Asana vs CoConstruct

Asana

Overall, despite its drawbacks, Asana works really well for our team. I think this is an appropriate [tool] for a mid-sized digital marketing firm, like ourselves. A software development team is going to want something more robust, like JIRA. However, if you're just shopping for an easy-to-learn tool that will help you manage responsibilities without relying on email? Asana is perfect. Its flexibility also makes it a great fit for most work-flows in almost any industry. Asana is simple out-of-the-box, but it does have robust functionalities that will allow your team to ramp up if desired.

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Elizabeth Remaklus

Senior Business Analyst

Lucid AgencyMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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CoConstruct

This is not a sticks-and-bricks estimating system. If you are a paper contractor using all subs, it will work great. If you use a separate estimating system, you can use it for selections and budgets and change orders.

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Abe Degnan

President & Owner | Green Building Specialist | Energy Efficient Remodeler | Residential Designer

Degnan Design Builders, Inc.Construction, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Asana

7.8

CoConstruct

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Task Management

9.1

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Resource Management

7.8

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Gantt Charts

6.5

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Scheduling

8.5

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Workflow Automation

7.5

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Team Collaboration

9.0

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Support for Agile Methodology

8.5

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Support for Waterfall Methodology

8.5

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Document Management

6.8

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Email integration

7.4

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Mobile Access

7.8

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Timesheet Tracking

6.1

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Change request and Case Management

8.4

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Budget and Expense Management

7.0

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Asana

6.2

CoConstruct

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Project & financial reporting

5.5

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Integration with accounting software

7.0

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Pros

Report of tasks added to tasks completed to see how productive the team has been with a particular project.
Individual tasks so you can see how swamped/not others on the team are.
Adding a project/task to multiple projects is awesome. We have a general ALL marketing projects in one project and then separate them out in another (email, social media, etc.).

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Verified User

Team Lead in Other

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Communication between clients, staff, subcontractors, vendors
Selections and change orders
Scheduling

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Abe Degnan

President & Owner | Green Building Specialist | Energy Efficient Remodeler | Residential Designer

Degnan Design Builders, Inc.Construction, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Better integration into daily life. They would love to be there but it's a conscious effort that is required to get started.
Mobile app could use improvements. Archiving tasks don't seem to work, for example.
Added complexity (workspaces, project lists, etc.) just make it a bit harder to get going.

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Andrew Comstock

Director of Product Management

InformaticaHuman Resources, 1001-5000 employees

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Lead reporting -- the data is there, but the report formats can be improved upon

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Abe Degnan

President & Owner | Green Building Specialist | Energy Efficient Remodeler | Residential Designer

Degnan Design Builders, Inc.Construction, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Asana10.0

Based on 32 answers

Asana is great for how I end up using it. When a new project launches and I get busy, I can easily pick it up and begin using it again and as I get more time (or the project completes) I can drop it again. It seems to morph better than any other application to exactly what project I'm working on, what I need to track, etc. It simply fits into my life extremely well and I'll end up using it again every time I start a new project.

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Andrew Comstock

Director of Product Management

InformaticaHuman Resources, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

Asana6.0

Based on 5 answers

This is the best task management App for teams I have used

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Ronen Soreq

Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Asana8.4

Based on 2 answers

Working with Asana on a daily basis

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Ronen Soreq

Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Support

Asana8.3

Based on 2 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

Other users were not well aware of the alternatives and were good to have a better UI with Asana compared to the card like structure of Trello.

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Saurabh Yadav

iOS Developer

The Bird GroupInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Their communcation system is unparallelled. I've checked into the others (UDA-- NEVER EVER BUY FROM THEM! Builder Trend-- their communication system isn't as good.)

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Abe Degnan

President & Owner | Green Building Specialist | Energy Efficient Remodeler | Residential Designer

Degnan Design Builders, Inc.Construction, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

Asana8.2

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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Ronen Soreq

Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

I definitely feel more organized and more effective when I'm assigned a task via Asana. It makes it easier to keep track of than email. I also work off-location from the rest of the team.

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Dylan Edwards

Web Administrator

Stearns CountyInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Makes communication and documentation easy.
Makes selections and change orders easier.

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Abe Degnan

President & Owner | Green Building Specialist | Energy Efficient Remodeler | Residential Designer

Degnan Design Builders, Inc.Construction, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

Asana

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

8.33*

1. per user per month

Additional Pricing Details

Asana is always free for teams of up to 15 people.

CoConstruct

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Additional Pricing Details

CoConstruct pricing is based on active job sites that have client access online, which means it is adaptable to builders & remodelers businesses. This means that there are an unlimited amount of projects available for estimates and proposals, so that customers only pay when they win a contract. Also built into the pricing are a myriad of services: a dedicated implementation coach, free estimate & scheduling templates based on industry best practices from successful builders and the NAHB, unlimited storage and users, software branded with the customer's logo, unlimited amount of warranty projects, and unlimited phone & email support. The vendor offers a money-back guarantee that is good for the first 90 days of service.