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Asana vs JIRA Portfolio comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 3, 2025

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
6.6
Organizations improved productivity and saved time with Asana, but ROI varied when combined with other tools.
Sentiment score
7.3
JIRA Portfolio offers quick ROI with easy setup and effective project management features, enhancing execution and delivery times.
However, due to its pricing, I need to be careful about adding each user and feature.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Asana's support is generally praised but receives mixed reviews for responsiveness, community resources, and technical support effectiveness.
Sentiment score
6.4
Users often find JIRA Portfolio support helpful but slow, preferring online forums for quicker, effective solutions.
The technical support is of high quality.
The support was good with no challenges.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Asana is scalable for small to medium teams, but challenges and costs arise with larger implementations and complex projects.
Sentiment score
7.5
JIRA Portfolio is highly scalable, integrates well with tools, but pricing and admin features may limit its potential.
In terms of scalability, I would give JIRA Portfolio a ten out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Asana is considered reliable with few issues, though occasional outages occur; users appreciate its real-time status updates.
Sentiment score
8.1
JIRA Portfolio is highly reliable, praised for stability, efficient functionality, and smooth integration, with minimal issues reported.
Asana is quite stable; it is a tool I can trust.
In comparison to Planisware, it is very stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Asana users seek improved usability, better integration, enhanced features, and scalability to address interface and workflow challenges.
JIRA Portfolio users request better integration, intuitive UI, faster performance, reduced pricing, customizable reports, automation, and improved documentation.
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.
Making the report creation process faster and easier with drag-and-drop features would be beneficial.
 

Setup Cost

Asana's pricing offers free and paid tiers with enhanced features, perceived as competitively priced against rivals like Microsoft Project.
JIRA Portfolio's pricing starts competitively but can increase with scale, add-ons, and infrastructure, impacting mid-sized firms' budgets.
To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.
It is not considered expensive in the market.
 

Valuable Features

Asana offers intuitive task tracking, customizable templates, and multiple views for efficient project management with robust collaboration and integrations.
JIRA Portfolio offers integration, customizable workflows, and agile alignment with user-friendly features like scalability and collaboration for effective management.
Asana's automation allows me to automate deadlines and send notifications to the right people about approaching deadlines.
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.
The reporting feature is comprehensive and easy to use, which aids in planning and forecasting.
 

Categories and Ranking

Asana
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (2nd)
JIRA Portfolio
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Neeraj Chaudhari - PeerSpot reviewer
Aligns with agile frameworks for streamlined project management
User experience should be more intuitive. Currently, it's not that intuitive. Additionally, a lot of querying and customization is needed for reporting. If there could be some templates out of the box, it would be helpful. Making the report creation process faster and easier with drag-and-drop features would be beneficial.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Transportation Company
7%
 

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 capacity planning in Asana is working pretty decently, but there are some opportunities there for sorting, such as determining which project has the highest resources, as their sorting doesn't ...
What do you like most about JIRA Portfolio?
The solution's tracking capabilities helped ensure we had full visibility into planned work and scheduled work.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JIRA Portfolio?
I am part of the delivery team and am not exposed to the commercial information. However, from what I understand, JIRA is competitively priced. It is not considered expensive in the market.
What needs improvement with JIRA Portfolio?
User experience should be more intuitive. Currently, it's not that intuitive. Additionally, a lot of querying and customization is needed for reporting. If there could be some templates out of the ...
 

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Sample Customers

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