Asana vs Plaky

Asana

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

Plaky

• Teams that want a free plan with no limit on users
• Companies that already use Clockify or Pumble
• Small businesses that track projects on simple boards

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.

Plaky

• The Free plan allows 6 fields per board, keeps a 7-day activity log and has no Gantt view, automations or private boards.
• Automations are capped at 1,000 actions a month on Pro; unlimited actions, board permissions and single sign-on need Enterprise.
• Every active or invited user on a paid plan takes a seat, and the vendor states that it does not offer refunds.
• The apps page lists a web app plus iOS and Android apps, with no desktop app.

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.

Plaky

Boards, items and fields

Work sits on boards as items sorted into groups, each described by custom fields. The Free plan allows 6 fields per board; paid plans have no limit.

Table, Kanban, Chart and Gantt views

Table, Kanban and Chart views are on every plan. The Gantt view, the timeline field and several charts in one view start at Pro.

Dashboards

A dashboard pulls data from boards into one overview: 1 board per dashboard on Free, up to 15 on Pro and up to 30 on Enterprise.

Automations

Board automations carry out repetitive actions and create recurring tasks on a schedule. Pro includes 1,000 actions a month and Enterprise has no cap.

Permissions and viewers

Pro adds private boards, closed spaces and a view-only Viewer role for outside collaborators. Board permissions and protected views are Enterprise features.

Templates

Pre-configured industry templates are available on every plan. Custom board templates and task templates are part of Pro and Enterprise.

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.

Plaky

• Free$0

  Unlimited users, spaces, boards and items. Table, Kanban and Chart views, 6 fields per board, a 7-day activity log and 10 MB per file.

• Pro$3.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($4.99 billed monthly)

  Gantt view, private boards and spaces, unlimited fields, 1,000 automation actions a month, up to 5 viewers per seat and a 6-month activity log.

• Enterprise$8.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly)

  Board permissions, unlimited automation actions, single sign-on, a custom subdomain, an unlimited activity log and 100 MB per file.

• CAKE.com Bundle$12.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($15.99 billed monthly)

  Enterprise-level Plaky together with Pumble for team communication and Clockify for time tracking. One seat covers a user across all three apps.

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.

Plaky

• Annual discount

  Save about 20% with annual billing

  Pro is $3.99 per seat / month billed annually against $4.99 billed monthly, about 20% less. Enterprise is $8.99 against $10.99, about 18% less.

• Other savings

  CAKE.com Bundle with Clockify and Pumble

  For $12.99 per seat / month billed annually the bundle covers Plaky, Clockify and Pumble. The pricing page puts their combined value at $27.97 and the saving at 53%.