Asana vs. Mattermost

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Asana
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Asana 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
Mattermost
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Mattermost from the company of the same name in Palo Alto is a messaging, collaboration and communication platform providing high security and compliance for the businesses that need it.
$0
per month per user
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Starter
$13.49
per month per user
Advanced
$30.49
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Personal
Free
Free Self-Hosted
$0
per month per user
Professional
$10
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Us
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AsanaMattermost
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
AsanaMattermost
Features
AsanaMattermost
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
8.2
178 Ratings
6% above category average
Mattermost
8.0
45 Ratings
4% above category average
Task Management9.2178 Ratings7.033 Ratings
Resource Management7.8151 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.960 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Scheduling8.3161 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.8131 Ratings7.326 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.3177 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management7.8149 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.8141 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.6148 Ratings8.942 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management6.676 Ratings00 Ratings
Search00 Ratings8.924 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Asana
6.3
47 Ratings
20% below category average
Mattermost
-
Ratings
Project & financial reporting5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Mattermost
8.2
48 Ratings
3% above category average
Chat00 Ratings9.348 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.448 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.946 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings9.129 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings6.532 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings7.58 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Mattermost
9.0
28 Ratings
12% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings7.911 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings9.422 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings9.422 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings7.918 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.922 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.212 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
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User Ratings
AsanaMattermost
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(208 ratings)
8.0
(50 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(34 ratings)
6.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(36 ratings)
6.4
(6 ratings)
Availability
8.4
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(42 ratings)
8.0
(9 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(35 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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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Mattermost
I used Mattermost on a full remote company and it perfectly suited our collaboration and communication culture. The company dealt with privileged and personal information of a huge data base of users, so it was a significant advantage for our need to comply with industry regulations.
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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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Mattermost
  • Easy intergration to our main CRM (Monday.com)
  • I'm not techy myself but I have seen a lot of our previous integrations in Slack transferred over to Mattermost so that's fun
  • The desktop and phone app (android) works well enough. I haven't tried it on the Apple ecosystem yet.
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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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Mattermost
  • Some of the features in paid plans could be free, however, they have much offered in free plan (self-hosted)
  • The Desktop App we use on windows has some bugs, like when Mattermost is down and comes back up, the app needs restart
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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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Mattermost
Mattermost has been an excellent tool for our business, allowing for a very cost-effective means of communicating, collaborating, and sharing project and business documentation and resources. The free community edition allows for simple installation on existing cloud server resources which results in significantly lower recurring costs compared to the competition
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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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Mattermost
It's an extremely easy to use software, and I would recommend it to every company that is growing. I think they could improve their notification system, as it gets a little spammy sometimes and important notifications get lost. Also needs to improve the number of private chats that you are allowed to create.
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Reliability and Availability
Asana
Working with Asana on a daily basis
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Mattermost
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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Mattermost
We have not had to contact support for Mattermost ever. All that we have needed has been available in the documentation or website. One of our DevOps team members set it up in a couple of hours. The whole team was using Mattermost that same day. No support needed.
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Implementation Rating
Asana
No answers on this topic
Mattermost
This went as expected. No surprises or major hurdles.
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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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Mattermost
I feel slack is a bit more difficult to use overall than Mattermost. Mattermost makes the tasks of communicating across departments and team members easier, as well as giving the ability to share information via hyper links, attachments, and other forms of communication among every body here. Also, easier user interface
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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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Mattermost
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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Mattermost
  • Improved Communication Efficiency by consolidating all the variety of messaging apps etc
  • real-time communication and collaboration has improved the orgs ability to address issues and implement changes rapidly.
  • Accelerated decision-making processes, reducing the time required for team approvals and discussions which used to be in back and forth emails.
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ScreenShots

Asana Screenshots

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

Mattermost Screenshots

Screenshot of Channels: All team communications in one place.Screenshot of Playbooks: Orchestrates work across tools and teams.Screenshot of Boards: Project planning and milestones.Screenshot of Connections: Unites the entire technology stack through a single point of collaboration.