Asana vs Zenkit

Asana

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

Zenkit

• Teams that want one dataset as a board, Gantt chart, table or mind map
• Organizations that want project data kept on servers in Germany
• Linux users, since a Linux desktop app sits beside macOS and Windows
• Teams moving over from Trello, Asana or Microsoft To Do

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.

Zenkit

• No free plan is listed: after the 14-day trial, access is restricted, usually to data export, unless a subscription is activated.
• Plus is capped at 10 users, and the comparison table shows Gantt chart, custom fields and user roles starting on Team even though the Plus card lists a Gantt chart.
• API access, SSO (SAML) and SCIM provisioning need the Business plan.
• Prices exclude VAT, and every organization member, including owners and administrators, counts as a paid seat.

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.

Zenkit

Switchable views

The same items can be shown as a table, Kanban board, Gantt chart, list, mind map or calendar, and a tab bar switches between a project's views.

Gantt chart

Projects are scheduled on a timeline with lag and lead, milestones and critical path. The plan comparison table lists advanced Gantt features from Business.

Global Kanban and calendar

A global Kanban board gathers tasks from every project in one place, and a global calendar does the same for events and dates.

Custom fields, formulas and references

Text, number, date, label and formula fields describe each item, and references link items across collections like a relational database.

Automation

Automated actions run when tasks or data change. Monthly runs are capped at 300 per seat on Plus and 3,000 per seat on Team and Business.

Offline mode and desktop apps

Zenkit can be used without a connection, including in the web version, and has apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.

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.

Zenkit

• Plus$8

  per seat / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)

  Up to 10 users, 100 workspaces, 20,000 items and 6 GB of files, with Kanban, team calendar, team chat and 300 automation runs per seat a month.

• Team$12

  per seat / month, billed annually ($14 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users, 100,000 items and 20 GB of files. The comparison table adds Gantt chart, custom fields, user roles and iCal integration here.

• Business$21

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

  Adds API access, SSO (SAML), SCIM provisioning, activity auditing, central user management and advanced Gantt features, with 50 GB of files.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited quotas, dedicated success management, an enterprise API, tailored onboarding and a service-level agreement.

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.

Zenkit

• Annual discount

  Save up to 16% with the annual plan

  Paid annually, Plus is $8 per seat / month against $9 monthly, Team $12 against $14 and Business $21 against $25. Zenkit states the saving as up to 16%.

• Education

  Dedicated pricing for educational institutions

  The pricing page says Zenkit has dedicated pricing plans for educational institutions and asks them to get in touch. No figures are published.

• Nonprofit

  Dedicated pricing for nonprofits

  The same section offers dedicated pricing plans for nonprofit organizations on request. No figures are published.