.4
1833
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.8
1938
Not enough data
9.0
1999
Not enough data
8.9
1932
Not enough data
7.9
1609
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
564
Not enough data
7.2
570
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
7.4
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1033
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
1051
Not enough data
Planning
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
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1082
Not enough data
8.8
1141
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Asana and Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management are categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Product Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Asana is categorized as Markup Software, Marketing Calendar, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Workflow Management, and Marketing Resource Management
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management and Project and Portfolio Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
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
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.2%
Other
58.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Construction
4.8%
Computer Software
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Asana
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
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...
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John O.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Microsoft Project has been a standard for tracking projects of various sizes. The dependency chaining works quite well and helps visualize resource and task scheduling. Good for milestone tracking at a high level, while also designating resources to...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Brittany T.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is buggy and difficult to use at times. It does not lend its self to ease of use.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
John O.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Microsoft Project has been a standard for tracking projects of various sizes. The dependency chaining works quite well and helps visualize resource and task scheduling. Good for milestone tracking at a high level, while also designating resources to...
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...
Brittany T.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is buggy and difficult to use at times. It does not lend its self to ease of use.
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