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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Asana

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAsana is a web and mobile project management app. With tasks, projects, conversations, and dashboards, Asana lets an entire team know who's doing what by when, enabling workload balancing. Users can also add integrations for GANTT charts, time tracking and more.

    $13.49

    per month per user

    Confluence

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AConfluence is a collaboration and content sharing platform used primarily by customers who are already using Atlassian's Jira project tracking product. The product appeals particularly to IT users.

    $6.40

    per month per user

    Pricing
    AsanaConfluence
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $13.49
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $30.49
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Personal
    Free
    Free
    $0
    Free for 10 Users
    Standard
    $6.40
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.30
    per month per user
    Data Center
    220,000.00
    40,001+ Users - Annually
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AsanaConfluence
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Prices shown here reflect prices for deployments with 100 users or less. The prices decrease wien the user base surpasses 100.
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    Community Pulse
    AsanaConfluence
    Considered Both Products
    Asana
    Chose Asana
    Asana is amazing for a remote team, that we are currently as its accessible seamlessly to all our team member no matter where they are in the world. Its very easy to onboard new members to this platform as its very intuitive and easy for new people to get a hang of it. It has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Asana has a better user experience and user interface than other project management software I have used. It is much easier to learn than the other products, and I have been able to customize its use in better ways than I have accomplished with others. Much more than a to-do …
    Incentivized
    Chose Asana
    Simplicity and speed. We will pick a selection of tools with the matching recommendation.
    Chose Asana
    More feature rich tool for coding, and tasks.
    Asana is a perfect tool for the basic users to get used to online task management.
    Chose Asana
    Jira, Confluence, Trello.
    Atlassian
    Chose Confluence
    Again, Atlassian Confluence is efficient when paired with Jira and can do most of what a company needs it to do. But, I thi Spekit is better for "just-in-time" learning, SharePoint is better for file hosting and organization, Asana is much better for project/task management, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Confluence
    We have started using Asana for workflow processing, but we are still in early stages so it doesn't really compare to how we use Confluence.
    Incentivized
    Chose Confluence
    Atlassian Confluence has a more comprehensive and flexible set of capabilities that stand out and made the decision upfront more straightforward for our team. The tools we evaluated have knowledge management, task management and collaboration capabilities, however Atlassian …
    Incentivized
    Chose Confluence
    The main reason for moving to Atlassian Confluence was for: 1) Having 1 space that holds all of the org's documentation and knowledge sharing 2)We already used JSM and Jira so it would an organic move to have Atlassian Confluence as our main documentation hub 3) The cost …
    Incentivized
    Chose Confluence
    Although similar in the way in which they can be used, Atlassian provides great archival and search features, as well as editing capabilities that set it apart. Security through 2-step verification is an important feature often overlooked, being tested now in beta. Overall it …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    97 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    87 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    107 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    100 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    78 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    Features
    AsanaConfluence
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Asana and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Asana
    8.5
    179 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.1
    158 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Task Management9.2179 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
    Resource Management8.1152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.261 Ratings7.912 Ratings
    Scheduling8.3162 Ratings7.221 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.3132 Ratings6.591 Ratings
    Team Collaboration9.4178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management8.7150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration8.8142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.8149 Ratings7.0118 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.377 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.0157 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.2127 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Asana and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Asana
    6.7
    48 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Atlassian Confluence
    -
    Ratings
    Project & financial reporting5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software8.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Asana and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Asana
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.9
    158 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings6.415 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.2156 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings7.015 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.0150 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.610 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Asana and Atlassian Confluence
    Feature
    Asana
    -
    Ratings
    Atlassian Confluence
    7.7
    157 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.3137 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings6.9105 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings6.997 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.4153 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.7148 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.4115 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.947 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.486 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AsanaConfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (209 ratings)
    8.3
    (174 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (34 ratings)
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (37 ratings)
    8.1
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (42 ratings)
    5.4
    (25 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AsanaConfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Asana
    The usability of Asana is broad since it's available in a variety of platforms that are widely used nowadays. I think that it would be great for people who are constantly on the move and switching devices, since it has allowed me to work from my phone, too. I also think that Asana has proven itself to handle a large quantity of work
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    Atlassian
    It is well suited due to the below reasons 1. Easy collaboration between teams 2. Strong integration with other applications 3. Centralized documentation among teams and within the organisation 4. Project planning and report sharing 5. Employee onboarding is easier and maintain HR policies very well. Less appropriate in below scenarios When this is being used as a main tool for communication rather than its purpose of collaboration.
