Atrix AI vs Asana
Asana is established work management, with timelines, workflows and reporting that scale across large organisations. Atrix AI is a whole workspace for a small company: work, chat, calendar, customers and hiring, with AI runs built in.
Free plan · no card · two seats included
Atrix AI
- Projects plus chat, a CRM and hiring
- AI that plans the work
- One monthly price, seats included
Asana
- Timelines and Gantt charts
- Forms and time tracking
- Priced per user
Compared as of September 2026
The short answer
Coordinate a large organisation, or run a small company.
Choose Asana if…
- You plan with timelines and Gantt charts across many teams.
- You need forms and time tracking on your projects.
- You are a large organisation that needs enterprise administration.
- Your other tools already connect to Asana.
Choose Atrix AI if…
- You want chat, booking links, a CRM and hiring next to your projects.
- You want AI to write requirements and plan the work, not just summarise it.
- You build software and want every agreed requirement tracked to done.
- You want a flat monthly price with seats included.
Feature by feature
What each one does
Only capabilities we could confirm for both products are listed.
| Atrix AI | Asana | |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks on boards and lists | Yes | Yes |
| Timeline and Gantt views | No | Yes |
| Messaging | Channels and direct messages | Partly |
| Forms | No | Yes |
| Time tracking | No | Yes |
| AI | Every plan, metered by runs | Paid plans, monthly allowance |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | iPhone; Android in beta | iOS and Android |
| Free plan | Two seats | Up to two users |
| How pricing works | Flat monthly price, seats included | Per user, per month |
Compared as of September 2026
Where Atrix AI differs
Messages
Conversations next to the project
Channels and direct messages live in the same workspace as the board, so the reason behind a change stays with the work.
- Channels and direct messages
- Mentions that reach your phone
- Replies from the lock screen on iPhone
Can we ship booking by Friday? @Moeid
Yes — webhooks land Thursday.
Customers
From signed deal to project
Companies, contacts and deals sit beside the projects they turn into, with deal values behind their own permission.
- Deal stages from New to Won
- Values only for people allowed to see them
- Deals linked to the project they are for
Pricing
What it costs
Atrix AI
- Free: $0 with 2 seats, 3 projects and 5 AI runs a month.
- Builder: $39 a month for the workspace, with 3 seats and 100 AI runs.
- Studio: $149 a month for the workspace, with 10 seats and 500 AI runs.
Asana
- Personal: free for up to two users.
- Starter: $10.99 per user/month billed annually, or $13.49 billed monthly.
- Advanced: $24.99 per user/month billed annually, or $30.49 billed monthly.
- Enterprise and Enterprise+: contact sales.
Compared as of September 2026. Competitor prices are in US dollars as shown on the vendor's pricing page and can vary by country, billing period and promotion. Check their site before you decide.
The workspace
Everything a small company runs on.
Built for teams running several products at once — each with its own work, documents and people, and one place to see all of it.
Getting started
Moving a team from Asana
Start with the project that has the most back-and-forth; that is where one workspace helps first.
- 01
Open a workspace
Create a free workspace and one project. Invite a teammate; the Free plan includes two seats.
- 02
Carry the plan across
Bring the project brief in as a Word document or spreadsheet, then let a Develop run turn it into requirements and issues.
- 03
Talk where you work
Move the project's conversation into an Atrix channel and put your meetings on the shared calendar.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Does Atrix AI have timelines or Gantt charts?
No. Work in Atrix AI is a board and a list. If your planning depends on timelines and Gantt charts, Asana covers that.
Is Atrix AI built for large companies?
Atrix AI is built for small companies. The largest plan, Studio, includes ten seats.
How is AI priced in each?
Asana includes its AI on paid plans with a monthly request allowance and sells more. Atrix AI includes a number of AI runs on every plan, from five a month on Free to 500 on Studio.
Can I try Atrix AI without leaving Asana?
Yes. The Free plan has no time limit, so you can run one project in Atrix AI alongside Asana for as long as you need.
Run the whole company from one place.
Start on the free plan. Bring your team, your calendar and your code when you are ready.