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Asana vs Microsoft Teams comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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
7.0
Asana boosts productivity and efficiency with time savings but its impact varies with company maturity and pricing considerations.
Sentiment score
7.2
Microsoft Teams enhances collaboration and efficiency, saving time, reducing costs, and proving valuable during remote work.
However, due to its pricing, I need to be careful about adding each user and feature.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
Asana's customer service is generally praised for responsiveness and reliability despite occasional delays in response times.
Sentiment score
6.6
Many prefer internal support as Microsoft's assistance varies in responsiveness and effectiveness, influenced by support tier and call volume.
The technical support is of high quality.
Microsoft support is excellent, offering instantaneous assistance through either robo support or live personnel.
I have logged tickets for Office 365 and received responses within 24 hours, depending on the severity.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Asana is ideal for small to medium businesses, offering smooth scalability and ease of use, despite costs for larger enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.7
Microsoft Teams scales efficiently for varied user sizes, with seamless integration and some potential file storage challenges.
Microsoft Teams is scalable, and I have successfully conducted sessions with close to forty people without significant issues.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Users find Asana stable and reliable, with high ratings and real-time updates despite infrequent minor downtimes.
Sentiment score
7.7
Microsoft Teams is stable with minor network-related issues, receiving high ratings for reliability and robust cross-device functionality.
Asana is quite stable; it is a tool I can trust.
Microsoft Teams is stable once the setup is completed properly.
 

Room For Improvement

Asana users seek improvements in interface, integration, task management, and support, desiring enhanced features and mobile app refinement.
Microsoft Teams requires enhanced integration, improved performance, better UI, security, and new AI features for optimal user experience.
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.
Microsoft Teams could be improved through more synchronization with other platforms like Calendly and Gmail.
AI capabilities should be integrated into Microsoft Teams to provide better transcript services and offer multiple language support.
The biggest issue with Microsoft Teams is switching identities, especially when communicating with external organizations.
 

Setup Cost

Asana offers accessible pricing with reasonable business plans and flexible licensing, though some features may be costly.
Microsoft Teams is cost-effective, often bundled with Office 365, offering flexible, affordable pricing with some geographical and feature-based variations.
To add one user is expensive, which makes me cautious about upgrading or adding more users.
Microsoft Teams is economical when purchased as part of an Office 365 bundle.
Microsoft Teams comes with Office 365 licenses like E3, but there are options for those who prefer not to pay for Teams by using alternative products like Slack.
 

Valuable Features

Asana offers robust project management with visual tools, seamless integration, customizable templates, and excellent collaboration features enhancing productivity.
Microsoft Teams excels in communication and collaboration with robust features, Office 365 integration, and flexible, user-friendly access.
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.
Microsoft Teams is also noted for its compliance with GDPR and SOC 2, ensuring data security and compliance.
The platform is user-friendly and has positively impacted our communication, allowing us to communicate with people from different countries and cities in real time.
It serves everything in one place and improves communication within organizations.
 

Categories and Ranking

Asana
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (4th)
Microsoft Teams
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
166
Ranking in other categories
Virtual Meetings (3rd), Enterprise Social Software (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Asana and Microsoft Teams aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Asana is designed for Project Management Software and holds a mindshare of 5.2%, down 11.1% compared to last year.
Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, focuses on Virtual Meetings, holds 3.0% mindshare, up 2.0% since last year.
Project Management Software
Virtual Meetings
 

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.
Arun Srivastav - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless presentation and collaboration enhance organizational productivity
There are three main areas for improvement: Firstly, AI capabilities should be integrated into Microsoft Teams to provide better transcript services and offer multiple language support. Secondly, it should allow participants to remain visible during presentations, enhancing interaction. Lastly, it needs broader integration capabilities with other products, like Salesforce ( /vendors/salesforce ), which is currently limited.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
29%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Educational Organization
40%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
 

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?
It would be beneficial to have a native option for Asana to create tickets so we could move away from our main ticketing tool. If that could be integrated into Asana, that would be advantageous for...
What do you like most about Microsoft Teams?
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Teams for us is the ability to share files from OneDrive seamlessly.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams comes with Office 365 ( /products/office-365-reviews ) licenses like E3, but there are options for those who prefer not to pay for Teams by using alternative products like Slack ( /...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Teams?
The biggest issue with Microsoft Teams is switching identities, especially when communicating with external organizations. Users often don't know they have messages from another company unless they...
 

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