Asana vs Casual (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Asana grades higher than Casual: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Asana grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. Casual grades higher on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Asana
Work management for projects, goals and cross-team workflows
Casual
Visual workflow-style project planner for small teams
Which one is for you
Pick Asana if
- Fits if your projects cross several departments and everyone needs the same picture
- Works for nonprofits and schools, who can apply for 50% off paid plans
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if your team is an awkward size, since seats come in blocks of 5 once you pass 5 users
- Tight if you're staying free and there are more than 2 of you
- Not for you if you need approvals, goals or built-in time tracking on a budget, as they're on Advanced at $24.99 a user
- Watch out: the pricing page doesn't give the trial length, and timeline, forms and custom fields start on Starter
- Skip it if you work on Linux, as the download page lists no Linux app
Pick Casual if
- Fits if you are a team of 2 to 10 who repeat the same projects
- Works for people who think in flowcharts
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan: after 14 days an unpaid account is read-only
- Too light for resource planning, time tracking or Gantt charts
- Watch out: prices step up with user count in sets of 2, 5 and 10, and the 20 to 50 user steps show no price
- Skip it if you need a desktop or phone app, as only a web version is listed
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAAsanaVery good | 2.2GPACasualFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $10.99 a user a month billed annually, or $13.49 monthly, a shade above the $10 dear quarter here and well past the $8 middle. Seats come in fixed blocks of 5 once you pass 5 people, and goals, portfolios and time tracking need Advanced at $24.99. | B$5 a person a month on yearly billing at every step from 2 to 10 users, inside the cheaper quarter's $6 floor but not under 60% of it. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Personal plan is free with unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views and 100-plus integrations, which one person can live on. It stops at 2 users, so a team can't. | C14-day free trial with no card, then the account turns read-only. There is no free plan. |
| Features | BCovers the whole job: list, board, calendar, timeline and Gantt views of the same tasks, rules that automate routine steps, forms that turn requests into tasks, dashboards, workload, and AI Studio on a credit pool. Goals, portfolios, approvals and time tracking are Advanced-only, which the listing says plainly. | CVisual workflows, clone and restart, templates, guest accounts and attachments. It lists no time tracking, resource planning or Gantt. |
| Ease of use | B4.67 from about 15,700 App Store ratings, a hair under the 4.7 an A needs. The same project can be a list, a board or a calendar, so each person picks the view that suits them. | CNo store rating on record, and workflows have to be drawn before they help. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Slack, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Jira Cloud, GitHub, Zoom and Figma among 100-plus integrations and a public API. No Linux app on the download page. | CWeb only, with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and Box file links and no API listed. |
| Best for | projects that cross several departments | small teams planning projects as visual workflows |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Asana and Casual. How we grade
Price against what you get
Asana starts at $10.99 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Casual starts at $10 a month and scores 2.0.
Asana scores higher, and starts $0.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 5 score higher than Asana for less, and 56 score higher than Casual for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Asana also covers kanban boards, Gantt & timelines and goals.
- Casual also covers templates.
At a glance
| Asana | Casual | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) | $10 per month for 2 users, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Personal plan for up to 2 users: unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views, unlimited storage with a 100MB per-file cap, and 100+ integrations. | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of Starter and Advanced, no credit card required. The pricing page does not give the trial length. | 14-day free trial, no credit card required. After the trial an account that has not subscribed becomes read-only. |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Asana, Inc. | Casual Inc. |
| Price read from | asana.com | casual.pm |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Asana
- The free Personal plan is limited to 2 users; timeline and Gantt views, forms and custom fields start on Starter.
- Seats are sold in fixed steps: one at a time from 2 to 5 users, then blocks of 5 up to 30 and blocks of 10 up to 100.
- Portfolios, goals, approvals and built-in time tracking need the Advanced plan at $24.99 per user / month.
- The download page lists Mac, Windows, iOS and Android apps but no Linux app.
Casual
- There is no free plan: after the 14-day trial an unsubscribed account becomes read-only.
- Prices rise with the user count, in steps of 2, 5 and 10 users.
- The vendor lists only a web version; no desktop or mobile apps were found on its pages.
- Nonprofits and public schools can ask for special pricing through in-app chat; the amount is not published.
Key features
Asana
- Project views
- Show a project as a list, board, calendar, timeline or Gantt chart. Timeline and Gantt views start on the Starter plan.
- Rules and forms
- Rules automate routine steps and forms turn incoming requests into tasks. Both start on Starter; form branching needs Advanced.
- Goals and portfolios
- Goals link projects and tasks to company-level objectives, and portfolios track groups of related projects in one place. Both are part of the Advanced plan.
- Workload and resource management
- Shows how much work each person has so tasks can be rebalanced. Capacity planning across the organization is an Enterprise feature.
- Reporting dashboards
- Charts built from live project data to show the state of a team's work, included from the Starter plan.
- AI Teammates and AI Studio
- AI Studio builds AI-driven workflows from a monthly credit pool: 50K credits on Starter, 75K on Advanced and 200K on Enterprise. Extra AI requests are billed per request.
Casual
- Visual workflows
- Tasks are drawn as boxes joined by arrows that show the order of work, so a whole project reads at a glance.
- Clone and restart
- A finished workflow can be copied and started again, which fits repeatable processes.
- Template catalog
- Free templates are included on every plan, with how-to guides for several kinds of team.
- Guest accounts
- Guests can be invited at no charge on every plan.
- File attachments
- Attach files from Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and Box.
Plans
Asana
Personal$0
For one or two people: unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views, and 100+ integrations.
Starter$10.99
per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly)
No seat limit. Adds timeline and Gantt views, reporting dashboards, forms, custom fields, automations and free guests.
Advanced$24.99
per user / month, billed annually ($30.49 billed monthly)
Adds portfolios, goals, resource management, approvals and proofing, time tracking and form branching.
EnterpriseCustom
SAML authentication, SCIM provisioning, capacity planning and service accounts. An Enterprise+ tier adds further compliance controls.
Casual
Personal$10
per month for 2 users, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
2 users and unlimited projects.
Starter$25
per month for 5 users, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
5 users and unlimited projects.
Team$50
per month for 10 users, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)
10 users and unlimited projects; the page also lists steps for 20, 30, 40 and 50 users without showing their prices.
EnterpriseCustom
50 or more users; contact the vendor for a quote.
Ways to pay less
Asana
- Annual discount
Save up to 18% with annual billing
Asana's pricing page lists Starter at $10.99 per user / month billed annually against $13.49 monthly, and Advanced at $24.99 against $30.49.
- Nonprofit
50% off for eligible nonprofits
Qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits, public libraries and international equivalents can apply for 50% off a Starter or Advanced annual plan.
- Education
50% off for education customers
Approved schools and universities get 50% off paid plans after an eligibility check. The page still names the older Premium and Business plans.
Casual
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for public schools and nonprofits
The pricing page says special pricing exists for public schools and non-profit organizations, requested through in-app support chat. No figure is given.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Asana or Casual?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Asana starts at $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly), and Casual starts at $10 per month for 2 users, billed annually ($12 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Asana or Casual?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Asana has a free plan. Casual does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Asana and Casual run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Asana lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.