Project management for software teams. Not operations for service businesses.
$12/mo
Marketing teams, software development, office project management
$13.49/mo
Cross-functional teams coordinating complex projects
monday.com ($12/mo) and Asana ($13.49/mo) are both established tools with real user bases, and for most people the honest answer is that either will do the job — the difference shows up in fit, not quality. Over three years the running totals are roughly $484 for monday.com and $544 for Asana, because subscription pricing compounds. Read the section below on which one suits your work; the cost table further down shows where the bill actually differs.
| Feature | monday.com | Asana |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $0–$19/mo (typically $12) | $0–$30.49/mo (typically $13.49) |
| Primary use | Internal project management | Team task coordination |
| Field service | No | No |
If you are choosing between these two, this is the part that matters. Both are established products and neither is a mistake — the question is which fits how you actually work. We have left ourselves out of this section entirely.
Headline prices rarely survive contact with a real invoice. These are the parts of the bill that move: where the ladder starts and ends, what an extra seat adds, and what comes off the top of money you take through the tool. A dash means we do not have that figure recorded — not that the fee is zero.
| monday.com | Asana | |
|---|---|---|
| How it is priced | Monthly subscription | Monthly subscription |
| Entry price | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Top published tier | $19/mo | $30.49/mo |
| Plan people typically land on | $12/mo | $13.49/mo |
| Per extra user | Per seat, with a 10-seat minimum on paid Work Management plans | Priced entirely per user |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
THE MINIMUM IS THE REAL PRICE: Work Management paid plans require 10 seats, so Basic at $9/seat is a $90/month floor and Standard at $12/seat is $120/month, however few people are using it. The free tier caps at 2 seats.
Personal tier is free for up to 2 users. Starter is $13.49/user/mo billed monthly or $10.99 annually; Advanced is $30.49 or $24.99.
Pricing checked . Vendors change prices without notice — check the vendor before deciding.
Both of these are real products that a lot of businesses run on happily. If a comparison page only tells you what is wrong with the tools it is comparing, it is selling you something. Here is the honest case for each.
monday.com is the more affordable of the two at $12/mo, though you may meet its limits as you grow. Asana costs more at $13.49/mo but brings a broader feature set. Recurring pricing compounds, so the multi-year figure is the one that decides it.
Whether monday.com or Asana is right for you comes down to the work you actually do rather than the sticker price. The sections above set out where each one is strong, what each really costs, and what operators report about both.
Pricing verified March 2026.