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2030 Ratings
Asana
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Based on 2030 reviews and ratings
GitLab
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Based on 254 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Project Management

7.8
Asana
78%
GitLab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Asana ranks higher in 14/14 features
Asana ranks higher in 14/14 features
Task Management

8.8
88%
158 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Resource Management

7.4
74%
132 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Gantt Charts

7.9
79%
44 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Scheduling

7.9
79%
144 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Workflow Automation

7.8
78%
114 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Team Collaboration

8.5
85%
157 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology

8.5
85%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology

8.5
85%
7 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Document Management

7.0
70%
133 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Email integration

7.1
71%
127 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile Access

8.3
83%
130 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking

6.1
61%
6 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Change request and Case Management

8.4
84%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management

6.7
67%
61 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Professional Services Automation

6.8
Asana
68%
GitLab
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Asana ranks higher in 2/2 features
Asana ranks higher in 2/2 features
Project & financial reporting

5.5
55%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Integration with accounting software

8.2
82%
35 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Asana is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Renew
- GitLab is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
- Asana and GitLab are tied in 1 area: Usability
Likelihood to Recommend

8.0
Asana
80%
189 Ratings
9.0
GitLab
90%
88 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

9.6
Asana
96%
35 Ratings
9.3
GitLab
93%
3 Ratings
Usability

9.0
Asana
90%
22 Ratings
9.0
GitLab
90%
4 Ratings
Availability

8.4
Asana
84%
4 Ratings
GitLab
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

5.9
Asana
59%
81 Ratings
9.0
GitLab
90%
20 Ratings
Product Scalability

8.2
Asana
82%
1 Rating
GitLab
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Asana
My experience in Asana is more than two years, and I really enjoyed the experience and working with my teams, as Asana provides effective communication between us and spread the fun, enthusiasm, and achievement in work faster, as I used conversations to inform the team what I want, follow up, comment on the tasks and inform them that the work is finished.
Freelancer
Self EmployedComputer Software, 1-10 employees
GitLab
Gitlab is well suited for having a DevOps environment with version control and running CICD pipelines. It is well suited for large teams who are working on the development projects where there are a lots of experiments done. It helps easy merging codes with conflicts with multiple teammates in an organization.
Senior Product Manager
mPokketFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Asana
- Easy to use by any user (good UX and no installation needed)
- Easy to create a simple project, add tasks and sub tasks.
- Different display options, according to the project/tasks type
- Works great using a web browser, you don't have to install the application

Verified User
Engineer in Other
Environmental Services Company, 11-50 employeesGitLab
- Safeguards implemented are customizable and allow our organization to set our level of verification before merging.
- One of the smoothest and most well-organized version control software products on the market.
- Super widespread use so our use of GitLab is understandable and usable by the customer with little "translation" as to what we are doing and what they are doing.
Software Engineer
Kythera Space SolutionsAviation & Aerospace, 201-500 employees
Cons
Asana
- Some users might find the user interface a bit dull and un inspired
- We found the way to use multiple workspaces a bit confusing
- It takes quite a bit of planning to build a well organized workspace in order not to have way too many projects and tasks all over the place
Managing Director
IP BraaiLegal Services, 1-10 employees
GitLab
- GitLab could improve some of the confusion around how permissions work (sometimes unclear why one user can do an action, but not another)
- GitLab should provide a way to rerun a merge pipeline, without rerunning the original Merge Request pipeline
- When jobs fail, it would be awesome if every user could see the information on the runner and the versions of the software it is running on (to better debug the issue)

Verified User
Team Lead in Engineering
Internet Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
Asana
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
$10
Starting Price
$50 per month
Asana Editions & Modules
Edition
Premium | $13.491 |
---|---|
Business | $30.491 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—GitLab
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0 per user per month
GitLab Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
Free | $01 |
---|---|
Premium | $191 |
Ultimate | $991 |
- per user per month
SaaS Edition
Free | $01 |
---|---|
SaaS Premium | $191 |
SaaS Ultimate | $991 |
- per user per month
Additional Pricing Details
We provide free Gold and Ultimate licenses to qualifying open source projects and educational institutions, find out more by visiting our pricing page.Likelihood to Renew
Asana
Asana 9.6
Based on 35 answers
- 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.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Simply Heaven DesignMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
GitLab
GitLab 9.3
Based on 3 answers
Gitlab is the best in its segment. They have a free version, they have open-source software, they provide a good service with their SaaS product, they are a fully-remote company since the beginning (which means they are fully distributed and have forward-thinking IMO). I would certainly recommend them to everyone.
Backend Engineer
DoistInternet, 1001-5000 employees
Usability
Asana
Asana 9.0
Based on 22 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.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Internet Company, 1-10 employeesGitLab
GitLab 9.0
Based on 4 answers
The web console management is superior and I would have given Gitlab a 10, but sometimes it is hard to find documentation about a configuration setting in the gitlab.rb configuration file. As we move everything to code that means moving our CVS tools to code as well - and Gitlab to code. The usability of Gitlab from the end user's perspective is superior and the usability from the operations team is very good and getting better but there could be a little improvement in the gitlab.rb config file layout and documentation.
Managing Member
ZenPan Technology Solutions, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Reliability and Availability
Asana
Asana 8.4
Based on 4 answers
Working with Asana on a daily basis
Project Manager
ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees
GitLab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Asana
Asana 5.9
Based on 81 answers
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).
Director of Marketing & Communications
787 NetworksMarketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
GitLab
GitLab 9.0
Based on 20 answers
At this point, I do not have much experience with Gitlab support as I have never had to engage them. They have documentation that is helpful, not quite as extensive as other documentation, but helpful nonetheless. They also seem to be relatively responsive on social media platforms (twitter) and really thrived when GitHub was acquired by Microsoft

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Services Company, 501-1000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Asana
I like how extensive the capabilities are for Asana. With other softwares it seems there are many things lacking. I feel like Asana is also a very user friendly platform and aesthetically pleasing which is important in a modern office. We have many young people entering our workspace and it is important to have software that is ahead of the times in functionality and efficiency.
Brand Development & Culture Specialist
SIRIUScreatorGraphic Design, 1-10 employees
GitLab
The first thing is other products except GitLab is there is very costly and does not have any customise thing. Gitlab is an open-source license product that makes its use easier and more cost-effective that's why we have chosen Gitlab among other products with the same features. The other products like GitLab and Bitbucket have limited numbers of repositories provided as private in the free plan for more Repos we need to purchase their plan which is expensive.
Software Engineer
Scripbox Advisor Pvt. Ltd.Investment Management, 201-500 employees
Scalability
Asana
Asana 8.2
Based on 1 answer
I used this tool on a daily basis at work and it runs as a solid rock
Project Manager
ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees
GitLab
No score
No answers yet
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.
Chief Do-Gooder
SignifyMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees
GitLab
- We are moving towards Gitlab only as our SCM & CI tool. So it would be an alternative to Jenkins. Saving our licensing cost there.
- We have also stopped using Confluence & using Gitlab for our documentation purposes. Reducing cost there as well.
Senior Software Engineer
Pitney BowesInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees