Asana vs Microsoft Project
Asana and Microsoft Project are both project management software. Asana is a commercial product from Asana, Inc. Microsoft Project is a commercial product from Microsoft.
Which to pick
- Pick Asana when
- Marketing, operations or cross-functional teams want a clear project and task tool that non-technical staff use.
- Pick Microsoft Project when
- Professional project managers in construction, engineering or government need formal schedules and critical-path planning.
Side by side
Work management for tasks, projects, timelines, portfolios and goals, with automations and AI features.
Microsoft's scheduling software for detailed project plans with tasks, dependencies, critical path, resources and baselines.
Key features like portfolios and workload sit in expensive tiers.
Microsoft is moving web features into Planner, and the desktop app is costly and Windows-only.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service, mobile app and desktop app
Desktop app and cloud service
Not published (both)
Closed source, sold by Asana, Inc.
Closed source, sold by Microsoft
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
4.7k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
1.2k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.