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Asana vs Tulsk

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, Tulsk at $39. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

AsanaWork management for tasks, projects and portfolios with credit-metered AI agentsTulskProject tracker where sandboxed AI agents pick up tickets alongside the human team

Side by side

FactAsanaTulsk
CategoryTask & Project ManagementTask & Project Management
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10.99 month$39 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API, Slack AppWeb, API, Slack App
CompanyAsana, Inc.Tulsk
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

Tulsk

Tulsk is one of the few trackers that treats agent runs as first-class work items with their own budget line, which makes the spend visible instead of buried in an LLM bill. The MCP server and API catalogue mean other agents can file and close tickets against it. It is early: no company details, no country, and the seat pricing on the homepage contradicts the pricing page.

Pros

  • Agent compute is metered separately from seats, so the cost is visible
  • MCP server with 50-plus tools plus a published API catalogue
  • Native Slack integration alongside Gmail, GitHub and Calendar
  • Free tier includes a small agent-work allowance to test with

Cons

  • Homepage and pricing page disagree on how seats are charged
  • No company name, country or founding date anywhere on the site
  • Agent work runs out mid-month and needs topping up on top of the plan fee

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 Tulsk if you need

  • Small teams experimenting with agents doing real ticket work
  • Engineering teams already wired into MCP tooling
  • Slack-first teams that want briefings pushed to them

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