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Asana vs OpenProject

Pick Asana for a hosted tool with AI features; pick OpenProject for free, self-hosted project planning with Gantt charts.

Pick Asana if…

You want a hosted work management tool with goals, integrations and AI features, and can pay per user.

Pick OpenProject if…

You want open source software you can host yourself, with Gantt charts and Scrum or Kanban boards.

Price

  • Freemium
  • Freemium
  • Open source

Starting price

$10.99 per user, per month billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) for Starter
€5.95 per user per month (Basic, minimum 25 users)

Free plan

Yes
Yes

Open source

No
Yes

Works on

Web, iOS, Android, API
Web, API
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Asana's free Personal plan covers 2 users. Paid plans start at $10.99 per user per month billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) for Starter, and $24.99 ($30.49 monthly) for Advanced. OpenProject's Community edition is free and open source (GNU GPL v3), but you run it yourself.

OpenProject's paid editions add support and extra features, from €5.95 per user per month for Basic. Basic and Professional require at least 25 users, and prices were shown in euros. Paid plans can be hosted by OpenProject or on your own servers.

Asana focuses on AI Teammates, AI Studio and a Work Graph linking tasks, projects and goals, with integrations such as Slack, Google Drive and Microsoft Teams. OpenProject lists Gantt planning, Scrum and Kanban boards, a Team Planner, and integrations including Nextcloud, GitHub and GitLab.

Asana has web, iOS and Android apps. OpenProject runs in the browser; its site does not mention mobile apps, and self-installing means a Linux server, Docker or Kubernetes. Both have documented APIs.

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Last updated 16 October 2026. How we make money