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Asana vs Airtable

Asana comes out ahead of Airtable on 4 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

AsanaWinner
Asana
6.3
Fair
4 of 7 rounds
vs
Airtable
Airtable
6.0
Fair
2 of 7 rounds

The verdict

Asana takes it, 4–2 on rounds.

On the published figures and the independent review sites, Asana takes 4 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose Asana if…

  • • You want Asana's edge on what it costs to start and what the top plan costs

Choose Airtable if…

  • • You want Airtable's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and how big the free plan is

Round by round

  1. Round 1What it costs to startAsana wins
    Asana8/10

    $10.99

    Starter, per user per month billed annually

    Source: asana.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    $20

    Team, per user per month billed annually

    • $20, against $10.99

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Asana wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  2. Round 2What the top plan costsAsana wins
    Asana8/10

    $24.99

    Advanced, per user per month billed annually; the highest plan with a published price (Enterprise: contact sales)

    • Advanced, per user per month billed annually

    Source: asana.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    $45

    Business, per seat per month billed annually; the highest plan with a published price (Enterprise: contact sales)

    • $45, against $24.99

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Asana wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotAirtable wins
    Asana5/10

    1.4 out of 5

    TrustScore from 320 reviews on Trustpilot

    • 1.4 out of 5, against 1.9 out of 5

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Airtable8/10

    1.9 out of 5

    TrustScore from 159 reviews on Trustpilot

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Airtable wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

  4. Round 4Trying it before you payTie
    Asana7/10

    Free plan

    the Personal plan, free forever, with unlimited tasks and projects

    Source: asana.com ↗

    Airtable7/10

    1,000 records per base

    Free plan limits

    • free to teams at no charge; limits not shown

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  5. Round 5How big the free plan isAirtable wins
    Asana5/10

    2 users on Personal

    Starter, billed annually (Yearly toggle, default)

    • 2 users on Personal, against Up to 5 editors

    Source: asana.com ↗

    Airtable8/10

    Up to 5 editors

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Airtable wins this round on what the published sources say.

  6. Round 6How much storage you getAsana wins
    Asana8/10

    Unlimited (100 MB per file)

    Starter, billed annually (Yearly toggle, default)

    Source: asana.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    20 GB per base

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    • 20 GB per base, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Asana wins this round on what the published sources say.

  7. Round 7How many automations you getAsana wins
    Asana8/10

    Unlimited automations

    Starter, billed annually (Yearly toggle, default)

    Source: asana.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    25,000 automation runs

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    • 25,000 automation runs, against Unlimited automations

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Asana wins this round on what the published sources say.

AirtableAirtable

Side by side

Overall score
6.3
Best
6.0
Price
See price
See price
What it costs to start
5.7
5.0
What the top plan costs
5.9
5.0
What customers say on Trustpilot
5.4
6.0
How much storage you get
7.9
5.6
How many automations you get
8.0
7.4
Head-to-head findings
What it costs to start
$10.99
$20
What the top plan costs
$24.99
$45
What customers say on Trustpilot
1.4 out of 5
1.9 out of 5
How much storage you get
Unlimited (100 MB per file)
20 GB per base
How many automations you get
Unlimited automations
25,000 automation runs
How big the free plan is
2 users on Personal
Up to 5 editors
Trying it before you pay
Free plan
1,000 records per base
Who picks up when you are stuck
Not stated
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Record
Head-to-head record
2–4–3
1–5
Head-to-heads won
33 %
17 %
Rounds won
37 %
27 %
Pros
  • Advanced, per user per month billed annually
  • free to teams at no charge; limits not shown
Cons
  • $10.99, against $9
  • $24.99, against $19
  • 1.4 out of 5, against 2.1 out of 5
  • $10.99, against $7
  • $20, against $10.99
  • $45, against $24.99
  • 20 GB per base, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
  • 25,000 automation runs, against Unlimited automations
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