Compare ActiveCollab and Asana 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.50
Free 10 Users
ActiveCollab
Star Rating
(93)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.50
Browse all 3 pricing plansAsana
Star Rating
(11,313)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Asana excels in task creation and assignment, with a score of 9.3, while ActiveCollab lags behind at 8.6. Reviewers mention that Asana's intuitive interface makes it easy to create and assign tasks quickly, enhancing team productivity.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's drag-and-drop functionality for task management is rated at 8.8, compared to ActiveCollab's 8.2. Users on G2 appreciate how this feature simplifies the organization of tasks and projects, making it a standout in Asana.
- G2 users highlight that Asana's recurring tasks feature scores 8.7, which is notably higher than ActiveCollab's 8.3. Users say this functionality is crucial for teams that manage ongoing projects, allowing for better planning and execution.
- Users report that Asana's project planning capabilities, including its project map and GANTT chart features, are rated at 9.0 and 8.2 respectively, while ActiveCollab's scores are lower at 8.6 and 7.7. Reviewers mention that Asana's visual tools help in tracking project progress effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's quality of support is rated at 8.5, slightly higher than ActiveCollab's 8.3. Users on G2 appreciate Asana's responsive customer service, which they find helpful when navigating challenges.
- Users say that Asana's ease of use is rated at 8.6, while ActiveCollab scores 8.9, indicating that while ActiveCollab may be easier to set up, Asana's user-friendly design is favored for ongoing use. Reviewers mention that both platforms have their strengths, but Asana's interface is often described as more engaging.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCollab
Plus
$9.50
For smaller teams that need a platform for collaboration and managing projects.
Annual Billing: $9.5 for 3 members / per month
Monthly Billing: $11.00 for 3 members / per month
- 10 Gb Available Storage
- Unlimited Projects
- Unlimited Tasks, Discussions, and Notes
Asana
Personal
Free
10 Users
For individuals and small teams looking to manage their tasks.
- Unlimited essentials: Projects, tasks, activity log, storage, comments
- Three project views: List, board and calendar views
- Security essentials: 2FA, Google SSO, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance
Free Trial
ActiveCollab
Free Trial is available
Asana
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
76
8.7
9,715
Ease of Use
8.9
76
8.6
9,794
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
8.7
3,543
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
8.7
2,886
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.5
6,613
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
8.7
2,507
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
8.6
9,440
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.3
2347
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
9.2
2322
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
9.0
2309
|
Verified
8.5
19
|
Verified
9.1
2286
|
Verified
7.6
20
|
Verified
8.5
2175
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.1
2046
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.7
2246
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
8.7
2163
|
Verified
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
8.9
2156
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.6
2037
|
Verified
7.7
14
|
Verified
8.1
1851
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.6
2105
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.6
2065
|
Verified
8.6
12
8.0
411
Feature Not Available
8.3
1932
|
Verified
8.2
16
|
Verified
8.4
2061
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
20
|
Verified
8.1
409
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.3
1830
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
8.2
1827
|
Verified
8.6
14
8.3
1909
|
Verified
8.1
18
|
Verified
8.5
1947
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.3
1806
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.2
1824
|
Verified
8.7
17
|
Verified
8.6
1987
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.2
334
Feature Not Available
7.2
326
Setup
Not enough data
8.8
1285
Not enough data
8.8
1296
Not enough data
8.6
1258
Not enough data
8.8
1328
Management
Not enough data
8.7
1261
Not enough data
8.4
1164
Not enough data
8.3
1125
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
257
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
8.7
389
Not enough data
8.7
375
Not enough data
8.4
387
Not enough data
8.6
372
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.6
370
Not enough data
8.6
369
Not enough data
7.8
345
Not enough data
8.9
377
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.8
811
Not enough data
9.2
854
Not enough data
8.8
825
Not enough data
7.9
688
Not enough data
8.8
799
Not enough data
8.8
842
Content Planning
Not enough data
9.0
844
Not enough data
9.3
870
Not enough data
9.0
815
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.0
554
Not enough data
8.8
624
Other Features
Not enough data
8.4
765
Not enough data
8.2
609
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.2
1869
Not enough data
9.3
1867
Not enough data
8.9
1772
Not enough data
8.1
1600
Task Management
Not enough data
8.9
1797
Not enough data
9.2
1841
Not enough data
8.5
1665
Not enough data
8.7
1696
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
375
Not enough data
7.3
372
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
1215
Not enough data
8.6
1211
Not enough data
8.3
1097
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
1188
Not enough data
8.5
1119
Not enough data
9.2
1221
Project management
Not enough data
9.1
1305
Not enough data
8.7
1219
Not enough data
9.0
1268
Not enough data
8.8
1212
Not enough data
8.9
1200
Not enough data
8.4
1068
Not enough data
8.7
1209
Workload
Not enough data
8.5
1122
Not enough data
8.8
1177
Not enough data
8.6
1130
Not enough data
8.5
1094
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
1164
Not enough data
8.5
1194
Not enough data
9.0
1249
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.1
1009
Not enough data
8.1
1047
Not enough data
8.0
987
Integration
Not enough data
8.1
981
Not enough data
8.1
985
Not enough data
8.0
972
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
223
Not enough data
7.4
217
Communication
Not enough data
8.0
1470
Not enough data
8.4
1613
Not enough data
7.9
1413
Not enough data
8.3
1486
Not enough data
8.1
1441
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.7
1706
Not enough data
8.9
1715
Not enough data
8.6
1706
Not enough data
8.1
1446
Controls
Not enough data
8.5
1575
Not enough data
8.3
1499
Not enough data
8.7
1618
Not enough data
8.6
1609
Not enough data
8.1
1441
Project Management
Not enough data
9.3
1769
Not enough data
9.1
1736
Not enough data
9.0
1735
Not enough data
8.5
1537
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
1639
Not enough data
9.0
1704
Not enough data
8.9
1636
Not enough data
8.1
1322
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
288
Not enough data
7.6
293
Calendar View
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accessibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Communication
Not enough data
8.2
933
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
950
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
1024
Not enough data
8.9
1046
Not enough data
8.6
962
Not enough data
8.8
991
Not enough data
8.3
917
Workflow Management
Not enough data
8.5
979
Not enough data
8.9
1035
Not enough data
8.2
906
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCollab and Asana are categorized as Project Management and Task Management
Unique Categories
ActiveCollab is categorized as Invoice Management, Kanban Project Management, Resource Management, Time Tracking, and Calendar
Asana is categorized as Markup Software, Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Workflow Management, Product Management, and Marketing Resource Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCollab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Asana
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
41.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Graphic Design
4.4%
Media Production
3.3%
Other
28.9%
Marketing and Advertising
13.2%
Information Technology and Services
9.7%
Computer Software
9.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Internet
3.4%
Other
58.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
ActiveCollab
Most Helpful Favorable Review
★ STACI J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Active Collab provided the opportunity to set up templates and we could copy those templates into our active projects. As a project manager, also found the Activity tab to be super helpful. You could see how things are processing within the project and what...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Financial Services
The new update did not have anything that we needed and essentially changed the entire way the system functioned. After the 2015 update, our team had to switch service because Active Collab no longer worked the way we needed it to.
Asana
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
Most Helpful Critical Review
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
★ STACI J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Active Collab provided the opportunity to set up templates and we could copy those templates into our active projects. As a project manager, also found the Activity tab to be super helpful. You could see how things are processing within the project and what...
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
Verified User in Financial Services
The new update did not have anything that we needed and essentially changed the entire way the system functioned. After the 2015 update, our team had to switch service because Active Collab no longer worked the way we needed it to.
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
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