monday.com vs Asana: two team platforms, two philosophies

monday.com is spreadsheet-shaped and highly customisable, with strong dashboards. Asana is task-shaped, with better workload and portfolio management. Both are per-seat, both get expensive, and both put Timeline and dependencies on higher tiers.

Which one fits you?

Choose monday.com if…

You want colourful, configurable boards and dashboards a non-technical team can own.

Choose Asana if…

You want rigorous task ownership, workload balancing and portfolio reporting.

Consider Akievo if…

You want Timeline, dependencies and dashboards from the entry plan, without seat minimums or sales calls.

The differences that matter

Pricing transparency

monday.com lists Basic $9, Standard $12 and Pro $19 per seat. Asana no longer publishes Starter and Advanced prices.

Seat minimums

monday.com requires at least three paid seats. Asana bills per user with no minimum.

Reporting style

monday.com's dashboards are widget-based and quick to build. Asana's reporting is tied to portfolios and goals.

monday.com vs Asana vs Akievo

"Paid" means the feature exists but needs a higher tier. Data checked September 2026.

Feature	monday.com	Asana
Views and planning
Kanban board
Table / grid view
Calendar view	Paid
Timeline / Gantt	Paid	Paid
Task dependencies	Paid	Paid
Critical path	Paid	Paid
Board dashboard and reports	Paid	Paid
Eisenhower decision matrix
AI
AI builds the whole plan for you	Paid	Paid
AI included in the plan price	Paid	Paid
Manage tasks from ChatGPT
Connect your own AI agents (MCP)
Platform and pricing
REST API	Paid	Paid
Webhooks	Paid	Paid
Slack integration
Import from Trello
Free plan available	Limited	Limited
Flat price, not per seat

Pricing side by side

monday.com

Free$0

Up to 2 seats, 3 boards, 3 docs

Basic$9 per seat/mo

Unlimited boards, minimum 3 seats

Standard$12 per seat/mo

Timeline and Gantt, guest access, 250 automation actions

Pro$19 per seat/mo

Higher limits, advanced workflows and reporting

Asana

Personal$0

2 users, unlimited tasks, list / board / calendar views

StarterPer user/mo

Timeline and Gantt, dashboards, forms, custom fields

AdvancedPer user/mo

Goals, portfolios, resource management, approvals

EnterpriseContact sales

SAML, SCIM provisioning, admin controls

Akievo

Free$0

1 board, 1 workspace, 2 members, 1 AI credit a month

Starter$5/mo

4 boards, 2 workspaces, 2 members, 25 AI credits a month

Pro$12/mo

Unlimited boards, unlimited workspaces, 5 members, 500 AI credits a month

Pro Plus$29/mo

Unlimited boards, unlimited workspaces, unlimited members, 2,000 AI credits a month

Prices checked September 2026 from monday.com and Asana. Akievo prices are per account, not per seat. Always confirm current pricing with each vendor.

Where each tool wins

We'd rather you picked the right tool than switched and regretted it.

monday.com is the better pick when…

Far deeper workflow automation and a large app marketplace

CRM, dev and service products that share one platform

Strong enterprise administration, permissions and audit tooling

Very flexible column types for spreadsheet-style data

Asana is the better pick when…

Goals and portfolios give large organisations genuine top-down visibility

Workload and capacity planning across many projects

A very large integration catalogue and mature enterprise security

Proofing and approval workflows for creative teams

Where Akievo fits

Every view — Kanban, Table, Calendar, Timeline, Dependencies, Matrix and Dashboard — from the $5 plan.

A flat account price instead of per-seat billing, with no seat minimums.

AI that drafts the whole plan: lists, tasks, dates and dependencies, from one description.

Import your Trello boards directly, so switching doesn't mean retyping work.

Manage tasks from ChatGPT or connect your own AI agents over MCP.

monday.com vs Asana FAQs

Which is easier for a non-technical team?

monday.com — it looks and behaves like a smart spreadsheet, which most people find familiar.

Which is better for managing many projects?

Asana, thanks to portfolios, goals and workload views.

Which costs less for a five-person team?

monday.com Basic at $9 a seat is about $45 a month. Asana's paid pricing is quote-based. Akievo Pro is $12 a month for the account including five members.

Do both offer a free plan?

Yes but both are small: monday.com allows 2 seats and 3 boards, Asana's free Personal plan allows 2 users.

Still deciding? Try the third option

Describe your project and Akievo builds the board, the tasks, the dates and the dependencies. No card needed.

Where Akievo fits: the features behind this comparison

AI project planner Critical path AI board generator MCP project management Task dependencies

See all Akievo features

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