Smartsheet vs. Asana comparison

View a head-to-head comparison between Smartsheet and Asana, complete with third-party ratings, pricing comparisons, and customer reviews. Discover why 96% of customers say they would recommend Smartsheet to a colleague.

Smartsheet vs. Asana feature comparison

Smartsheet, The Enterprise Work Management Platform, empowers collaboration and is the foundation for managing projects, programs, and processes that scale. its familiar interface and flexible views, you can better track, manage, and collaborate on projects of all sizes. See how Smartsheet compares to Asana in project management, flexible work management, and collaboration. 

Product Features available at Smartsheet versus Asana.

Project Management

Smartsheet

Asana

Gantt View x x
Calendar View x x
Kanban Board / Card View x x
Task Dependencies x x
Baselines x x
Critical Path x x
Reminders x x

Flexible Work Management

Smartsheet

Asana

Create Custom Fields x x
Multi-Level Sort x x
50+ Formula Functions x o
Conditional Formatting x x
External Web Content in Dashboards x o

Collaboration

Smartsheet

Asana

Share with Internal and External Collaborators x x
Publish x x
File Attachments x x
Comments & @ Mentions x x
Notifications x x
Project Level Activity x o
Automated Update Requests x Business Portfolios only
Dynamic View Request Forms x

 

Khaled, Smartsheet user
I will never use any PM tool ever again. Smartsheet is the way to go. It’s quick, easy, and flexible. I can program it to do whatever I want. Since building out my framework, it has been rolled out to the PMO office...clients ask me to use my template and framework too. It’s been a resounding success. It’s improved my company and client project outcomes.

- Khaled Dajani, Senior Technical Project Manager, Digital Marketing Company

Company details

Founded in 2006, Smartsheet is the proud winner of over 55 awards from multiple review sites, including Software Advice, FinancesOnline, and G2. 90% of the Fortune 100 and 75% of the Fortune 500 companies use Smartsheet to effectively manage their work.

Company Details

Smartsheet

Asana

Year Founded20062008
Company Size3000+ employees1700+ employees
Awards Earned

• Top Five Ranking in G2's 2023 Best Software Products for Enterprise (2023)
• Capterra Shortlist (2023) 
• Software Advice Front Runners (2023)
• GetApp Category Leader (2021) -  3 awards
• FinancesOnline Expert’s choice (2020)
• FinancesOnline Great User Experience (2020)
• Crozdesk Leader Software Award (2020) - 4 awards
• TrustRadius Top Rated (2021)
• Featured Customers Market Leader in Enterprise Project Management (Summer 2021)

• Capterra Shortlist (2023)
• Software Advice Front Runners (2022)
• GetApp Category Leader (2021) - 7 awards
• G2 Leader (Summer 2021)
• Crozdesk Leader Software Award (2020) - 6 awards
• TrustRadius Top Rated (2021)
• Featured Customers Market Leader in Enterprise Project Management (Summer 2021)

# of Fortune 100 Customers90%+ of Fortune 10085% of Fortune 100
# of Fortune 500 Customers75%+ of Fortune 50073% of Fortune 500

Product Overview

Smartsheet

Asana

Operating SystemsMac, Windows, LinuxMac, Windows, Linux
Mobile CompatibilityAndroid, iOSAndroid,  iOS
DeploymentCloud, MobileCloud, Mobile

Smartsheet vs. Asana in overall customer satisfaction

Smartsheet consistently ranks highly on competitive review sites in categories including customer rating, overall user satisfaction, and more.

Customer Satisfaction

Smartsheet

Asana

Software Advice

Sofware Advice Customer Rating

4.5 (3181 reviews)

4.5 (12085 reviews)

FinancesOnline

FinancesOnline.com Smartscore

9.4 (21 reviews)9.2 (15 reviews)

FinancesOnline

FinancesOnline.com User Satisfaction

99%96%
We use Smartsheet to manage portfolios, run projects, plan events, communicate to teams and provide transparency throughout our business. And in turn, we help our clients become connected organizations using their favorite tools. I think that once someone discovers the power of using Smartsheet and the ease of use, they will never go back.

- Teff Ayral, Engagement Manager, Future State

Smartsheet vs. Asana trial options

A free 30-day Smartsheet trial unlocks a variety of helpful project management resources, including a free template library to help you get started so you can automate workflows and tasks, create forms to streamline existing processes, and report on key data and metrics with real-time dashboards and charts.

Trial Options

Smartsheet

Asana

Trial TypeFree Business or Enterprise Plan TrialFree Starter or Advanced Plan Trial
Trial Duration30 Days30 Days
Trial Features

• Smartsheet Business or Enterprise Plan features
• Create sheets to manage work
• Share sheets to an unlimited number of people (for the duration of the trial)
• Visualize your data and information with dashboards

• Asana Starter or Advanced features
• Collaborate with any invited team members

Trial Limitations

• Only lasts 30 days
• Can’t publish forms in trial

• Only lasts 30 days

• Can’t publish forms in trial outside of trial instance

Smartsheet vs. Asana pricing

Even with the most basic plan, Smartsheet helps organizations of all sizes better plan, capture, manage, automate, and report on work, helping your team be more effective, drive innovation, and achieve more.

