Asana vs MeisterTask
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
MeisterTask
Kanban task boards with shared notes, hosted in Germany
Where they differ
- Asana starts at $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly). MeisterTask starts at €13.50 per user / month, billed annually (euro reference price).
- Only Asana lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Asana also covers workflow automation and goals.
- MeisterTask also covers wiki and time tracking.
At a glance
| Asana | MeisterTask | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) | €13.50 per user / month, billed annually (euro reference price) |
| 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. | Basic plan: unlimited tasks, up to 3 projects, 5 notes and 5 Content Manager seats, 20 Meister AI credits a month, 20 MB per attachment, and unlimited free Viewer seats. |
| Free trial | Free trial of Starter and Advanced, no credit card required. The pricing page does not give the trial length. | 14-day trial of Business features on new accounts, which then move to the free Basic plan unless upgraded |
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| Windows | ||
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| Made by | Asana, Inc. | MeisterLabs GmbH |
| Price read from | asana.com | meistertask.com |
| 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
MeisterTask
- Teams that want task boards and documentation in one tool
- Organizations that need their data hosted in Germany
- Teams with many read-only stakeholders, since Viewer seats are free and unlimited
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.
MeisterTask
- Pricing varies by region: the vendor publishes euro reference prices and says other regions may be charged differently. All prices exclude VAT.
- The Basic plan stops at 3 projects and 5 notes, and has no third-party integrations, automations, recurring tasks or API access.
- Timeline views, subtasks and custom fields need Business; the workload planner, portfolios and SAML single sign-on are Enterprise only.
- The apps page links to iOS and Android apps only. The pricing page mentions desktop apps, but no Mac or Windows download is listed.
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.
MeisterTask
- Kanban project boards
- Tasks sit on boards with customizable sections and carry attachments, comments, due dates, tags and watchers. The Basic plan allows 3 projects.
- Notes knowledge base
- Shared notes are built from content blocks, grouped into folders and written together in real time. Basic allows 5 notes; paid plans have no limit.
- Timeline views
- Tasks or projects can be laid out on a Gantt timeline to show deadlines, overlaps and dependencies. Timeline is included from the Business plan.
- Reports and time tracking
- Every plan has 5 preset reports and built-in time tracking on tasks. Custom reports and a per-member team overview are added on Business.
- Meister AI
- AI features search the notes knowledge base and help with writing. Each request uses one credit: 20 a month on Basic, 75 on Pro and 350 on Business.
- Automations and recurring tasks
- From the Pro plan, tasks can repeat automatically and automations take over routine workflow steps. Pro also opens the API and third-party integrations.
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.
MeisterTask
Basic€0
Unlimited tasks, 3 projects, 5 notes, 5 Content Manager seats, 20 AI credits a month and 7-day version history. Labelled Free on the pricing page.
Pro€13.50
per user / month, billed annually (€17.50 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and notes, private projects, external sharing, recurring tasks and automations, integrations, API access and 75 AI credits a month.
Business€24
per user / month, billed annually (€31 billed monthly)
Adds timeline views, subtasks, custom fields, custom reports, roles and permissions, group sharing, 350 AI credits a month and priority email and phone support.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds the workload planner, multiple portfolios, SAML single sign-on, compliance exports, a dedicated customer success manager and payment by invoice.
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.
MeisterTask
- Annual discount
Up to 22% off with yearly billing
The pricing page advertises savings of up to 22% for yearly billing. In euros, Pro drops from €17.50 to €13.50 and Business from €31 to €24 per user / month.
- Education
50% off for students and educators
MeisterTask's published pricing lists a 50% discount for students, educators and educational institutions, arranged by contacting the support team.
- Nonprofit
50% off for non-profits
The same 50% discount is offered to non-profit organizations. It is not applied automatically: the vendor asks applicants to contact its support team.
- By country
Lower price shown to buyers in India
MeisterTask says it uses geo-based pricing. Read from India on Oct 9, 2026, its pricing page shows Pro at $7 per user / month on yearly billing, against the €13.50 euro reference price.
