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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

    Atlassian Strategy Collection, with Align

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AThe Atlassian Strategy Collection is an enterprise-scale strategic portfolio management (SPM) and planning suite designed to connect executive business strategy directly to engineering and product execution. Built on Atlassian's unified cloud platform architecture, the Strategy Collection provides real-time visibility into portfolio health, resource capacities, corporate priorities, funding allocations, and operational outcomes across value streams.

    $27,000

    per year

    LiquidPlanner

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    LiquidPlanner is a cloud based predictive project management solution. Some key features include: Dynamic Timeline View, Workload View, and Real-Time Activity Stream.

    $0

    per month per user

    Pricing
    AsanaAtlassian Strategy Collection, with AlignLiquidPlanner
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $13.49
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $30.49
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Personal
    Free
    Starting Price
    $27,000.00
    per year
    Maximum Price
    $3,987,600.00
    per year
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Essentials
    $15.00
    per month per user
    Professional
    $25
    per month per user
    Ultimate
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Pricing Offerings
    AsanaAtlassian Strategy Collection, with AlignLiquidPlanner
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.——
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    AsanaAtlassian Strategy Collection, with AlignLiquidPlanner
    Considered Multiple Products
    Asana
    Chose Asana
    Asana has its proper place in task management. There are better tools that provide similar functionality but the decision depends heavily on the actual requirements. If you own a small business or a start up, Asana is excellent. If you are an enterprise level organization, …
    Atlassian
    Chose Atlassian Strategy Collection, with Align
    Jira provides a large advantage over some competitors, such as Harvest which is more of simple time tracking software, but without the connectivity provided between team members. Furthermore, Asana is a close competitor, but does not provide the same level of integration with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Atlassian Strategy Collection, with Align
    Microsoft Azure Devops won't have the major functionality of software management like Jira. The customization provided by Jira is having a cutting edge over any project management tool. Adds-on and Plugins feature in the Jira Tool make it as perfect as desired task management …
    Incentivized
    LiquidPlanner
    Chose LiquidPlanner
    I have tried many project trackers, and in my opinion LiquidPlanner fits in somewhere in the middle of them. It's more powerful than some of the trackers I've used (such as Trello), but it's also more complicated and harder to navigate and collaborate with others on than some …
    Incentivized
    Chose LiquidPlanner
    LiquidPlanner offers centralized tools to manage the requirements and objectives of each project, as well as the management of deliveries, monitoring, and team management. The tool integrates with Hubstaff and other platforms.
    Incentivized
    Chose LiquidPlanner
    Wanted to try other products in the same group to evaluate which can better. Had heard good reviews from common friends so wanted to have data points for competitive analysis
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    107 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    78 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    AsanaAtlassian Strategy Collection, with AlignLiquidPlanner
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Asana and Atlassian Strategy Collection, with Align and LiquidPlanner
    Feature
    Asana
    8.5
    179 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Atlassian Strategy Collection, with Align
    -
    Ratings
    LiquidPlanner
    8.1
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Task Management9.2179 Ratings00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Resource Management8.1152 Ratings00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.261 Ratings00 Ratings8.68 Ratings
    Scheduling8.3162 Ratings00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.3132 Ratings00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Team Collaboration9.4178 Ratings00 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Document Management8.7150 Ratings00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Email integration8.8142 Ratings00 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.8149 Ratings00 Ratings4.89 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking6.16 Ratings00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.377 Ratings00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Asana and Atlassian Strategy Collection, with Align and LiquidPlanner
    Feature
    Asana
    6.8
    48 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Atlassian Strategy Collection, with Align
    -
    Ratings
    LiquidPlanner
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Project & financial reporting5.51 Ratings00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software8.047 Ratings00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AsanaAtlassian Strategy Collection, with AlignLiquidPlanner
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (209 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    8.5
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (34 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (37 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (42 ratings)
    7.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.0
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    AsanaAtlassian Strategy Collection, with AlignLiquidPlanner
    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
    The Atlassian Jira Align (formerly AgileCraft) tools help keep our scrum teams moving in the right direction. It gives Sr. Executives visibility into the progress of our digital transformation efforts. It provides information to our program manager to create the necessary artifacts to justify continued funding of our initiatives. It also supports the SAFe framework, along with some others. And the Atlassian Jira Align (formerly AgileCraft) tools provide integration to other tools that we use in our portfolio.
    Incentivized
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    LiquidPlanner
    LiquidPlanner is amazing for any time of project management scenario where you have to manage several teams and details. Running a project through LiquidPlanner is so easy because it lets you break down the project into sections and folders and small tasks that you can assign to specific people. With a small to medium size team-- LiquidPlanner is amazing for organizing and tracking details. If you have a huge team or not a ton of details to track LiquidPlanner might not be right for you because it is a software that requires some good training to learn and has tons of functions that can be utilized so it seems better suited to be used by a smaller group looking to coordinate or for people who have lots of details that can be difficult to track.
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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
    • Effective Sprint planning : Sprint planning can be done using Planning Poker in AgileCraft by clicking Team > Manage > Other > Estimation Games very effectively for distributed teams.
    • Team Capacity Allocation Report: After tasks are created at team or program level, the report from AgileCraft cab be pulled and can be verified that no team member is under or over allocated. A report can be generated by navigating to Team > Manage > Assign Tasks.
    • Effective Requirement trace-ability: To maintain requirements trace-ability follow the steps below:
    • Upload test cases against the story/requirement. once uploaded test cases will be visible under that story
    • Execute Test cases in AgileCraft and mark them as Pass/Fail based on the actual outcome
    • Based on test results, The acceptance criterion's can be marked as “Pass” or “Fail” & if marked failed corresponding defect can be logged & can be attached with the story