Smartsheet

Asana

Pro Plan: $9/Member/month
• 1-10 Members
• Unlimited free viewers
• Unlimited sheets, forms, & reports
• Gantt, grid, dashboard, & calendar view
• Rich formulas
• 250 automations per month
• Access our library of free templates
• Automated reminders & update requests
• Brandfolder add-on available for purchase

 

Personal: Free
• Unlimited tasks, projects, messages, activity log, assignees, due dates, and file storage (up to 100MB per file)
• List, board, & calendar views
• Assignee & due dates
• Collaborate with up to 10 teammates
• Basic search filters
• Status updates
• iOS and Android mobile apps
• Time tracking with integrations
• 100+ integrations

Business Plan: $19/Member/month
• All features of Pro Plan
• 3+ Members, unlimited Guests & Viewers
• Timeline view
• Team workload tracking
• Admin capabilities
• Unlimited automations
• 1 TB attachment storage
Proofing
• Adobe Creative Cloud extension
• Report grouping and summary
• Baselines
• Activity log
• Custom branding
• Published sheets, reports, and dashboards

Starter: $10.99/user/month
• All features of Personal
• Collaborate with up to 500 teammates
• Timeline and Gantt views
• Asana Intelligence
• Workflow Builder
• Project dashboards
• Advanced search
• Custom fields
• Unlimited free guests
• Forms
• 250 automations per month
• Start dates & times
• Templates
• Admin console
• Private teams & projects

Enterprise Plan: Contact for pricing
• All features of Business Plan
• AI formulas, text, & charts
• Custom welcome and help screens
• WorkApps: No-code business apps; curated experiences based on user role
• Work Insights
• Enterprise Plan Manager
• Unlimited attachment storage
• DocuSign integration
• Directory integrations
• Single sign-on/SAML
• Custom email domains; Smartsheet notification from customer email domain
• Account discovery
• User merge
• Domain validation - user auto provisioning
Chargeback reports
• Standard Support (24x7 global phone support and Smartsheet University self-paced eLearning
 

Advanced Plan: $24.99/user/month
• All features of Starter plan
• Collaborate with up to 500 teammates
• Goals
• Portfolios
• 25,000 automations per month
• Advanced reporting
• Time tracking
• Workload
• Forms branching & customization
• Approvals
• Proofing
• Lock custom fields
• Scaled security

 

Enterprise Plan: Contact for pricing
• All features of Advanced Plan
• No user seat limits
• Unlimited essentials and views
• Workflow bundles
• Resource management
• Advanced integrations
• SAML
• Expedited user set up with SCIM
• Service accounts
• Guest invite, mobile data, team admin, and project admin controls
• Admin announcements
• Custom branding
• Premium support

 

Enterprise+ Plan: Contact for pricing
• All features of Enterprise plan
• No user seat limits
• Audit log and audit log API
• Advanced integration support
• Approved workspaces
• Enterprise key management (EKM) for eligible users
• HIPAA compliance available
• Data residency (US, Europe, Australia, Japan)
• Trusted guest domains
• Admin app management
• Custom password requirement

Smartsheet training & support vs. Asana training & support

Smartsheet offers a wide variety of support options that are available to users, ranging from live, phone, and email support, to training and webinars.

Training & Support

Smartsheet

Asana

Emailxx
Chatxx
PhonexAvailable with Enterprise Plans
Priority SupportAvailable with Enterprise & Premier PlansAvailable with Enterprise Plans
Help Centerxx
Communityxx
Trainingxx
Webinarsxx
Consultingxx
Earn PDU Credits (Professional Development Units)xo
CertificationMultiple certifications for any user to master Smartsheet for their work.Certification program for Asana users

 

**All data as of 1/24

Smartsheet and Asana integration

Although there isn’t a built-in integration between Smartsheet and Asana, you can quickly import information from Asana to Smartsheet without a single line of code using Zapier. Simply authenticate both tools and select the data you want to send from Asana to Smartsheet to pick up right where you left off using the automated workflows and comprehensive project management tools that Smartsheet has to offer.

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Why people choose Smartsheet

Looking for a complete project management tool with flexible views, insightful reporting capabilities, unlimited shareability, and powerful formulas? Discover why 96% of customers recommend Smartsheet to colleagues.

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Smartsheet met our needs for a platform that would serve the whole company, including support of BYOD and mobility for employees. We’ve also proven that you don’t always need a large-scale project management system. A spreadsheet-based system becomes powerful because it’s easy for all employees to use.

- Nate McBride, CIO, AMAG

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