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Asana vs Team Pulse

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, Team Pulse at $29. Both have a free tier. Only Asana ships a public API.

AsanaWork management for tasks, projects and portfolios with credit-metered AI agentsTeam PulseCombines project boards and a CRM pipeline in one workspace with built-in chat, from Green Candy Media.

Side by side

FactAsanaTeam Pulse
CategoryTask & Project ManagementTask & Project Management
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10.99 month$29 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API, Slack AppWeb
CompanyAsana, Inc.Green Candy Media
Launched2008—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 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

Team Pulse

Team Pulse's pitch is not managing tasks and deals in two separate tools — projects and a CRM pipeline share one workspace, one chat, and one AI credit pool. The free tier is usable, with unlimited collaborators and 2 projects, rather than a crippled trial, a decent way to actually test it with a real team before paying. Five pricing tiers running up to $299/month is a lot of ladder for what still looks like a young product, so it's worth checking whether the jump between tiers is worth it for a given team's size before committing.

Pros

  • Free tier allows unlimited collaborators, not just a capped number of seats
  • Project management and CRM pipeline share one workspace instead of needing two subscriptions
  • AI credits for workflow generation and insights are included at every tier, including free

Cons

  • Five pricing tiers running to $299/month adds complexity to figuring out the right plan for a given team size
  • Small company (Green Candy Media) behind a fairly broad combined PM-plus-CRM product, and depth in either category isn't established here

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 Team Pulse if you need

  • Small teams wanting project tracking and a lightweight CRM pipeline in one tool
  • Teams wanting to test with unlimited collaborators on the free tier before paying

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