Asana vs nTask

Asana

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

nTask

• Small teams that want tasks, meetings and timesheets in one free tool
• Teams looking for low per-user prices on Gantt and Kanban views
• Teams that log issues and project risks next to their tasks

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.

nTask

• The free Basic plan stops at 5 team members and 100MB of storage and has no projects, Gantt charts or Kanban boards.
• Custom fields, risk tracking, custom roles and advanced reporting need Business; SSO is Enterprise only.
• nTask does not offer refunds: a cancelled plan runs to the end of the paid period and then drops to Basic.
• The pricing page lists iOS and Android apps next to the web app; no desktop app is mentioned.

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.

nTask

Tasks in list, grid and calendar views

Every plan has unlimited tasks and to-do lists with multiple assignees, comments and time estimates, shown as a list, a grid or a calendar.

Gantt charts and Kanban boards

Premium unlocks projects with a Gantt chart view, Kanban boards, subtasks, task dependencies and milestones.

Meeting management

Meeting management is included on every plan. Calls can be scheduled on Microsoft Teams or Google Meet from nTask Meetings, and a Zoom integration is listed too.

Time tracking and timesheets

Time tracking, time estimates and timesheets are included on every plan, the free one included.

Issue and risk tracking

Issue tracking is available on every plan. Risk tracking, for logging and following project risks, starts on Business.

Budget tracking

From Premium, projects carry budget tracking and a financial summary alongside the schedule.

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.

nTask

• Basic$0

  Up to 5 team members with unlimited workspaces and tasks, meeting management, time tracking, timesheets, issue tracking and 100MB of file storage.

• Premium$3

  per user / month, billed yearly ($4 billed monthly)

  Unlimited projects, Gantt and Kanban views, subtasks, dependencies, milestones, budget tracking, bulk actions and 5GB of storage.

• Business$8

  per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)

  Adds custom fields, saved filters, custom roles and permissions, risk tracking, advanced reporting (beta), priority support and 10GB of storage.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds SSO, a dedicated account manager, custom onboarding, a training program and 100GB of storage.

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.

nTask

• Annual discount

  Save up to 33% with an annual plan

  Billed yearly, Premium is $3 per user / month against $4 monthly and Business is $8 against $12. The pricing FAQ puts the saving at up to 33%.

• Nonprofit

  Up to 50% off for NGOs

  The pricing page offers NGOs a special discount of up to 50%, set after the organization describes itself to the nTask team.

• Education

  Up to 50% off for educational institutes

  Educational institutes are named in the same special discount of up to 50% and apply through the same form.

• Startups

  Up to 50% off for early-stage startups

  Early-stage startups can apply for the same special discount of up to 50%; the amount depends on the organization.