Asana vs Small World Labs

• Simplicity of user interface without neglecting functionality
• Timeline and calendar views are extremely useful
• Templates for repeatable projects

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• A flexible, configurable platform that can be managed and updated without a requirement for technical skills.
• Drag and drop, point and click update site administration.
• A platform that is updated frequently with new features and capabilities (about once a month).
• A broad, comprehensive feature set.
• A platform that works in multiple languages.
• Consulting before and during development phase. Ongoing consulting and strategic planning after product launch.
• Product roadmapping is clear and well thought out. Good communication about what is coming and how it can be used in our community.
• Senior management is very accessible and knowledgeable about the product and the industry. Attends and contributes to strategy conversations.

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• The layout of Asana is a little intense and could be cleaned up a bit to provide a cleaner, more focused look.
• Can't drag and drop all tasks from one subtask to another.
• Would be nice if one subtask could live in two tasks (similarly that one task can live in multiple projects).

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• Not much to say in this section. Anything that the product doesn't currently do is quickly identified and prioritized appropriately on their road map.
• Chat room functionality doesn't exist yet, but has been placed on roadmap.
• Instant messaging between users doesn't exist yet, but is roadmapped.
• We're unable to run a couple of specific reports, based on what's available in the reporting tool. There's a workaround that our community administrator can perform that is a little more time consuming.

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• ROI is through the roof. No WAY could we have accomplished the record-breaking production year we have had without Asana. And at just a few hundred a month it's a total bargain. While I will probably always remain on the lookout for something that does what Asana does but also features detailed reporting, I can't complain too much. Asana delivered what I needed it to: much faster completion of individual tasks leading to exponentially increased output across the team (and therefore higher potential sales volume). Fewer hours wasted on work "meta" like sending e-mails back & forth, tracking progress on spreadsheets and so forth means less $$$ spent on wages to achieve greater results. That, in turn, allows for better hourly wages for team members and a much happier team overall.
• The negative impact of Asana is that our development team is often tied up supporting our essential integrations when they could be building new things instead. Asana is great, but it isn't a total solution and doesn't pretend to be. The cost of making up the difference for a larger, more complex operation like ours is substantial, but it is still more cost-effective than trying to develop a proprietary solution that probably would not be as polished anyway.

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• The specific details are proprietary to our organization, but we've seen an increase in membership retention and in online applications for membership.
• Our community has been very active, which has increased the overall activity across our web properties substantially in terms of vists, page views, and time on site.

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