# Asana vs Smartsheet

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Asana

| Attribute | Asana | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 68.1 (71% (medium)) | 42.2 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Asana is a work management platform that helps teams coordinate projects, tasks, and goals through a unified system. It connects work across people and AI agents using its Asana Work Graph technology, which links goals, portfolios, projects, and tasks to provide visibility into work organization and accountability.","source":"https://asana.com","question":"What is Asana and what does it do?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana serves organizations across industries including operations, marketing, IT, healthcare, retail, government, and financial services. The platform scales from small businesses to enterprises, with usage among 85 percent of Fortune 100 companies.","source":"https://asana.com","question":"Who typically uses Asana?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana offers a free personal plan for up to 2 users, followed by three paid subscription tiers (Starter, Advanced, and Enterprise) charged per user per month with annual discounts available. All plans include multiple features with higher tiers offering additional capabilities and higher allocations of AI credits.","source":"https://asana.com/pricing","question":"What is Asana's pricing model?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana is available as a web-based application accessible through any browser, plus dedicated native mobile applications for iOS and Android users. A desktop application is also available for users who prefer a dedicated client.","source":"https://asana.com/product","question":"What platforms and devices can I access Asana on?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana provides over 200 integrations with popular business tools including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Salesforce, Jira, Figma, and Zapier. Additionally, teams can build custom integrations using Asana's public APIs for workflows not covered by existing connectors.","source":"https://asana.com/integrations","question":"How many third-party integrations does Asana support?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Yes, Asana includes AI-powered agents such as Launch Planner, Workflow Optimizer, and Status Reporter that work alongside human team members. The platform also offers AI Studio for creating custom automated workflows without code, with AI features available across all paid subscription tiers.","source":"https://asana.com","question":"Does Asana include built-in AI capabilities?","confidence":0.92},{"answer":"Asana is proprietary commercial software developed by a publicly-traded company. Founded by former Facebook engineers, it is not open-source and operates exclusively on a subscription-based licensing model with no self-hosted or on-premise options.","source":"https://asana.com/about","question":"Is Asana open-source or commercial software?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A project and portfolio management platform that helps teams coordinate work across tools, automate workflows, track milestones and dependencies, allocate resources, and gain real-time visibility through dashboards and reporting. It is indexed under Project Management Software.","source":"https://www.smartsheet.com","question":"What is Smartsheet?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Smartsheet does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Business and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.smartsheet.com","question":"How much does Smartsheet cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Smartsheet supports the web and iOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.smartsheet.com","question":"What platforms does Smartsheet support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Smartsheet, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.smartsheet.com","question":"Can Smartsheet be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Smartsheet, including DocuSign, ERPs, CRMs and HCMs. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.smartsheet.com","question":"What does Smartsheet integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA for Smartsheet. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Smartsheet not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.smartsheet.com/trust/compliance/hipaa","question":"What security certifications does Smartsheet have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Smartsheet is available in the United States and the EU. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://www.smartsheet.com","question":"Where is Smartsheet available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A platform for managing projects, portfolios, and operations with real-time visibility, workflow automation, cross-team resource planning, and centralized dashboards. |
| features.capabilities | `{"views":"multi","api_access":true,"dependencies":true,"guest_access":true,"time_tracking":true,"task_management":true,"workflow_automation":true,"reporting_dashboards":true}` | `{"gantt":true,"views":"advanced","docs_wiki":false,"api_access":true,"dependencies":true,"guest_access":true,"task_management":true,"workflow_automation":true,"reporting_dashboards":true}` |
| integrations.count | 17 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OneTeg"},{"name":"Apify"},{"name":"SupportBee"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Microsoft Dynamics"},{"name":"Sharepoint"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"AEM Assets"},{"name":"Bynder"},{"name":"Aprimo"},{"name":"inriver"},{"name":"Akeneo"},{"name":"Stibo"},{"name":"PIMCore"},{"name":"OneTeg Integration Platform","native":false,"category":"automation"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Phabricator","category":"development"},{"name":"tray.io","category":"development"},{"name":"Helpwise","category":"customer service","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"DocuSign"},{"name":"ERPs"},{"name":"CRMs"},{"name":"HCMs"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","EU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Starter, Advanced, and Enterprise plans; pricing not disclosed in provided text.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://asana.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:38:40.788Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Business","features":["Document generation automation","PDF builder"],"contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Document generation automation","DocuSign mapping","DataTable","Advanced Work Management"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Contact sales. 14-day free trial available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.smartsheet.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:39:07.081Z","freeTrialDays":14}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | 14 | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Project Management Software)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T22:22:16.103Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*