How much does Asana cost in 2026?

Starter: $10.99 per seat a month on annual billing ($13.49 billed monthly); Advanced: $24.99 per seat a month on annual billing ($30.49 billed monthly). 2 users, unlimited tasks and projects, and list, board and calendar views. Checked October 26, 2026.

What is a cheaper alternative to Asana?

ClickUp (Free Forever plan has unlimited members; paid plans from $7/user/mo billed yearly), Trello (Free for up to 10 collaborators; Standard $5/user/mo billed yearly), Microsoft Planner (Included in Microsoft 365 business plans, from $7/user/mo billed yearly). Imports Asana projects directly, but the free plan has only 60 MB of storage and limited automations.

Task and project management

Should you build your own Asana?

Q: Should you build your own Asana?

Switch. Asana Starter costs $10.99 per user per month, about $1,980 over 3 years for five people. Trello Standard is $5 a user, about $900 for the same team, and ClickUp’s free plan has no cap on members. ClickUp imports Asana projects directly. Building your own task manager would cost about $2,700 over 3 years, so building loses.

Switch to ClickUp or Trello. ClickUp’s free plan has no member cap, and Trello costs $5 a user against Asana’s $10.99.

SWITCH

Short answer

Asana Starter costs $10.99 per user per month, about $1,980 over 3 years for five people. Trello Standard is $5 a user, about $900 for the same team, and ClickUp’s free plan has no cap on members. ClickUp imports Asana projects directly. Building your own task manager would cost about $2,700 over 3 years, so building loses.

Buy for 3 years: $1,978
Build and run for 3 years: $2,725
Verdict: SWITCH

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Cheaper options

FreeClickUpFree Forever plan has unlimited members; paid plans from $7/user/mo billed yearlyImports Asana projects directly, but the free plan has only 60 MB of storage and limited automations.CheaperTrelloFree for up to 10 collaborators; Standard $5/user/mo billed yearlySimpler boards and cards, and the Calendar and Timeline views need Premium at $10.Already includedMicrosoft PlannerIncluded in Microsoft 365 business plans, from $7/user/mo billed yearlyA good fit if you already pay for Microsoft 365, but it is much lighter than Asana.

Asana pricing in 2026

Plan	Billed yearly	Billed monthly
Starter Typical	$10.99/seat/mo	$13.49/seat/mo
Advanced	$24.99/seat/mo	$30.49/seat/mo

Free plan: 2 users, unlimited tasks and projects, and list, board and calendar views

Paying too much? A team of one or two can stay on the free plan, which keeps unlimited tasks and projects.

Per user, billed annually, from Asana’s pricing page in USD. Monthly billing is $13.49 and $30.49. Checked October 26, 2026.

Run your own numbers

Defaults are a typical small team at $30/hour. Change anything.

If you buy Asana

Plan

Seats

If you build it

Your time, $ per hour

Hours to build

Upkeep, hours per month

Hosting and services, $ per month

Buy

$1,978

Build

$2,725

Buying is about $747 cheaper over 3 years.

3-year totals. Building includes your time, upkeep, running costs and one month of an AI app builder ($25). Change any number to match your situation.

What you’d build

Projects with list and board views
Tasks with assignees, due dates, subtasks and comments
Email and in-app notifications
A My Tasks view and simple team permissions

Our estimate for a small database, hosting and an email sending service.

What you’d give up

Timeline and Gantt views, reporting dashboards and forms
Unlimited automations and custom templates
Slack, Google Drive and 100+ other integrations
Mobile apps with push notifications

Risks the price doesn’t show

Real-time syncMedium

Two people editing the same task is where homemade boards break.

NotificationsMedium

Email and push alerts need a sending service and care to stay out of spam folders.

MobileMedium

A good phone experience is real extra work.

When the verdict flips

Switch to BUY if you rely on Advanced features such as Portfolios, Goals and workload views, which cheaper tools handle less well. Switch to BUILD only if tasks are part of your own product.

Sources

Asana pricing

Build hours are our estimates for one person using an AI app builder. How we score. Spotted a wrong price? Tell us on X @BuildictHQ.

Related verdicts

ClickUp

Project management

BUY

Buy it, or start on the free plan. At $7 a user, ClickUp costs far less than building even a slice of it.

Buy, 3 yrs: $1,260
Build, 3 yrs: $4,363

Jira

Project management

BUY

Buy it, and start free. Jira costs nothing for up to 10 users, and Standard runs about $8 a user beyond that.

Buy, 3 yrs: $2,851
Build, 3 yrs: $5,425

Linear

Project management

SWITCH

Switch to Plane. It imports Linear issues and cycles, is free for up to 12 people, and Pro costs $6 a user against Linear’s $10.

Buy, 3 yrs: $1,800
Build, 3 yrs: $5,053