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Asana pricing in 2026: Starter vs Advanced and what 50 users pay

Every Asana plan in plain numbers, how seat packs round your bill up, and why SAML SSO forces a custom quote.

The short answer

Asana costs USD 10.99 to USD 24.99 per user per month on annual billing (USD 13.49 to USD 30.49 billed monthly), with a free Personal plan for 2 users and quote-based Enterprise. A 50-person team pays USD 6,594 a year on Starter or USD 14,994 on Advanced at list price, before any discount.

  • Cheapest paid planStarter at USD 10.99 per user per month, billed annually.
  • What portfolio managers needAdvanced at USD 24.99 per user per month, for portfolios and goals.
  • Biggest hidden costSAML SSO and SCIM are Enterprise only, so identity rules force a custom quote.
  • Best way to saveBuy the right seat pack, keep partners as free guests and commit annually.

Written by Procurement VMS Editorial Team · Reviewed by Michael, Procurement Advisor Expert · Price data dated · 9 minute read

Asana plans and prices

Asana usually lands in one team, then spreads as other departments ask to see the same projects. List prices are public, but the bill depends on seat packs, on which plan your security team will accept, and on a renewal that rolls forward at whatever seat count you reached.

This guide breaks down Personal, Starter, Advanced and Enterprise with prices checked against Asana's official pricing page, then shows where the real cost sits.

Prices below were recorded on 12 October 2026. The headline figure is the lowest price you can get for that plan. Check the official page before you buy, because vendors change prices without notice.

Personal

Free

per user per month

Best for: Two people organizing shared work

  • Up to 2 users
  • unlimited tasks and projects
  • list
  • board and calendar views
Most chosen

Starter

USD10.99

per user per month, billed yearly

Billed monthly: USD13.49

Best for: Teams running projects day to day

  • Timeline and Gantt
  • dashboards
  • unlimited automations
  • forms
  • custom fields
  • 50K AI Studio credits

Advanced

USD24.99

per user per month, billed yearly

Billed monthly: USD30.49

Best for: Departments managing portfolios and goals

  • Portfolios
  • goals
  • resource management
  • approvals and proofing
  • time tracking
  • 75K AI Studio credits

Enterprise

Custom

per user per month

Best for: Large organizations with IT and security review

  • SAML SSO
  • SCIM
  • view-only licenses
  • capacity planning
  • 200K AI Studio credits

How billing works

Asana bills every member on a paid plan, and seats are sold in packs: one at a time from 2 to 5 users, then in fives up to 30, tens up to 100, 25s up to 500 and 50s beyond that. Starter is USD 10.99 and Advanced USD 24.99 per user per month billed annually, or USD 13.49 and USD 30.49 billed monthly. Guests are free on paid plans. Asana's Subscriber Terms let it bill usage above purchased seats pro rata for the rest of the term, and the pricing FAQ says Asana does not offer refunds.

The tier trap

SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning are Enterprise only. If your security policy requires SAML login, you jump from USD 24.99 per user to a custom quote, with no list-priced plan in between.

Read this first. Trial length is not stated on the pricing page. The help center confirms no credit card is needed, and third-party sources say 30 days. Asana's page lists Personal as free for 2 users, and a third-party source says the cap dropped from 10 users for accounts created after 12 November 2025, which Asana has not confirmed. Subscriber Terms quoted are the version effective 16 September 2026. No dated, sourced price change was found.

Asana cost calculator

Move the slider to see what each plan costs at your size. The figures use the list prices on this page and leave out tax, add-ons and any discount you negotiate.

What 50 users cost on Starter, Advanced and monthly billing

Fifty users shows the cost of needing portfolios and goals and of paying monthly.

Yearly cost scenarios for Asana
ScenarioCost per yearAgainst the headline
Starter, billed annually (50 users)USD6,594Headline price
Portfolios and goals needed, so Advanced annually (50 users)USD14,994+USD 8,400
Advanced paid monthly instead of annually (50 users)USD18,294+USD 3,300

Where the bill grows

Asana bills in seat packs on a renewing contract. These are the places the bill moves.

Seat packs

Above 5 users, seats come in packs of 5, then 10, so a 32-person team pays for 40 seats.

SSO behind a sales call

SAML SSO and SCIM appear only on Enterprise, so identity requirements trigger a custom quote.

Mid-term overage

Asana can bill users added above your purchased seats pro rata for the rest of the term, outside your original order.

No refunds

Asana's pricing FAQ says it does not offer refunds, so an oversized annual commitment is a sunk cost.

Seat cuts need notice

Reducing seats or downgrading takes written notice at least 30 days before the term ends and applies only at renewal.

AI request caps

AI Teammates and Asana Dash allow 5 requests per user per month, capped at 50 per account on Starter and Advanced.

What each Asana plan includes

Compare the plans side by side. Where a cell says Check page, the vendor's pricing page was not specific enough for us to fill it in.

FeaturePersonalStarterAdvancedEnterprise
UsersUp to 2UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
AI Studio credits per monthCheck page50K75K200K
AI Teammates requests per accountCheck page5050250

Features we could not place by plan: Timeline and Gantt views, Reporting dashboards and unlimited automations, Portfolios and goals, Approvals, proofing and time tracking, SAML SSO and SCIM. Check the official page for which plan includes each one.

Which Asana plan should you pick?

Personal

Pick it if two people need shared lists, boards and calendars and nothing more.

Starter

Pick it if a team needs timelines, dashboards, forms and unlimited automations.

Advanced

Pick it if you run portfolios, goals, approvals or time tracking across teams.

Enterprise

Pick it if IT requires SAML SSO, SCIM, view-only licenses or resource management at scale.

