Asana vs Teamwork: Which Is Better in 2026?
Asana is a work-management tool built around tasks, projects and the people responsible for them. Teamwork is built for companies that do work for clients. Asana’s strength is keeping cross-functional work visible: who owns what, by when, and how projects add up to goals; Teamwork’s is tying project delivery to hours and budgets, so an agency can see whether a job is profitable.
01Pricing
Asana: the Starter plan costs $10.99/user/mo, about $110 a month for a team of ten. Teamwork: the Basics plan costs $9.99/user/mo, about $100 a month for a team of ten (there is a 3-seat minimum). At ten people Teamwork is cheaper by about $10 a month, or $120 a year. Asana has a free plan (up to 2 users). Teamwork has a free plan (up to 5 users and 5 projects).
| Team size | Asana | Teamwork |
|---|---|---|
| 5 users | $55 | $50 |
| 10 users | $110 | $100 |
| 25 users | $275 | $250 |
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Limits | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | Up to 2 users; Unlimited tasks and projects; 100MB max per file | |
| Starter | $10.99/user | $13.49/user | Timeline and Gantt views; Reporting dashboards; Unlimited automations; Forms with custom fields | |
| Advanced | $24.99/user | $30.49/user | Unlimited portfolios; Goals and resource management; Approvals and proofing; Forms branching and customization | |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | SAML authentication; User provisioning (SCIM); Capacity planning; Service accounts | |
| Enterprise+ | Custom | Custom | SIEM integration; Data residency; Audit logs |
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Limits | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | Up to 5 users; Up to 5 projects; 100 MB storage; 100 automations | |
| Basics | $9.99/user | n/a | 3-seat minimum; 300 projects; 100 GB storage; 5,000 automations | Unlimited templates; Billable time tracking and reporting; Gantt, Table, List, Board views |
| Accelerate | $24.99/user | n/a | 5-seat minimum; 600 projects; 250 GB storage; 20,000 automations | Smart intake forms; Workload and capacity planning; Time budgets; Client invoicing |
| Optimize | Custom | Custom | Unlimited projects; 500 GB storage; 100,000 automations | Quotes; CRM-to-projects workflow; Resource scheduling by role/skill; Profitability insights |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Unlimited projects; 1,000 GB storage; 100,000 automations | Advanced security enforcement; Single Sign-On; Dedicated success manager; Priority support |
Prices are per month on annual billing. † marks prices taken from the vendor’s documentation or page data instead of its visible pricing page. Asana pricing and Teamwork pricing have the full detail.
02The Two Tools
Asana
Asana is a work-management tool built around tasks, projects and the people responsible for them. The same project can be viewed as a list, a board, a timeline or a calendar, and portfolios and goals roll individual projects up for managers. It is polished and structured, which is why marketing and operations teams tend to adopt it without much argument.
- Best at
- Keeping cross-functional work visible: who owns what, by when, and how projects add up to goals.
- Falls short
- It charges per seat for nearly everything that makes it good, and it has never been a comfortable home for software teams that want sprints and issue tracking.
Teamwork
Teamwork is built for companies that do work for clients. Projects sit alongside time tracking, budgets, billing and resource scheduling, and clients can be given their own access to follow along. It is a delivery tool for agencies and consultancies first, and a general project manager second.
- Best at
- Tying project delivery to hours and budgets, so an agency can see whether a job is profitable.
- Falls short
- It is more than an internal team needs, and the interface is busier than lighter tools.
03Which Fits Your Situation
| If you are | Better fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business | Either | Asana: Gives a growing company structure without needing an administrator, at a per-seat price that adds up. Teamwork: The right choice when the business bills clients by the hour. |
| Enterprise | Asana | Portfolios and goals connect team projects to company objectives, and adoption outside engineering is strong. |
| Freelancers | Asana | Workable on the free plan for the smallest teams; the paid tiers are priced for companies. |
| Startups | Asana | A sound choice once the company has non-engineering teams to coordinate. |
| Remote Teams | Asana | Clear ownership and due dates on every task reduce the need to ask who is doing what. |
04Verdict
Choose Asana if you want structure that non-technical teams will actually keep up to date. Choose Teamwork if you bill clients for your time and want projects, hours and budgets in one system.
05FAQ
Is Asana or Teamwork cheaper?
For a team of ten, Asana comes to about $110 a month and Teamwork to about $100. Prices are per month on annual billing.
Do Asana and Teamwork have free plans?
Asana has a free plan (up to 2 users). Teamwork has a free plan (up to 5 users and 5 projects).
Which is easier to learn, Asana or Teamwork?
There is little between them: both are moderately involved to set up.
Which is better for enterprise, Asana or Teamwork?
Asana. Portfolios and goals connect team projects to company objectives, and adoption outside engineering is strong.