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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Asana is 3.1%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jira is 3.8%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Teamwork is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jira3.8%
Asana3.1%
Teamwork1.1%
Other92.0%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Patrick Conley - PeerSpot reviewer
Construction Superintendent at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
Central hub has unified cross‑department tasks and provides clear ownership and communication
The best features Asana offers, once you become familiar with the system, include clarity in view and tracking of questions. For instance, if information is requested from legal and they respond, a record is maintained to track all comments and keep everyone updated. Having that clear view and record of communication helps the team day to day by allowing management and staff to see current statuses and responsibilities. It clarifies whose responsibility it is and identifies any hold-ups with legal or engineering tasks, which keeps the organization organized. Asana has positively impacted the organization by providing clarity for everyone, allowing visibility into who is working on what, from the VP of Operations down to maintenance, ensuring necessary parts are available. It functions as a clearinghouse for all information. Collaboration has greatly improved with Asana. There is no longer a need to chase down accounting or engineering for project updates because information can be checked through comments. File attachment and messaging capabilities between different groups within Asana are helpful. Email notifications are received for updates relevant to tasks, combining Asana alerts with email for easy visibility. The interface and notifications in Asana are appreciated because it integrates with email. Updates can be received even when not logged in, which keeps you informed. Initially, it takes some time to understand the various details, but after extensive use, it feels second nature. Overall, satisfaction with Asana is high.
Akhil Viswam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Agile workflows have streamlined sprint planning and tracking for faster feature delivery
Jira has a very good interface and it is very easy to manage sprints, tasks, and epics. The main feature is the hierarchy, as features can be converted into epics and topics, allowing bigger tasks to be partitioned into smaller ones. The hierarchy feature in Jira helps the team significantly compared to other tools that have been used, such as Trello, which is mainly useful only for a waterfall model. For modern Agile practices, Jira is the most adapted tool in the industry. Another valuable feature is that Jira APIs have been used for data science projects to analyze tasks and get insights. This has also been very helpful in the project.
Ryan Beckstead - PeerSpot reviewer
Multimedia Services Administrator at Brigham Young University
A project management tool that helps to manage milestones and dependencies
We use the product to design online courses. It also helps us with media production and marketing.  Teamwork has made process management easier and much better. It is very robust and improves by making a lot of changes. It is easy to use and has lots of reports. The product is expensive. It needs…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The general UI shows progress and data analytics for all projects in progress."
"This tool is really interesting because I can have an overview of all the team's tasks and be sure we are on the right track in order to respect the project's deadlines."
"Asana is an incredible help as it gives me the option to customize and compose each of my companies, and it lets me do it most efficiently."
"Asana has significantly reduced the number of emails we exchange because we can access the project directly. It organizes all the tasks related to each project, assigns them to staff with due dates, and tracks progress."
"It's an easy way to communicate."
"One of the ways Asana stands out to me is with portfolios, where we can assign a portfolio to a specific strategic objective, put all the projects related to that objective in that portfolio, and then know exactly what people are working on to help us achieve our goals."
"It is stable and easy to set up."
"For a free solution, it does provide a lot of value."
"As long as a company has the money for storage, it's scalable to any size."
"It is very straightforward and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Jira is the integration with all the different Atlassian tools; they all integrate very easily."
"It is a good solution and a very popular one, as well, so I would recommend it if you are going for agile methodology."
"It's easy to understand, and easy to navigate."
"It benefits us because we have globally located teams. Our team members work in different geographies, so the product is a better way to manage progress and see the status of different tasks"
"The adaptability of the Scrum and Kanban boards for other uses, with careful use of the customization features."
"I would recommend Jira because it helps from a functional point of view and also with tracking defects."
"Teamwork has made process management easier and much better. It is very robust and improves by making a lot of changes. It is easy to use and has lots of reports."
"I recommend this solution; it is very good for simple projects."
"The setup was very easy. Deployment was very fast for us. We started using it within two weeks."
"It is a very stable solution...The initial setup of Teamwork is easy."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in integrating Asana with different technology vendors."
"A user should be able to identify an assignee for specific tasks or task types while applying the template, or at a minimum, allow for a default assignee."