Our view

Asana is good value for teams that live in projects every day, and Starter covers most of them. Advanced earns its premium only when leaders really use portfolios, goals and workload views. Enterprise is a security decision and not a feature upgrade.

You may be overpaying if

You pay for a seat pack well above your active users, put the whole company on Advanced so a few managers can use portfolios, or let the renewal roll over without the 30-day seat review.

How to pay less for Asana

  1. Buy the right pack

    Seats come in packs, so time hires and removals around pack boundaries before renewal.

  2. Keep partners as guests

    Guests are free on paid plans, so do not license clients and contractors as members.

  3. Commit annually

    Annual billing saves up to 18%, about USD 3,300 a year for 50 Advanced users.

  4. Give notice early

    Send seat reductions in writing at least 30 days before the term ends.

  5. Check nonprofit pricing

    Asana offers eligible nonprofits a discount on Starter or Advanced annual plans.

  6. Price the alternatives

    monday.com, ClickUp and Smartsheet give you a competing number before renewal.

What other buyers report

Vendr reports a median Asana contract of USD 41,979 a year across 469 purchases, ranging from USD 7,497 to USD 142,800, with buyers saving about 15% on average (February 2026). Source

Renewal email you can copy

Fill in the brackets and send it about 90 days before the renewal date. It works best next to your renewal tracker.

Subject: Asana renewal on [renewal date]

Hi [account manager],

Our Asana [plan] subscription renews on [renewal date]. Over the last 90 days, [active users] of the [paid users] we pay for used it.

We would like to renew with [target users] on a [term] term. Before we sign, please send:
1. The current list price and the price you are offering us, line by line.
2. The cap on any price increase at the next renewal.
3. The notice period if we want to cut users or move to another plan.

We are comparing this against [alternative] and plan to decide by [decision date]. If you can offer [target discount] percent off list, or a lower price for a longer term, we are ready to talk this week.

Thank you,
[name]
[company]

Free PDF and Excel

Asana pricing sheet and cost model

A one page summary of every plan, plus an Excel model that adds up your own seat count.

  • All plans and prices on one page
  • Excel model with your seat count and yearly cost
  • Renewal checklist and the email above, ready to edit
  • Date of the price data and the source links

Asana alternatives and what they cost

If this vendor does not fit, these are the closest options and what they charge.

AlternativeStarting pricePick it when
monday.comUSD9 per seat per month (Basic, billed annually, 3 seat minimum)You want simple boards and a lower entry price Read our monday.com pricing guide
ClickUpUSD7 per user per month (Unlimited, billed annually)You want tasks, docs and chat in one cheaper tool Read our ClickUp pricing guide
TrelloUSD5 per user per month (Standard, billed annually)Your teams mainly run simple Kanban boards Read our Trello pricing guide

Keeping Asana spend under control

Project tools spread department by department. Each team buys its own seat pack, and nobody sees the combined number or the renewal dates.

  • Track who holds a seat. Keep one list of paid seats, their owners and the date each was last used. Our guide to vendor management shows how to set that up.
  • Put renewals on a calendar. Log every renewal date and notice period in a contract renewal tracker so nobody finds out after the term rolls over.
  • Route new buys through one request. Cards and expense claims hide duplicate subscriptions. A short purchase requisition step catches them before the first payment.
  • Know your whole software bill. Pull every vendor into one view with a spend analysis template, then look at the tools with the fastest growth.

Bottom line. Start most teams on Starter, move to Advanced only where portfolios and goals are used, and treat Enterprise as the price of SAML SSO. Then review active users 90 days before renewal and give seat notice 30 days ahead.

Asana pricing questions

How much does Asana cost per user?

Asana Starter costs USD 10.99 per user per month billed annually or USD 13.49 billed monthly. Advanced costs USD 24.99 annually or USD 30.49 monthly. Seats are sold in packs above 5 users, so you may pay for a few more seats than you use.

Is there a free version of Asana?

Yes. Asana Personal is free for up to 2 users, with unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views, and unlimited storage with a 100MB limit per file. Timelines, dashboards and automations need Starter.

How much is Asana Enterprise?

Asana does not publish Enterprise pricing, and it is quoted by sales. Enterprise adds SAML SSO, SCIM, view-only licenses and capacity planning. Vendr reports a median Asana contract of USD 41,979 a year across 469 purchases, with a range of USD 7,497 to USD 142,800.

Can you get a discount on Asana?

Yes. Annual billing saves up to 18%, eligible nonprofits get a discount on Starter or Advanced annual plans, and larger buyers negotiate. Vendr reports buyers save about 15% on average across 469 Asana purchases.

Is Asana cheaper billed annually?

Yes. Starter drops from USD 13.49 to USD 10.99 per user per month and Advanced from USD 30.49 to USD 24.99, a saving of about 18%. For a 50-person Advanced team that is USD 3,300 a year.

What is the cheapest alternative to Asana?

Trello Standard is the cheapest mainstream option at USD 5 per user per month billed annually. ClickUp Unlimited costs USD 7 per user per month billed annually and monday.com Basic USD 9 per seat with a 3 seat minimum.

How we put this page together

We start from the vendor pricing page and note the date. Where a figure comes from a third party instead, we say so on the page. Procurement VMS is a ratings and comparison site, not a software vendor, and nobody paid for a place in this guide. Spot a number that has changed? Tell us on the contact page and we will check it.

Take the Asana cost model to your renewal meeting

You get a one page PDF and an Excel model with your seat count, the plans above and a renewal checklist.

Choosing software instead of renewing? See the ranked procurement software list.