    • So against each story we can easily see whether all test cases been executed or not & which acceptance criterion's are failed & how many defects are in open or close state.
    • Daily Scrum: In AgileCraft, the option to run a daily stand-up is available from Team > Manage > Daily Standups. Selecting the sprint number opens the daily stand-up meeting window in which each team member's tasks are visible and hours can be burned against them. Conduct Scrum meetings in AgileCraft, and burn each associate hour against the tasks created during the meeting. The burn-down chart can be generated & viewed during the stand-up to check whether the team is on track.
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    LiquidPlanner
    • Priority based planning. Every other planning software we've used relies on dates and therefore needs constant attention. Priority based planning means that the plan is always up to date.
    • Ease of use. LiquidPlanner has a very short learning curve. This is critical to getting team members to use it.
    • Forecasting. LiquidPlanner makes it very easy to run scenarios by simply dragging and dropping projects and reassigning resources.
    • Awesome Support. I get personal responses very fast. Usually within a couple hours. And, they listen and ask for more information.
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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
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    Atlassian
    • The initial ticket creation screen lacks some important features, such as assigning "point values" (a measure of effort needed for the ticket).
    • The browser needs to be manually refreshed to see new tickets, which can make things confusing when several people in a meeting are simultaneously creating tickets.
    • The interface on some smaller portions of the software are sometimes difficult to understand.
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    LiquidPlanner
    • The interface is messy and cluttered. The best way to find things and see what you actually want to see is the main Projects view which is also the most cluttered and hardest to maneuver in.
    • Clicking an external link someone posted in a comment or task description doesn't open in a new window by default, so we are constantly having to go back to get to LiquidPlanner again.
    • The way that the interface saves your state globally (rather than per tab instance) means that if you click a link from someone else to a task that's not yours, then it adjusts your filters on the Projects page. Then if you refresh another LiquidPlanner window where you were on the Projects tab, suddenly all of its filters are updated and what you were looking at may no longer be there.
    • It might just be the way that we use the system, but the Home and My Work tabs are fairly useless for us. They typically don't show the tasks we're actually looking for.
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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.
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    Atlassian
    There is nothing that can be better than Jira but it needs to keep improving certain areas especially the attachment size area.
    Incentivized
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    LiquidPlanner
    We may not renew LiquidPlanner's contract, but only because my company has recently been acquired and we'll be adopting some of the software that they're using to standardize process. LiquidPlanner's development team releases new features pretty often, so it seems like the gaps and inefficiencies are slowly getting smaller/less frequent
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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
    As I have mentioned, some older, less tech savvy, team members have not found it as intuitive. I found it the same when I started using it although it quickly made sense. I think this is because there are lots of features we do not use so this can get in the way of what we do use
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    LiquidPlanner
    Easy to learn and utilize. Can export charts and reports for sharing with colleagues.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Asana
    Working with Asana on a daily basis
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    LiquidPlanner
    No answers on this topic
    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).
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    Atlassian
    Overall support from Jira team is good. It comes at an additional price but it is very efficient. There are no long wait times, you get a dedicated team to look into your issues. The support is available throughout the year and they keep a record of your issues. Overall we are very satisfied with the support they have provided us over the years, it has been very effective for the price that we pay.
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    LiquidPlanner
    They have been great in trying to come up with creative solutions to help us do what we want to do with the platform. I would say their support has been exceptional because we have hit them with some complex requests.
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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
    Microsoft Azure Devops won't have the major functionality of software management like Jira. The customization provided by Jira is having a cutting edge over any project management tool. Adds-on and Plugins feature in the Jira Tool make it as perfect as desired task management tool for any company. One of the best Agile based Project Management Tools.
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    LiquidPlanner
    Miro is a more versatile tool, but not quite made for planning and organizing. LiquidPlanner is very intuitive, fast to learn and easy to communicate. The added value of prioritizing tasks, personalized boards and gantt charts are really important during the planning and design thinking in the business. LiquidPlanner is simplified yet more helpful.
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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
    No answers on this topic
    LiquidPlanner
    No answers on this topic
    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
    • It has positively impacted our tech teams, allowing them to better organize the tasks and items they are working on and has greatly improved their ability to communicate & review these tasks with other teams.
    • I believe it negatively impacted other departments as lengthy training was required by many associates to attempt using the tool, only to find out it didn't meet our needs, therefore much time was wasted.
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    LiquidPlanner
    • LiquidPlanner really forces you to map out your workflow. For me, honing into a template that I can later adjust as needed has been huge, as there is less time at the beginning of a project trying to assign and figure out what needs to happen when usually it never changes.
    • Communication between employees, especially ones not immediately available in the office has been very welcomed. It helps having conversations documented in a public, logical place that is easy to find and refer to as the project continues.
    • Our productivity has definitely skyrocketed as we've really gotten a feel and committed to using LiquidPlanner daily. As we move forward, we continually try to add more and more ways for us to use the service.
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    ScreenShots

    Asana Screenshots

    Screenshot of Product HomepageScreenshot of Team ConversationsScreenshot of Project CalendarsScreenshot of InboxScreenshot of List ProjectScreenshot of Portfolios

    LiquidPlanner Screenshots

    Screenshot of Project Dashboards allow users to build high-level views that help visualize data.Screenshot of Workload Views allow users to see an entire team's workload at once and make resource adjustments in stride.Screenshot of Time Sheets keep track of hours per task and automatically update project estimates.Screenshot of Project View allows users to view any project in detail, assign tasks, set their priority, and access schedule risk.Screenshot of My Work View is a personalized view of all work to always know what to work on next.