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Adobe Workfront vs Asana comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Adobe Workfront enhances efficiency, collaboration, and productivity, offering ROI through reduced costs, real-time updates, and improved user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.0
Asana boosts productivity and efficiency with time savings but its impact varies with company maturity and pricing considerations.
However, due to its pricing, I need to be careful about adding each user and feature.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
Adobe Workfront customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, despite occasional delays or costly advanced support.
Sentiment score
6.0
Asana's customer service is generally praised for responsiveness and reliability despite occasional delays in response times.
The technical support is of high quality.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Adobe Workfront scales well for various organizations, managing users and projects smoothly with high performance and adaptable scalability.
Sentiment score
7.1
Asana is ideal for small to medium businesses, offering smooth scalability and ease of use, despite costs for larger enterprises.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Adobe Workfront is generally stable, with minimal downtime, quick issue resolutions, and requires modern browsers for optimal performance.
Sentiment score
8.2
Users find Asana stable and reliable, with high ratings and real-time updates despite infrequent minor downtimes.
Asana is quite stable; it is a tool I can trust.
 

Room For Improvement

Adobe Workfront needs faster updates, user-friendly design, improved integrations, flexible customization, and better documentation for enhanced usability.
Asana users seek improvements in interface, integration, task management, and support, desiring enhanced features and mobile app refinement.
Integration with Azure DevOps could be improved to facilitate better communication between the two systems.
It would be easier if I could assign tasks directly from my email without needing to open Asana.
It would be beneficial to have a native option for Asana to create tickets so we could move away from our main ticketing tool.
 

Setup Cost

Adobe Workfront pricing varies by license type, with significant subscription fees but potential discounts for existing Adobe customers.
Asana offers accessible pricing with reasonable business plans and flexible licensing, though some features may be costly.
To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.
 

Valuable Features

Adobe Workfront enhances collaboration and decision-making with customizable templates, workflow management, and strong integration supporting agile and waterfall methodologies.
Asana offers robust project management with visual tools, seamless integration, customizable templates, and excellent collaboration features enhancing productivity.
The system aids in supporting demand management and producing high-level status reports.
Asana's automation allows me to automate deadlines and send notifications to the right people about approaching deadlines.
The easy way to get all the analytics at the end of the month or year is the most important feature, and that's why we are still with Asana.
 

Categories and Ranking

Adobe Workfront
Ranking in Project Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Digital Asset Management (1st)
Asana
Ranking in Project Management Software
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Adobe Workfront is 3.2%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Asana is 5.2%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Graham Sprague - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized task management and simplified creative collaboration but interface is inconsistent
Adobe Workfront could improve its interface, which may benefit from an overhaul for better consistency between the web interface and the API. The current setup was not originally designed API-first, leading to some confusion and differences in available functions. Additionally, the low-code environment in Workfront Fusion is beneficial yet sometimes limiting, and it might be more powerful with enhancements.
Carlos Alas - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient workflows and real-time updates boost productivity
What I appreciate about Asana is the easy way to get the data we need for the reports because we are moving all our tickets. We are making a copy from our main ticket system to Asana because our main ticket system is not giving us what we are looking for, so we need to process everything in Asana. We get the dashboard and analytical reports, so we can have a summary of what has been done in which department we are working with or helping. We can see how many requests for each department we are having. The easy way to get all the analytics at the end of the month or year is the most important feature, and that's why we are still with Asana. The benefits I see with Asana are the main tools because of the integration this tool has. For example, we are making tickets but receiving requests through email, and we have the integration with Outlook and Google. We have the add-ins, so we are making the ticket on our main system while replying to the mail, and simultaneously taking this mail to complete our ticket for our Asana project. The time we are investing through departments with Asana is valuable because we are receiving requests or updates for projects without investing time in meetings or writing emails. Because of the integration we have, we just create a project and everyone with specific tasks moves on their tasks, and we receive the updates. We created a bot that gives us updates automatically. Asana provides automation because we receive these updates the moment they happen without anyone needing to tell us they completed tasks or moved on to others. Asana's cloud deployment has been beneficial for our remote or hybrid team operations. If someone is onsite and someone is working from home, everyone can work on the same project through automation. The person from home doesn't need to be on an infinite call with management or coworkers. They can work in real time, and once someone completes a prerequisite task from home, the people onsite will know it and get the green flag to continue their assigned tasks. It has benefits for anyone, including personal uses.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
42%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
39%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Workfront?
I can say it is a powerful tool. We have everything in-house in that tool, like, creating reports, dashboards, creating various workflows, and everything we have inside one application.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Workfront?
Workfront incurs around a hundred thousand plus dollars per year. Licensing is strict, particularly with free accounts, however, it offers flexibility in project access, which could be enhanced fur...
What needs improvement with Workfront?
Integration with Azure DevOps could be improved to facilitate better communication between the two systems. The current report is not providing the expected side-by-side comparison of capabilities,...
What do you like most about Asana?
The solution's user interface is very good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Asana?
The pricing of Asana is slightly high. To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.
What needs improvement with Asana?
The integration with email should be more seamless. When I'm writing an email and want to tag someone in Asana for a task, the process should be smoother. It would be easier if I could assign tasks...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

AtTask, Workfront DAM
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

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