Asana vs PLANKA
Asana
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planka.appSide by side
| Figure | Asana | PLANKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10.99/mo | €36/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Project Management Software | 9.3 (#5) | 8.5 (#67) |
| Spec score · Project management tools | 9.3 (#9) | 8.7 (#50) |
| Spec score · Task Management Software | 9.2 (#3) | 8.6 (#13) |
| Automation rules | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2008 | 2019 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Guest access | Starter includes unlimited free guest seats for clients and contractors. | Yes |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Kempten (Allgäu), Germany |
| Time tracking | Time tracking is available through integrations on Personal and directly on Advanced. | Yes |
Plans
Asana
- PersonalFree
- Starter$10.99 a month
- Advanced$24.99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise+Price not published
PLANKA
- CommunityFree
- Pro Self-Hosted€36 a month
- Pro Hosted€42.50 a month
- CommunityFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Asana
Asana is work and project management software for organizing tasks across list, board, calendar, timeline, and Gantt views. It runs on macOS and Windows, with iOS and Android apps. The free Personal plan is for one or two people and includes unlimited storage, a 100 MB maximum file size, and more than 100 free integrations. Starter costs $10.99 per user per month billed annually, or $13.49 billed monthly. Advanced costs $24.99 per user per month billed annually, or $30.49 billed monthly. Starter and higher plans include automation rules and time tracking. Advanced adds granular access policies for teams and contractors. Enterprise includes SAML authentication and SCIM user provisioning; Enterprise+ adds SIEM integration, data residency, audit logs, and dedicated workspaces. Enterprise pricing is available from sales. Support resources include a Help Center, community, Customer Success, and partners. Asana was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
PLANKA
PLANKA is a Kanban tool for teams organizing work visually, available self-hosted or as a hosted service. Its free Community edition includes boards, lists, cards, comments, attachments, real-time sync, and Docker deployment. Pro and Enterprise add six board views, calendar and map views, card inboxes, recurring cards, and advanced global search. Those plans also provide scoped worker and guest roles, live presence, collaborative description editing, and card sharing. Integration and developer options include a REST API, personal API keys, webhooks with 50+ events, WebSocket updates, and SMTP notifications. Pro and Enterprise support OpenID Connect single sign-on and identity-provider role assignment. For self-hosting, PLANKA says application data and attachments stay on customer systems; its hosted service operates in Germany and offers a GDPR Article 28 DPA. The maker describes Community for home, homelab, and club use, and paid plans for organizations. Pro Hosted costs €42.50 a month billed annually, with a five-user minimum and shared storage allocation. Pro Self-Hosted costs €36 a month billed annually, with a one-user minimum and updates included. Enterprise is directed to hosted deployments from 500 users or self-hosted deployments from 1,000 users.