Asana vs Nifty

Asana

• Teams coordinating projects across several departments
• Organizations that tie project work to company goals
• Nonprofits and schools that qualify for the 50% discount

Nifty

• Agencies and client-facing teams that want chat, docs and tasks in one tool
• Teams of 7 or more, where one flat price covers every member
• Small projects that fit the Free plan's 2 active projects

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.

Nifty

• The Free plan is limited to 2 active projects and 100 MB of storage, and has no time tracking, custom fields or automations.
• Flat plans cap team size: 10 members on Pro and 30 on Business; beyond that the Unlimited plan is $399 a month billed annually.
• Per-member pricing is pitched at teams of fewer than 7; for 7 or more people the pricing page steers buyers to the flat plans.
• The open API, Microsoft SSO and custom domains need Business; custom SAML, white labeling and native forms need Unlimited.

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.

Nifty

Roadmaps and milestones

Goals and milestones are mapped on a timeline, and progress rolls up automatically as the tasks behind each milestone are completed.

Task views

Tasks switch between Kanban, list, timeline, calendar and swimlane views. Recurring tasks and task dependencies are included on the Free plan.

Discussions and team chat

Each project has its own discussions, alongside team chat and one-click video calls, so conversations stay attached to the work.

Docs and files

Specs, wikis and notes are written in Nifty Docs and linked to tasks, with native Google Docs sync. File proofing for approvals starts on Pro.

Time tracking, budgets and reporting

Pro adds time tracking and reporting, budget tracking, custom fields, workflow automations and cross-project overviews. Business adds goals and team workloads.

Orbit AI and MCP

Orbit plans projects, prioritizes tasks, drafts updates and writes docs. An MCP connection lets assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT build and update work in Nifty.

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.

Nifty

• Free$0

  Unlimited members, 2 active projects and 100 MB of storage. Tasks, milestones, discussions, docs, files, team chat and portfolios.

• Pro (per member)$10

  per member / month, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)

  Pitched at teams of fewer than 7. 100 active projects, 250 GB of storage, 5 guests per paid seat, time tracking, custom fields and automations.

• Business (per member)$16

  per member / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  Pitched at teams of fewer than 7. Unlimited projects, storage and guests, plus goals, team workloads, custom roles and the open API.

• Pro (flat)$79

  per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  One price for up to 10 members: 100 active projects, 500 GB of storage, unlimited guests, time tracking, custom fields, automations and file proofing.

• Business (flat)$124

  per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)

  One price for up to 30 members: unlimited projects, 1 TB of storage, goals, team workloads, custom roles, Microsoft SSO and the open API.

• Unlimited$399

  per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)

  One price for unlimited members, storage and projects. Adds native forms, custom SAML, white labeling, IP restriction and a dedicated success manager.

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.

Nifty

• Annual discount

  Up to 20% off flat plans on annual billing

  Flat Pro is $79 a month billed annually against $99 billed monthly, Business $124 against $149 and Unlimited $399 against $499. Per-member Pro drops from $16 to $10.

• Education

  50% off for students and schools

  Nifty's pricing FAQ offers a 50% discount to eligible students and educational institutions.

• Nonprofit

  50% off Pro and Business for nonprofits

  The pricing FAQ says eligible non-profits and educational institutions can receive a 50% discount on the Nifty Pro and Nifty Business plans.