VETTED SAAS
Head to head · Project Management

Asana vs Jira

General work management versus the developer standard. Asana suits cross functional teams and marketing; Jira is built for software, with sprints, backlogs and agile reporting that engineers expect. Here is how they compare, and which one fits your team.

Reviewed by M. HALLORAN·Updated APRIL 2026·How we vet
★ Our pick
Asana
87 /100
vs
Challenger
Jira
84 /100
◂ Asana Advantage Jira ▸
A narrow edge to Asana for general teams · Jira wins decisively for software, sprints and agile reporting.

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How they score

Criteria Asana Jira Winner
Ease of use
90
68
Asana
Features and depth
86
88
Jira
Workflow automation
86
85
Asana
Value for money
82
80
Asana
Free plan
86
88
Jira
Reporting and dashboards
86
83
Asana

Scores are our editorial assessment against the VettedSaaS rubric · not vendor supplied.

Choose Asana if…
+Your teams span marketing, ops and operations
+You want a tool non technical staff enjoy using
+Timelines and goals matter more than sprints
+You value a calm, low setup experience
Choose Jira if…
+You ship software and live in sprints
+Backlogs, story points and agile boards are core
+You want deep, configurable workflows
+Your engineers already use the Atlassian stack

Feature by feature

✓ full  ·  ∼ partial  ·  — none
Capability Asana Jira
Free plan ✓ ✓to 10 users
Agile sprints and backlog ∼ ✓
Native time tracking ∼Advanced ∼work logs
Timeline and Gantt view ✓ ∼
Reporting dashboards ✓ ✓
Native docs and wiki ∼briefs —

Feature support verified as of June 2026 · check the vendor for current details.

Pricing, side by side

Per user / month, billed annually
Asana Our pick
Personal $0
Starter $10.99
Advanced $24.99
Enterprise Custom
Jira Challenger
Free $0
Standard $7.91
Premium $14.54
Enterprise Custom

Pricing as of June 2026, per user per month billed annually · check the vendor for current pricing. Asana Starter is $10.99 and Advanced $24.99 with a 2 user minimum; Jira Standard is about $7.91 and Premium about $14.54, with per user rates that decline as you add users and a free plan for up to 10 users.

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