"If you have been using a tool like Jira for many years, it make time some time to get used to the minimalist layout in Asana."
"A user should be able to identify an assignee for specific tasks or task types while applying the template, or at a minimum, allow for a default assignee. As it is, the template gets created with the just task dates driven by the project start and end dates inputted by the user. In my current situation, I'm assigning myself to many tasks, so I have to do that manually every time. Even if I eventually start adding other people to assign tasks, there won't be more than a handful to do. However, those few people will have multiple tasks. It would be nice to be able to select those individuals during the setup rather than having to do so manually once the project has been created."
"We'd like the capability to be able to set up weekly reminders."
"Asana can be improved by adding a voice-based assistant for ticket generation."
"The calendar view in Asana has shortcomings and can be improved."
"One of the challenges when it comes to rolling out to an enterprise is the way the projects are organized. It has a kind of setup where you have different projects and tasks, but it is not as organized as Smartsheet when it comes to organizing projects or different teams."
"This solution would be improved with the inclusion of integration with SVN, and auto-sync with the build release number."
"Jira lacks easy capacity calculation compared to TFS, making it harder to know how much work to allocate to each specialist."
"Managing a large number of users on Cloud version is extremely challenging due to lack of this capability."
"I manage the progress of the stories in an Excel chart with dates on work progress or things to do. I don't like the progress or the stage changing from the stories in Jira."
"It is not user-friendly."
"Users can be confused about how to use this tool as it's very complex."
"The plugin management needs a lot of work."
"There is no one system on which TAMs and their customers can collaborate on action items, ongoing projects, meeting notes, etc."
"The product could be improved with more integrations and a mobile app."
"The product is expensive. It needs to have a more robust and customizable calendar."
"The product could be improved with more integrations and a mobile app."
"The screen sharing provided by the solution can be a challenge to a user. Screen sharing is an area that needs improvement in the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price-wise, I think it's an affordable option for mid to large-sized companies."
"Its price is fair. Its licensing cost is cheaper than Microsoft Project. I would rate it a two out of five in terms of pricing."
"Asana has two different types of structures: company vs workspace. Company is really best if all the users you plan to assign work to are all internal (have the same corporate domain in their user ID email address). Once one person signs up (even for a free account) with a corporate email address, Asana will automatically relate that person to that company, if it already exists. If you plan to use it for external collaboration as well as internal, then creating a workspace is a better approach."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"We paid a monthly licensing fee for the product."
"It has a free version."
"There is a free version of Asana, but we use the paid version to receive all the features we want. The overall price is reasonable."
"The solution's free version can be used for basic functions."
"I don't deal with licensing in my current consultant position."
"The price at the moment for Jira is okay. I'm absolutely not amused with the plans to try to drive us to the cloud or to other licensing models. For the very simple reason that we are a company in the defense sector where cloud is problematic in a number of the domains. We are now approximately 60 users and the new policy will actually confront us with an upscale to approximately 500 users. I find it unacceptable, and may potentially lead us to look for another solution."
"The pricing for Jira is reasonable, although I think they can bring it down because the plugins cost extra."
"It is not too expensive. It is just comparative to other tools like Microsoft Teams."
"The price seems reasonable to me. It's very similar to Splunk."
"The ballpark figure is about $100 a month."
"The price is quite competitive."
"The licensing cost for Jira is typically around seven dollars per user, though it may vary depending on regional variations. This cost is for a subscription-based model rather than a one-time purchase. I rate its pricing a seven out of ten."
"My company makes annual payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"We negotiate on pricing since we are a long-term user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
7%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Wholesaler/Distributor
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business107
Midsize Enterprise58
Large Enterprise151
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Questions from the Community

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 addin...
What needs improvement with Asana?
Asana can be improved by continuing to stay current and evolve with technology as technology evolves.
What is your primary use case for Asana?
My main use case for Asana is project tracking. Whenever we are assigned new projects, we enter the project informati...
Is Jira better or would you go with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
Hi Netanya, Basically , it all depends on the use cases for your environment and the business needs. Hope the below d...
Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products a...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?
Jira itself is fairly priced for the features it provides, but pricing is a bit higher than some alternatives, mostly...
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