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    Pros
    Asana
    • Through it, we were able to communicate and cooperate with the rest of the team to complete the work in the required manner and at the appropriate time.
    • Available for free on Android and iPhone.
    • Asana has a simple and easy user interface
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    Atlassian
    • Cross product linking - If you use other Atlassian products then Atlassian Confluence is a no-brainer for your source of documentation, knowledge management etc. You can show previews of the linked asset natively E.g. showing a preview of a JIRA ticket in a Atlassian Confluence page.
    • Simple editing - Though the features available may not be super complex right now, this does come with the benefit of making it easy to edit and create documents. Some documentation editors can be overwhelming, Atlassian Confluence is simple and intuitive.
    • Native marketplace - If you want to install add-ons to your Atlassian Confluence space it's really easy. Admins can explore the Atlassian marketplace natively and install them to your instance in a few clicks. You can customise your Atlassian Confluence instance in many different ways using add-ons.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Asana
    • Asana is not really a project management tool, it is good for simple projects only
    • UI has some glitches (doesn't save preferences, etc.)
    • Integration with other tools (Office 365, MS Project)
    • No reminders if the working period you entered is on holidays
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    • UI Design is very simplistic and basic could make use of more visually interesting colour choices, layout choices, etc.
    • Under the 'Content' menu, it defaults to having a landing page for all L1 and L2 category pages. Meaning as long as the broader content category has a sub-category, it still creates a separate landing page. In my team's case, this often creates blank pages, as we only fill out the page at the lowest sub-category (L3).
    • Hyperlinks are traditionally shown as blue, however, this results into very monotonously blue pages in cases where a lot of information is being linked.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Asana
    • Mobile + Desktop capabilities - Able to use it anywhere, anytime.
    • Task management - Easy to view projects and their progress.
    • Time management - Easy to see what elements require time / how they interrelate and manage the project on an overall basis.
    • Company management - Be able to see from a master dashboard perspective where each project is in its stages of completion.
    • Clear communication - It's visually documented who is doing what at what time so that the whole project gets done.
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    I am confident that Atlassian can come with additional and innovative macros and functions to add value to Confluence. In 6 months, Atlassian transformed a good collaborative tools into a more comprehensive system that can help manage projects and processes, as well as "talk" with other Atlassian products like Jira. We are in fact learning more about Jira to evaluate a possible fit to complement our tool box.
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    Usability
    Asana
    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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    Atlassian
    Atlassian Confluence is a great tool for project management, especially for internal documentation. It has a minimum governance requirement to use its full power. Also, it is a little pricy to unlock its full power as well, so it is not recommended for companies with a low budget in my opinion.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Asana
    Working with Asana on a daily basis
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    Atlassian
    I do not recall having outages or applications error so far, very reliable and available.
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    Performance
    Asana
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    We never worked against the tide while using Confluence. Everything loads considerably fast, even media components like videos (hosted on the platform or embed external videos from Youtube, for example). We are not using heavy media components a lot, but in the rare occasion we happen to use one we have no problems whatsoever.
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    Support Rating
    Asana
    I haven't had to use their support so I can't rate it. The fact that I haven't needed them reflects the ease of use of the product. I would recommend that any new users schedule a complete demo of the product to ensure that they are using it to it's fullest (there's a lot of useful features).
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    This rating is specifically for Atlassian's self-help documentation on their website. Often times, it is not robust enough to cover a complex usage of one of their features. Frequently, you can find an answer on the web, but not from Atlassian. Instead, it is usually at a power user group elsewhere on the net.
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    Implementation Rating
    Asana
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Overall, I am very satisfied with the initial implementation (and the subsequent upgrades and implementations made over the years).
    This product has never rose to the level of being an major issue at an executive level. It has quietly and valiantly done it's job for our company!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Asana
    Asana is a top-tier project management software that helps us organize and track projects from start to finish. It allows us to apply tasks/to-dos to multiple projects without duplication, divide complex projects into smaller tasks, and track project progress. It also helps us organize work on Kanban boards or linear lists. It stands out from the crowd in a big way compared to the competition.
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    Atlassian
    We chose Atlassian Confluence over SharePoint because it's much more user-friendly and intuitive. Atlassian Confluence makes collaboration and knowledge sharing easier with its simpler interface and better search. While SharePoint can be powerful, it often feels clunky and complex, making it harder for our team to actually use it.
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    Scalability
    Asana
    I used this tool on a daily basis at work and it runs as a solid rock
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    Atlassian
    This tool is very adaptable. So much so we use it for three completely separate projects, in three very different ways.
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    Return on Investment
    Asana
    • Productivity - Most of all, it allows me to be more productive and have a good sense of where I am with projects and deadlines.
    • Easy to use - I can make the most of my time to get up (and stay) up and running.
    • Project coordination - Allows me to assign tasks to my interns and communicate directly within the platform to keep the work train moving.
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    Atlassian
    • We totally rely on this tool since a decade now and despite being so much transition in our company it has served us well in those transitions
    • Many times, during security audits we are asked to showcase our readiness for various compliance points and confluence helps us a lot in maintaining that
    • Talking about Confluence in front of clients and customers gives us an upper hand that we are up to date with latest trend and technologies and tools for our RnD planning and management
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