Apple iCloud vs Asana | TrustRadius

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Score 8.5 out of 10

Based on 448 reviews and ratings

Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 1284 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Apple iCloud

Asana

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

Apple iCloud

Asana

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Apple iCloud

Asana

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Apple iCloud

Asana

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Apple iCloud

Asana

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Pros

Speed - As soon as the transfer is complete you immediately have all the information backed up to access on any computer that you desire to log into. Transferring information from your phone to this service is seamless and easy to understand.
Reliability - I have used iCloud ever since I've had an iPhone (over 5 years) and I never once have lost a file or document due to Apple's failure.

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Gavin Scott-Miller

IT Consultant

Self-EmployedInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Timelines: With Asana, you can create Gantt charts that show you preceding/needed action items. When a part of a project is delayed, you can track how that will affect the forward trajectory of the project.
User management / Roles in relationship to tasks: Asana allows you to see individual users and assign them tasks in an overall project, while also being able to see what items are needed as a whole. It allows you to see who is doing what and when.

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CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Simply Heaven DesignMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Cons

You will constantly run into issues where iCloud is optimized or available only for Apple's own product line. That's frustrating.
Apple's Mail app and service are just beleaguered by the likes of Gmail. Perhaps even Zoho does better than them on the web.
iCloud seems optimized more for a mobile user, so desktop apps & services feel a bit force-fitted.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Other

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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The inbox feature can be a little overwhelming if you are work with Asana just from its project boards and only checking it periodically. It would be great if it auto-cleared once a project/task is marked complete.
Email notifications can get excessive. You have complete control over them but initially, they can be annoying until you set the frequency you want them. It would be better if this was set during the sign-up process.
Notes, discussions, and attachments in subtasks sometimes go unnoticed if working from the main project board.

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Director of Marketing & Communications

787 NetworksMarketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Apple iCloud 9.4

Based on 3 answers

It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service.

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Director in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Asana 9.5

Based on 35 answers

Asana is adding more useful features and it makes the work of their entire team more organized and more efficient. It really helps us in achieving greater achievements as a team. It helps us to earn more revenue since we have more satisfied clients, simply because we are able to finish their project on time or even before the due date.

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Brent Lionel Mausisa

Co-Founder

2for1 Virtual ExpertsInternet, 1-10 employees

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Usability

Apple iCloud 7.8

Based on 20 answers

While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem.

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Graduate Research Assistant

Western Kentucky UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Asana 9.0

Based on 24 answers

It is very user-friendly. Takes a new employee an hour to start figuring out how the system works. That's an important factor. You don't want to encounter the issue where employees need a week to understand how the system works. For example, JIRA, I tried using it for a week and I still don't understand the complicated layout. Asana has a simple interface. Once you see it, you get it type of program.

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Manager in Information Technology

Internet Company, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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Asana 8.4

Based on 4 answers

Working with Asana on a daily basis

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Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Performance

Apple iCloud 8.2

Based on 13 answers

Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently.

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Senior Digital Strategist

LullabotInternet, 51-200 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

Apple iCloud 7.5

Based on 36 answers

I never used Apple iCloud support, but have never needed to do so. It has become more of a personal issue with computers in my organization, where the business solution has been with Dropbox. I do have to admit when my Mac went down, having things on Apple iCloud did help to get things restored. However, since I had more than one photo file for my Business and Personal data, I was not able to recover my Business Photos. Apple iCloud should have been able to do this.

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Associate

C21 Myers LakelandReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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Asana 7.8

Based on 94 answers

They don't fix everything, but they have certainly gone the extra mile for us. When we were frustrated with a recent change that altered our default view of every project, changing it from all projects being visible to just incomplete projects being visible, they wrote a custom script to change all of our default views back for us, so we didn't have to manually click 3,000 times (we have over a thousand projects).

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Product Management

Internet Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Google Drive is great and it offers way more free storage than Apple iCloud, however, Google is known for sharing their user's data much more freely than Apple. To some people, this might not be a big deal. I prefer to pay a few dollars for added security. Dropbox is a different situation in that it offers less free storage space than Apple. Dropbox also integrates very well with many different services, but Apple has been rapidly improving in this area.

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Verified User

Professional in Other

Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees

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I currently use Trello to manage social content instead of Asana. It's very easy to view content, drag and drop cards/tasks and tag colleagues in items that need attention. However, I prefer Asana from a project management standpoint and think that it's a much superior platform overall. Our agency uses Lattice for people management and performance reviews, which is different than Asana but I think functions similarly. There are places to input goals/tasks, enter in updates and view progress on outstanding items.

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Senior Specialist, Influencer Marketing

EmpowerMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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Asana 8.2

Based on 1 answer

I used this tool on a daily basis at work and it runs as a solid rock

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Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Mobility. Apple iCloud along with other online storage options has given me the ability to access files and data while away from my office.
Security. I don't worry about security with my files in Apple iCloud. Of course, I don't generally store highly sensitive files in the cloud.
Simplicity. I can set up my file folders so that when I know I will need access to certain types of files away from my office, I save time with decision making or moving the files later when I may need to take a trip or visit a client.

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Owner

HighRoad AccountingAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Asana helped us complete the massive project of redesigning our company's website
Asana has helped me in my weekly meetings with my manager because I can clearly see what I accomplished the previous week and what I'm currently working on
Asana encourages collaboration and teamwork

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Digital Marketing Specialist

MedVetCivic & Social Organization, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Apple iCloud Editions & Modules

Edition

50GB	$0.99¹
200GB	$2.99¹
2TB	$9.99¹

Per Month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

$10*

* per user per month

Asana Editions & Modules

Edition

Premium	$13.49¹
Business	$30.49¹

Per Month

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