Asana vs Stackfield
We give Asana a 3.4 GPA and Stackfield a 3.0, out of 4.0. Asana grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
Stackfield
End-to-end encrypted project management and team chat from Germany
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAAsanaVery good | 3.0GPAStackfieldVery 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. | CStarter is €9 per user a month paid yearly, €10.80 monthly, and it's capped at 10 users and 3 rooms. Outgrow either and it's Business at €14 for the same features. Group video calls and whiteboards wait for Premium at €18. That's above the going rate, and prices exclude VAT. |
| 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. | CNo free plan. The trial is 14 days with the Premium feature set and no credit card, and it ends automatically, so there's nothing to cancel. |
| 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 as a list, a kanban board with swimlanes, a Gantt chart or a calendar, with dependencies, baselines and a critical path on every plan. Add team chat, one-to-one calls, wiki pages, files with versioning, time tracking and reports, all end-to-end encrypted. |
| 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. | BNo app rating on record, so a B at best. The cloud version is hosted for you, and the encrypting is done in the browser as you work. Everything hangs off rooms, which bundle chat, tasks, pages and files together. |
| 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, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It hooks into Microsoft Teams, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and Box, and Enterprise adds user provisioning through an API. There's an on-premise version too, though only from 100 users. |
| Best for | projects that cross several departments | teams with sensitive data that must stay in Germany |
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 Stackfield. How we grade
Where they differ
- Asana starts at $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly). Stackfield starts at €9 per user / month, paid yearly (Starter, up to 10 users).
- Asana has a free plan. Stackfield does not, though it has a free trial.
- Stackfield is self-hostable and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Asana also covers workflow automation and goals.
- Stackfield also covers team chat and video calls.
At a glance
| Asana | Stackfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) | €9 per user / month, paid yearly (Starter, up to 10 users) |
| 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. | None |
| 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 with the Premium feature set, no credit card required; it ends automatically |
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| Made by | Asana, Inc. | Stackfield GmbH |
| Price read from | asana.com | stackfield.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
Stackfield
- Public bodies, banks, law firms and others with sensitive data
- European teams that need their data hosted in Germany
- Teams that want chat, tasks, files and calls in one tool
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.
Stackfield
- There is no free plan, and prices are listed in euros only, excluding VAT.
- Starter is capped at 10 users and 3 rooms.
- Whiteboards, group audio and video conferences, project portfolios and unlimited external users need Premium or Enterprise.
- AI text tools and simultaneous Office editing are paid add-ons, and the on-premise version has a 100-user minimum.
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.
Stackfield
- Tasks in list, kanban and Gantt views
- Tasks carry due dates, assignees, subtasks, custom fields and customizable statuses, and appear as a list, a kanban board with swimlanes, a Gantt chart or a calendar.
- Project planning
- Gantt timelines with dependencies, milestones, baselines, auto-scheduling and a critical path come with every plan. Portfolios and PERT charts need Premium.
- Team chat, discussions and calls
- Rooms have a team chat, thread-based discussions and polls. One-to-one audio and video calls are on every plan; group conferences start on Premium.
- End-to-end encryption
- Content is encrypted in the browser with AES and RSA before it is stored, so the company says it cannot read messages, files or tasks. Servers are in Germany.
- Pages, files and whiteboards
- Pages act as a wiki, files sit in folders with versioning, and whiteboards on Premium can be edited by several people at once.
- Time tracking and reports
- Time tracking with estimates and a timer, budget planning for time and money, and filterable reports are included on every plan.
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.
Stackfield
Starter€9
per user / month, paid yearly; €10.80 paid monthly
Up to 10 users and 3 rooms. Team chat, tasks with list, kanban and Gantt views, calendar, file storage, workflows, time tracking and the apps.
Business€14
per user / month, paid yearly; €16.80 paid monthly
The same feature set as Starter with unlimited rooms and unlimited users.
Premium€18
per user / month, paid yearly; €21.60 paid monthly
Adds project portfolios, PERT charts, whiteboards, audio and video conferences, unlimited externals, Office file previews, an IP allowlist and enforced 2FA.
Enterprise€28
per user / month, paid yearly; €33.60 paid monthly
Adds single sign-on, YubiKey 2FA, user provisioning via API, global export, custom modules and unlimited organizations under one contract.
On-Premise€28
per user / month, paid annually; minimum 100 users
Runs on your own servers, with installation by Stackfield, updates and a quota of support tickets included. Bought through 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.
Stackfield
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly payment
The pricing page marks yearly payment as saving 17%: Starter, for example, is €9 per user a month paid yearly against €10.80 paid monthly.
- Nonprofit
30% discount for non-profit organizations
Non-profit organizations with official verification get 30% off all user packages and plans, on application by email. Add-ons stay at the regular price.
- Education
30% discount for educational institutions
The same 30% discount covers non-profit schools, university chairs, public libraries, student groups and university-affiliated research institutes.
