Alternatives to
9 Best Asana Alternatives in 2026
The best Asana alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 5
- Self-hosted
- 5
What you are leaving
Asana at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free tier for up to 10 users; paid plans billed per user per month
- Deployment
- Web, desktop and mobile; cloud only
- Licensing
- Proprietary; no self-hosted or open source edition
- Views
- List, board, timeline, calendar and Gantt
- Automation
- Rules, forms and AI features on paid tiers
- Reporting
- Portfolios, goals and workload on higher plans
- Main gripe
- Prices rise quickly per seat and advanced reporting sits on expensive tiers
- Best for
- Cross-functional teams that want a polished, opinionated work management platform
Compare at a glance
Asana alternatives compared
Short facts side by side. Filter by what matters to your team, then open any row for the full decision brief.
| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ClickUp | Tasks, projects, docs and reporting | Full replacement | Yes | $7/user/mo | No | No | Moderate | |
| 02 | Wrike | Project planning, workload and reporting | Mostly replaces | Yes | $10/user/mo | No | No | Moderate | |
| 03 | Plane | Projects, cycles, docs and team planning | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 04 | OpenProject | Project planning, Gantt charts and agile boards | Mostly replaces | Yes | $7.25/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 05 | Vikunja | Tasks, boards and project views | Partial replacement | Yes | 4 EUR/mo | Yes | Yes | Easy | |
| 06 | Taiga | Agile planning, backlogs and Kanban boards | Partial replacement | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 07 | Kanboard | Kanban boards and task tracking | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 08 | Notion | Task databases, docs and team collaboration | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 09 | monday.com | Boards, automations and dashboards | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate |
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Frequently asked
Asana alternatives FAQ
- What is the best free open source alternative to Asana?
- Plane is the strongest open source match. It brings projects, docs and AI workflows into one workspace and can run in the cloud, self-hosted or air-gapped. OpenProject is the better pick for classic and hybrid project management, while Kanboard is a deliberately minimal self-hosted Kanban board.
- Which Asana alternative is cheapest?
- Free tiers are widely available. ClickUp Free Forever, Wrike Free and Notion's free plan all cost nothing for small teams. For self-hosting, Vikunja, Taiga and Kanboard are free open source, and OpenProject's Community edition is free with no minimum user count.
- What is the closest alternative to Asana for visual project planning?
- ClickUp is the closest all-round replacement, with list, board, Gantt, calendar, docs, whiteboards and time tracking in one tool. Wrike is the stronger choice for cross-functional work delivery with resource planning and workload management at scale.
- Can I self-host an Asana alternative?
- Yes. Plane, OpenProject, Vikunja, Taiga and Kanboard can all be installed on your own infrastructure. OpenProject and Plane are the most complete for larger organisations, while Kanboard keeps the installation and feature set deliberately simple.
- Which Asana alternative is best for agile software teams?
- Taiga is built specifically for cross-functional agile teams, with Scrum and Kanban support and a self-hosted option. Plane is a modern alternative aimed at product teams, with cycles, modules and initiatives that map closely to sprint-based planning.
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