Comparison

Asana vs Smartsheet

On the evidence we track, Asana leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Asana68
Smartsheet42
Score
vioscaleAI score
Asana68 / 100medium · 71%
Smartsheet42 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Model
Asanafree
Smartsheetfreemium
Price level
Asanafree
Smartsheetlow
Transparent
Asana✗
Smartsheet✗
Integrations
Count
Asana17
Smartsheet4
Security
Disclosure policy
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Gdpr
Asana✓
Smartsheet–
Hipaa
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Iso27001
Asana✓
Smartsheet–
Soc2
Asana✓
Smartsheet–
Reliability
Sla pct
Asana99.9
Smartsheet–
Status page
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Release
Cadence days
Asana14
Smartsheet–
Content
Faq
Asana7 items
Smartsheet7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for project management software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tasks & subtasks
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Board / list / timeline views
AsanaMultiple views
SmartsheetBoard + Gantt + calendar
Planning
Gantt / timeline
Asana-
Smartsheet✓
Task dependencies
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Time tracking
Asana✓
Smartsheet-
Automation
Automation / rules
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Flexibility
Custom fields
Asana-
Smartsheet-
Collaboration
Docs / wiki
Asana-
Smartsheet✗
Guest / client access
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Insight
Dashboards & reporting
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Extensibility
Public API
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Asana

Leader

Asana centralizes work, projects, tasks, and goals for both human and AI team members, enabling shared visibility, real-time coordination, and automated workflows across all integrations.

Independently observed

Smartsheet

A platform for managing projects, portfolios, and operations with real-time visibility, workflow automation, cross-team resource planning, and centralized dashboards.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Asana

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Starter, Advanced, and Enterprise plans; pricing not disclosed in provided text.

  • Starter-
  • Advanced-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Smartsheet

Subscription14-day trial

Contact sales. 14-day free trial available.

  • BusinessContact sales
    • Document generation automation
    • PDF builder
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Document generation automation
    • DocuSign mapping
    • DataTable
    • Advanced Work Management
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
iOS
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓
Android
Asana✓
Smartsheet✗
Windows
Asana✓
Smartsheet✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Asana✓
Smartsheet✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Asana

Leader
25 total
  • OneTeg
  • Apify
  • SupportBee
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Sharepoint
  • Airtable
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Google Sheets
  • AEM Assets
  • Bynder
  • Aprimo
  • inriver
  • Akeneo
  • Stibo
  • PIMCore
  • OneTeg Integration Platform
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • GitHub
  • Google
  • Phabricator
  • tray.io
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Smartsheet

4 total
  • DocuSign
  • ERPs
  • CRMs
  • HCMs
Independently observed
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