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Asana vs Atlassian Confluence comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
6.9
Asana improved productivity, organized tasks reducing meetings, led to business growth, time savings, and was valued despite cost.
Sentiment score
7.4
Atlassian Confluence centralizes knowledge, reduces onboarding time, and offers cost-effective advantages by enhancing information sharing and process management.
However, due to its pricing, I need to be careful about adding each user and feature.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.8
Users find Asana's support responsive and helpful, though some experience slower responses and community engagement limitations.
Sentiment score
6.6
Atlassian Confluence support is responsive but seen as limited, with premium support and a strong online community aiding users.
The technical support is of high quality.
This team manages all queries and uses various plugins, such as Tempo for time tracking.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Asana is scalable for small to medium businesses, but some find it costly and challenging for larger, complex projects.
Sentiment score
7.3
Atlassian Confluence is praised for effective scalability, handling growth smoothly, though some cost and performance issues may arise.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Asana is stable and reliable with minimal downtime, rated highly for performance, despite occasional maintenance interruptions.
Sentiment score
7.9
Atlassian Confluence is stable with rare issues, usually due to hardware, memory, or storage constraints, rated highly by users.
Asana is quite stable; it is a tool I can trust.
 

Room For Improvement

Asana needs UI simplification, enhanced integrations, improved workflows, customizable dashboards, and better training resources for effective onboarding.
Atlassian Confluence struggles with search, pricing, user interface, editing, integration, administrative roles, and reporting features needing improvement.
It would be easier if I could assign tasks directly from my email without needing to open Asana.
The software does not currently have any kind of AI integration.
This chart used AI to offer users the option to create it based on the data.
 

Setup Cost

Asana offers accessible pricing, with some concerns about user and feature costs, considered fair with no hidden charges.
Atlassian Confluence's pricing varies by setup choice, user licensing, and plugins, with potential annual increases of 5-10%.
To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.
It streamlines license management and renewal processes, which can otherwise lead to complications or lapses in access.
 

Valuable Features

Asana enhances team productivity with task management, real-time updates, customization, and user-friendly features adaptable for various skill levels.
Atlassian Confluence offers intuitive navigation, flexible collaboration, JIRA integration, and plugins, making it a versatile document management tool.
Asana's automation allows me to automate deadlines and send notifications to the right people about approaching deadlines.
This tool provides a single repository for interacting with the entire team.
 

Categories and Ranking

Asana
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (4th)
Atlassian Confluence
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
105
Ranking in other categories
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (2nd), Enterprise Social Software (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Asana and Atlassian Confluence aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Asana is designed for Project Management Software and holds a mindshare of 5.7%, down 11.6% compared to last year.
Atlassian Confluence, on the other hand, focuses on Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals), holds 15.8% mindshare, down 19.3% since last year.
Project Management Software
Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals)
 

Featured Reviews

Ian Herzing - PeerSpot reviewer
Stands out with portfolios, easy setup, and real-time information, but needs big improvement when it comes to workflows, automation, and dashboards
Their workflows and automation could use a big improvement. I don't even know if they have anything in that regard right now. I would really love to see a way where you can send custom alerts based on a task's completion or status change or an approval coming through. I would love to see a way to get some low-code functionality into Asana because right now, that is a big miss. On top of that, their dashboards are incredibly lacking. The way the widgets connect to the projects, they don't pull the data in the way that I really want them to. When I build a dashboard in Asana versus Smartsheet, I can't pull in data via a custom text field in Asana, but in Smartsheet, I can. That's a huge advantage because sometimes, you just want to report on really niche tasks or a launch date in a specific project or a collection of projects, and Smartsheet's dashboard features will let you do that, but Asana won't. So, their dashboards are lacking, and the workflows are pretty below where the market is right now. I would love to see a complete revamp of how they do dashboards right now. Dashboards are really poor. They don't display information well, and they don't look good. They don't pull in data in an advanced search kind of way. They are very simplistic. If you're a traditional project manager and you're PMP certified and you understand project management, you're going to be very frustrated with Asana's dashboards because they do not speak the language of project management. That's because of the way they are set up. So, I would like to see that completely revamped. It's just not an industry standard.
Rabindra K Maharana - PeerSpot reviewer
Editing features improve document accessibility
There is a holiday calendar, however, I need to install an app or add something to it. The add-on feature is not readily available or well-documented. Guidance on this should be available in a forum. Recently, I used a feature in another tool—perhaps GitHub—where it helped prepare a chart. It involved listing resources, like having fifteen people in the X team, ten in the Y team, and seven in the Z team. It created a bar chart showing these numbers. This chart used AI to offer users the option to create it based on the data. It was then created on a separate page and made available.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
51%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Educational Organization
70%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Computer Software Company
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What do you like most about Atlassian Confluence?
The most valuable feature of the solution stems from its document-controlling feature. In Atlassian Confluence, controlled documents cannot be edited by anyone else.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlassian Confluence?
With Atlassian, the costs are reasonable. Although higher than before when we used multiple platforms and licenses, having a collaborative platform like this is advantageous. It streamlines license...
What needs improvement with Atlassian Confluence?
There is a holiday calendar, however, I need to install an app or add something to it. The add-on feature is not readily available or well-documented. Guidance on this should be available in a foru...
 

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