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Asana vs Leiga

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Asana starts at $10.99, Leiga at $12. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

AsanaWork management for tasks, projects and portfolios with credit-metered AI agentsLeigaAgile project tracker with an AI copilot that drafts PRDs, splits subtasks and flags sprint risk.

Side by side

FactAsanaLeiga
CategoryTask & Project ManagementTask & Project Management
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10.99 month$12 seat_month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API, Slack AppWeb, Vscode Ext, API
CompanyAsana, Inc.Leiga
Launched2008—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Asana

Asana is a mature work-management system whose AI story is unusually concrete: agents are built from the same rules engine teams already use, and billed from an account-level credit pool instead of a per-seat AI surcharge. The catch is that the free tier is now effectively a two-person demo, so any real team lands on a paid plan immediately.

Pros

  • AI credits pool across the account rather than being sold per seat
  • No seat cap on paid plans, so adding collaborators does not force a tier jump
  • Well-documented public API plus native desktop, mobile and Slack clients
  • Portfolios, goals and reporting cover the layer above day-to-day tasks

Cons

  • Free plan is limited to two collaborating users
  • Portfolios, goals and advanced reporting sit behind the $24.99 tier
  • AI credit consumption per automation is not published, so budgeting is guesswork

Leiga

A credible Jira alternative for small dev teams that want AI writing the status reports instead of the team lead. The free-for-ten-users tier is generous enough to trial properly. What it lacks is any published information about who builds it, and the copyright stamp suggests the marketing site has not been touched in a while.

Pros

  • Free forever for up to ten users, no card required
  • IDE plugins for VS Code and JetBrains surface tasks without a context switch
  • Screen recording with AI transcription turns a bug demo into a ticket
  • OpenAPI plus Zapier, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Figma, Slack and Sentry integrations

Cons

  • No legal entity, address or country published
  • Copyright line still reads 2025, so the site is not actively groomed
  • Per-seat pricing climbs fast at the Professional tier ($30/user/month)

Which one fits

Choose Asana if you need

  • Cross-functional teams coordinating work across many projects and owners
  • Ops people who want automations and intake agents without writing code
  • Organisations that need portfolios, goals and reporting above project level

Choose Leiga if you need

  • Dev teams of under ten who want a free tracker with AI reporting
  • Product managers who spend their week writing PRDs
  • Teams already living in VS Code or JetBrains

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