Best for
Best for marketing and operations teams that need structured project workflows and cross-team goals.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
Asana vs. Wrike
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for resource-heavy and creative teams that need capacity planning and proofing.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Asana | Wrike |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free; Starter from $10.99 / user / month Billed annually, or $13.49 per user and month billed monthly. Advanced $24.99 per user and month billed annually ($30.49 monthly), Enterprise on request. The free Personal plan covers up to 2 users. | Free; Team from ~$9.80 / user / month Business ~$24.80 per user and month, Enterprise and Pinnacle on request. The free tier is limited. |
| Free trial | Free Personal plan for up to 2 users | Free tier plus trial |
| Hosting | Cloud on Amazon Web Services; no on-premises version | Not stated |
| Made in | USA | USA |
| Task planning | Yes, with list, board, calendar, timeline and Gantt views | Yes, with custom workflows |
| Resource planning | Yes, resource management within a portfolio from Advanced; organization-wide workload and capacity planning on Enterprise | Yes, native resource management and capacity planning |
| Time tracking | Yes, from Advanced, comparing estimated with actual time per task. Timesheets for billable and non-billable hours and project budgets are an Enterprise add-on; the free plan syncs with time tracking tools through integrations | Yes, native |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, reporting dashboards from Starter; Goals and Portfolios from Advanced | Yes |
| Integrations and API | Yes, APIs documented in the Asana Developer Guide, 100+ free integrations and an official MCP server | Yes, integrations |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Community forum | more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone, Community forum |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Zoom, Zapier | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Adobe Creative Cloud, Jira |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Asana Free; Starter from $10.99 / user / month Wrike Free; Team from ~$9.80 / user / month
- Free trial Asana Free Personal plan for up to 2 users Wrike Free tier plus trial
- Company size Asana Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Wrike Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Support Asana Email helpdesk, Community forum Wrike Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone, Community forum
- Task planning Asana Yes, with list, board, calendar, timeline and Gantt views Wrike Yes, with custom workflows
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Asana
Strengths
- Clean, structured project workflows
- Strong goals and portfolio management
- Unlimited free guests on paid plans for clients and contractors
Limitations
- Time tracking starts on Advanced; timesheets and budgets are an Enterprise add-on
- Advanced tier is pricey
- Free plan limited to 2 users
Wrike
Strengths
- Native resource management and capacity planning
- Strong proofing for creative teams
- Custom workflows on tasks
Limitations
- Business tier is expensive
- Interface has a learning curve
Plans
Pricing
Asana
- Personal $0 Free forever, up to 2 users.
- Starter $10.99 / user / month Billed annually, or $13.49 billed monthly.
- Advanced $24.99 / user / month Billed annually, or $30.49 billed monthly.
- Enterprise Custom On request. Enterprise+ adds advanced security and compliance.
Wrike
- Free $0 Limited feature set.
- Team ~$9.80 Per user and month.
- Business ~$24.80 Per user and month.
- Enterprise Custom On request.
- Pinnacle Custom On request.
What users say
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Asana
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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Wrike
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- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Asana https://asana.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-27
Wrike https://www.wrike.com · no check date recorded yet
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