Asana vs Workast (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Asana if

• Fits if your projects cross several departments and everyone needs the same picture
• Works for nonprofits and schools, who can apply for 50% off paid plans

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if your team is an awkward size, since seats come in blocks of 5 once you pass 5 users
• Tight if you're staying free and there are more than 2 of you
• Not for you if you need approvals, goals or built-in time tracking on a budget, as they're on Advanced at $24.99 a user
• Watch out: the pricing page doesn't give the trial length, and timeline, forms and custom fields start on Starter
• Skip it if you work on Linux, as the download page lists no Linux app

Pick Workast if

• Fits if your team already talks all day in Slack
• Works for groups that want to turn messages into tasks

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want prices up front, as plan prices were not shown on the page we read
• Tight if you pick Essential, which has 100 MB of storage and keeps task features in Slack only
• Watch out: the pricing FAQ says Workast does not offer refunds
• Not for you if you work outside Slack and Webex
• Too light for large firms, as Enterprise is aimed at 200+ users with several Slack workspaces

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.

Workast

• The plan prices are not shown in the pricing page text, so pricing is recorded as unverified.
• Plans are Essential, Standard, Pro and Enterprise; Essential has 100 MB of storage and keeps task features in Slack only.
• The pricing FAQ says Workast does not offer refunds.
• Enterprise is aimed at organizations of more than 200 users with multiple Slack workspaces or extra security needs.

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.

Workast

Tasks in Slack and Webex

Tasks, checklists and reminders can be created and assigned from Slack or Webex; the Essential plan keeps task features inside Slack.

AI triage and subtasks

AI workflows sort incoming tasks by priority, type or project, assign them, and break tasks into subtasks.

Multi-channel task capture

To-dos are pulled in from Slack, email, forms and calendars, with a no-code builder for trigger, condition and action rules.

List, board, calendar and timeline views

A web app offers several views and custom lists; the timeline view is listed on the Pro and Enterprise columns of the plan table.

Custom forms, notes and reports

The plan table lists custom forms, notes, advanced search and reporting, CSV export and 2-way calendar sync on paid plans.

Time tracking and dependencies

Subtasks, custom tags, templates, time tracking and task dependencies are part of the Professional plan, with 10 uses on Standard.

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.

Workast

Pricing could not be confirmed. See workast.com.

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.

Workast

• Nonprofit

  Non-profit rates on annual plans

  Qualifying teams on an annual plan with more than 25 users can get a non-profit rate with proof of tax-exempt status.