monday.com vs Asana

monday.com vs Asana, compared honestly.

Two mature, well-loved work management tools. Here is where each one is stronger, and where BOO Workspace fits if your work is decided in meetings.

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At a glance.

Details on monday.com and Asana are from their public pricing pages.

Featuremonday.comAsanaBOO Workspace
Best atVisual, flexible boardsPlanning across teamsMeetings into tasks
Pricing modelPer seat, sold by team sizePer seat, sold in incrementsFlat bands, then per seat
Free optionFree plan up to 2 seatsFree plan up to 2 seats30-day Pro trial
Kanban, table and calendar views
AI usageMonthly AI creditsSmall monthly request quotaPooled credits, every plan
Built-in meeting notetakerStandard plan and upEvery plan
Goals and portfoliosHigher plansHigher plans
Docs linked to tasksProject briefs

monday.com vs Asana in one paragraph

monday.com is a visual, colourful work platform that adapts to almost any team, with a large integrations marketplace and separate products for CRM and service. Asana is a clean, structured tool for planning work, with strong goals, portfolios and reporting for larger organisations. monday.com is more flexible. Asana is more opinionated.

Ease of use

Both are approachable. monday.com's boards feel like a friendly spreadsheet. Asana's list and timeline views feel like a well-organised plan. Try both with a real project before deciding.

Planning and reporting

Asana is stronger for cross-team planning, with goals, portfolios and workload on higher plans. monday.com covers dashboards and reporting well, and its flexibility suits teams with unusual workflows.

AI and meetings

monday.com includes an AI notetaker on its Standard plan and up, using monthly AI credits. Asana doesn't record meetings itself, and its paid plans include a small AI request quota each month.

Pricing

Both price per seat and sell seats in groups, so your exact headcount matters.

Where BOO Workspace fits

If your work is mostly decided in standups, client calls and planning sessions, BOO Workspace connects those meetings straight to the work:

  • A notetaker joins Google Meet, Zoom or Teams calls, on every plan.
  • Lilly AI drafts each follow-up with a proposed owner and due date, ready to accept onto the right board.
  • Recurring meetings carry open items forward. See meetings.
  • Flat pricing: $12/month for up to 5 people, $45/month for 6 to 20. See pricing.

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Good to know.

Is monday.com or Asana better?

It depends on your team. monday.com is more visual and flexible, and works well across many kinds of teams. Asana is strong for structured planning, goals and portfolios across departments.

Which is cheaper, monday.com or Asana?

Both price per seat, and both sell seats in groups. The cheaper option depends on your exact team size and plan, so compare both pricing pages with your headcount.

Do monday.com and Asana record meetings?

monday.com has an AI notetaker on its Standard plan and up. Asana doesn't include a built-in meeting recorder. BOO Workspace includes a notetaker on every plan.

Where does BOO Workspace fit?

BOO Workspace suits small and growing teams whose work is decided in meetings. Lilly AI drafts follow-ups from each call for you to accept, and pricing is flat, $12/month for up to 5 people.

Details about monday.com and Asana come from its public website, checked 24 September 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site before you decide. Product names are trademarks of their owners.

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