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Onward vs Asana
Great at enterprise task lists. Zero interest in whether you slept.
Start your free trialAsana is a powerhouse for teams that live in tasks, timelines, and status updates. If your world is dependencies, portfolios, and cross-functional handoffs, it has been on the short list for years.
What it does not have is any real opinion about you as a person. No morning routine. No shutdown ritual. No adaptive interface when your bandwidth is low.
Onward gives you the work basics—projects, tasks, calendar—then goes further on wellbeing and sustainability, for a fraction of the per-seat price.
Pricing at a glance
Onward
$12/seat/mo or $120/yr
Everything included. 14-day free trial.
Asana
Advanced ~$25/seat/mo
Work tools. Wellness not included.
Feature comparison
Same kind of work basics as the big names—then we go further on wellbeing and sustainability.
| Feature | Onward$12/seat/mo or $120/yr | AsanaAdvanced ~$25/seat/mo* |
|---|---|---|
| Work basics | ||
Project management Projects, tasks, and deadlines in one place | ||
Tasks, boards & calendar | ||
Team collaboration | ||
| Wellness & sustainability | ||
Morning routine Start the day with intention, not inbox panic | ||
Shutdown routine Close the loop so work stays at work | ||
Adaptive UI based on your bandwidth Rest, Ready, and Flow modes that match your energy | ||
Weekly wellness snapshots | ||
Mood tracking & journal | ||
Team health check Keep your team healthy, not just productive | ||
Performance guide Keeps you sane and away from burnout so you can perform highly for a long time | ||
Onward AI Guidance Capacity-aware planning and nudges that work for you | ||
| The human stuff | ||
A platform that cares about you as a human | ||
Single transparent price, all features included | ||
*Top published self-serve tiers, per seat/month, annual billing where applicable (their sites; monthly billing is higher). Enterprise tiers are custom—often well above these list prices. Freelancer tools like Moxie may price per user rather than per seat. Onward is $12/seat/month or $120/seat/year. Comparison reflects publicly available product info.
The honest take
What Asana does well
- Mature project and portfolio management
- Strong integrations and enterprise adoption
- Timeline and dependency views teams already know
What's missing for real humans
- —No wellness routines or capacity-aware UI
- —No mood, journal, or weekly wellbeing snapshots
- —No built-in burnout prevention or team health signals
- —Significantly higher per-seat cost at comparable tiers
Work tools and wellness in one place—for $12/seat/mo or $120/yr.
Asana was built to move tasks. Onward was built to move you forward—without burning out along the way.
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