Asana vs TimeLog Comparison

Why choose Asana

• Has a free plan (TimeLog does not)
• Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Scalability score (8/10 vs 6/10)
• Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for freelancers (5/10 vs 3/10)

Why choose TimeLog

• Higher Cost score (5/10 vs 4/10)
• Higher Support score (7/10 vs 6/10)
• Better fit for consultancies (9/10 vs 7/10)

Asana

Pros

• Starter includes unlimited automations, forms, and timeline views, which covers most team project needs without upgrading to Advanced.
• Unlimited free guests on paid plans let teams bring in clients and contractors without buying extra seats.
• Advanced connects to Salesforce, Tableau, and Power BI, so project data can feed existing reporting tools.
• Enterprise+ offers data residency, SIEM integration, and audit logs for regulated organisations.
• Reviews are consistently high, with Capterra showing 4.5 from more than 13,000 reviews.

Cons

• The free Personal plan now allows only 2 users, so most teams have to pay from the start.
• Portfolios, goals, and time tracking are only on Advanced, which costs more than double the Starter price.
• Seats are sold in blocks of 5, 10, 25, or 50 as teams grow, and AWS Marketplace reviewers have criticized these rigid user blocks.
• AI usage beyond the included allowances is billed per request, which makes costs harder to predict.
• A critical Gartner review from 2026 cited high enterprise pricing and limited workflow customization.

TimeLog

Pros

• It combines time registration, project budgets and invoicing in one system, which reviewers value for billing clients accurately.
• Support is often described as responsive, with chat, email, phone and a help center available.
• The free, no-code e-conomic integration and the Business Central and Navision connectors suit Nordic and Microsoft-based finance teams.
• Pricing is transparent per user, and a 14-day trial is available on the self-serve tiers.
• Project and contract setups are flexible, including retainers, fixed price and rate indexing.

Cons

• Reviewers call the standard reports inflexible or outdated and want more custom report options.
• The many settings make navigation and user-rights administration hard for new admins.
• Integrations and API access are not available on the Starter plan.
• One developer review describes the API as lacking essential features.
• Notifications and approval reminders are described as limited.