VIDEO: Trello vs. Asana: Side-By-Side Features Comparison

trello and asana are both popular tools for managing tasks and projects but which one is better let's take a closer look to see which tool works best for you hey everyone i'm meredith and in this video we'll compare trello versus asana focusing on when it's best to use one of the other specific features and pricing let's start with trello trello is a workflow management system from atlassian the same folks behind the project management system jira and because i mentioned that atlassian also makes a project management tool you might have guessed that trello is not the best for project management you can use trello for simple project management but it works the best for task and workflow management you could use trello for a million different things but some common uses include content or editorial calendar management recruiting product roadmaps and agile sprint planning some people have even used trello to write novels and plan their weddings so you can really get creative the foundation of trello is boards boards take a kanban based approach to helping you track progress on tasks and simple projects by visualizing them as cards you can drag and drop cards around a board to move them into different columns or lists this is perfect for moving projects through the different stages of your workflow trello is also great for collaboration letting you add multiple users with different permissions to your board you can comment back and forth on cards assign cards to certain users set deadlines attach files create checklists and add task dependencies one of my favorite features of trello is butler which is a workflow automation feature butler lets you build custom automations using behavior-based triggers to perform certain actions for example you could build an automation to move a card representing a blog post into an editing list after you tag a certain user in a comment automations save you time and they also reduce the risk of human error trello comes in a free plan which includes unlimited cards and lists in addition to a small number of butler command runs and two-factor authentication for extra security if you need more advanced features like additional views power ups and app integrations you can choose from one of two paid plans priced per user per month okay now let's look at asana you can also use asana for task and workflow management but it's definitely more of a fully fledged project management system you can still create tasks in a boardview but asana lets you visualize these tasks in more than one way and it lets you run reports set company goals and create dashboards depending on the plan you go with you can also access the portfolios feature for portfolio management looking at the free plan asana lets you create projects and view them in a list board and calendar view you can start from scratch with a blank project choose from a number of different project templates or import your project from a spreadsheet and from there you can start adding tasks assigning them to colleagues and setting deadlines tasks can be grouped into sections or designated as milestones and you can filter and sort tasks as needed if you go with a paid plan you can work with more team members and you get access to more advanced features for instance the rules feature lets you create workflow automations kind of like the butler feature in trello a paid plan also grants you access to more task views like a timeline and a dashboard view a forms feature for receiving work requests from other teams and a portfolio's feature which lets you see a big picture view of all your projects at once asana is a pretty flexible tool whether you're looking for something to help you manage simple projects or a more powerful system for managing project portfolios you can probably find what you're looking for with this solution asonic comes in four different plans for small teens all the way up to enterprises and it also offers a free forever plan for up to 15 users okay the question isn't whether trello or asana is better than the other but rather which tool is better for your needs if you're looking for a powerful workflow management solution with integration support for a number of apps then trello might be your best bet but on the other hand you might prefer asana if you're looking for a project management tool with multiple task views reports and dashboards and portfolio management features to learn more about project management software tips and certifications visit our website at the link in the description box below be sure to subscribe and turn on those notifications and we'll see you next time bye

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