Asana vs Freelo
We give Asana a 3.4 GPA and Freelo a 3.2, out of 4.0. Asana grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
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
Freelo
Simple task and project management with time and cost reports
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAAsanaVery good | 3.2GPAFreeloVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $10.99 a user a month billed annually, or $13.49 monthly, which is above the dear end of this category. Seats come in fixed steps too, in blocks of 5 once you pass 5 users. Goals, portfolios and time tracking need Advanced at $24.99. | CLite is €10 a user a month, or 14% less paid annually, and it stops at 9 users. That's the dear end of this category for the basics. The timeline, dependencies, custom fields and API need Business: €10.90 a user at 10 users paid annually, but €49 for just 1. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Personal plan is free with unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views and 100+ integrations. Lovely for one person. But it stops at 2 users, so most teams can't stay on it. | BFree covers 3 active projects, you plus 3 invited users, and 500 MB of shared storage. You still get row, kanban and calendar views, time tracking and reports. Fine for a freelancer, tight for a team. |
| Features | AList, board, calendar, timeline and Gantt views, rules that automate routine steps, forms that turn requests into tasks, dashboards, and goals and portfolios on Advanced. AI Studio builds workflows from a monthly credit pool. The whole job, with depth. | ATasks with assignees, deadlines and their own comment thread, shown as rows, kanban, a calendar or a timeline. Time tracking feeds hour and cost reports with CSV export. Add forms that create tasks, mind maps, guest accounts and an MCP server for AI assistants. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 15,700 App Store ratings. The same project can be a list, a board or a calendar, so each person gets the view that makes sense to them. | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. The structure is simple: projects, to-do lists, tasks. A 14-day trial of every feature, with no credit card, lets you look around first. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, though there's no Linux app. It connects to Slack, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Jira Cloud, GitHub, Zoom and Figma, and there's a public API. | AWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. There's no native desktop app, so the help centre has you install the web app as a PWA. It connects to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Gmail, Google Calendar, Make and n8n, and the API comes with Business. |
| Best for | projects that cross several departments | teams reporting hours and costs per project |
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 Freelo. How we grade
Where they differ
- Asana starts at $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly). Freelo starts at €10 per user / month, billed monthly (Lite; 14% off paid annually).
- Only Asana lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Freelo lists a browser extension.
- Asana also covers workflow automation and goals.
- Freelo also covers time tracking and mind mapping.
At a glance
| Asana | Freelo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) | €10 per user / month, billed monthly (Lite; 14% off paid annually) |
| 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. | 3 active projects, you plus 3 invited users and 500 MB of shared storage, with row, kanban and calendar views, time tracking and reports. |
| 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 of all features, no credit card; afterwards you pick a paid plan or the Free plan |
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| Made by | Asana, Inc. | Freelo Bay s.r.o. |
| Price read from | asana.com | freelo.io |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Asana
- Teams coordinating projects across several departments
- Organizations that tie project work to company goals
- Nonprofits and schools that qualify for the 50% discount
Freelo
- Small teams and freelancers who bring clients in as guests
- Teams that report hours and costs per task and project
- Czech-speaking teams that want support in their own language
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.
Freelo
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT. The Business per-user price depends on team size: a single license is €49 a month, paid annually.
- The Free plan allows 3 active projects, 3 invited users and 500 MB, and Lite stops at 9 users.
- Timeline (Gantt), task dependencies, custom fields, the API and AI integration all need Business or Premium.
- There is no native desktop app; the help center describes installing the web app as a PWA instead.
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.
Freelo
- Projects, to-do lists and tasks
- Projects group to-do lists and tasks, each with an assignee, deadline, priority, attached files and its own comment thread.
- Row, kanban, calendar and timeline views
- Tasks can be shown as rows, kanban columns or a calendar on every plan. The Timeline (Gantt) view and task dependencies need Business or Premium.
- Time tracking and reports
- Time tracked on tasks feeds daily, weekly and monthly reports of hours and costs, with CSV export. These are included on every plan, including Free.
- Guest accounts
- Business includes up to 100 free guest accounts and Premium up to 200, for clients and freelancers who do not need a full license.
- AI connections
- An MCP server and a Claude skill let AI assistants read and update tasks, and the built-in ToDoo assistant answers questions from Freelo's documentation.
- Forms
- Freelo Forms collect requests or feedback from anyone, and each submission creates a task in a chosen project and to-do list.
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.
Freelo
Free€0
Up to 3 active projects, you and 3 invited users, and 500 MB of shared storage. Row, kanban and calendar views, time tracking and reports.
Lite€10
per user / month, billed monthly; 14% less paid annually
Up to 9 users, unlimited projects, 15 GB of storage and mind maps. The page currently shows a promo-code price of €6.45 for the first year, paid annually.
Business€10.90
per user / month, paid annually, at 10 users; €12.75 monthly
All features, 100 free guests and 200 GB. The per-user price depends on team size: €49 for 1 user, €8.55 at 20 to 39 and €6.73 at 100 or more, paid annually.
Premium€19.90
per user / month, billed annually; €23.14 billed monthly
Everything in Business for 5 or more users, with 200 free guests, 1 TB of storage and 4 hours of project management consultation a year.
EnterpriseCustom
A customized plan for large companies, arranged with the sales team.
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.
Freelo
- Annual discount
14% off with annual payment
The pricing page gives a 14% discount for annual payment, which also opens the option of paying by bank transfer on invoice.
