Asana vs Wrike: which one fits your team?
These two are the same argument in different clothes: one configurable platform that several departments bend to their own process, with dashboards for whoever is above them.
It turns on which one your organisation will actually finish rolling out, and what the per seat bill looks like once everyone is on it.
Pick Asana if
your company runs many teams and somebody above them needs the view from above. Where it stops: it tracks status, it does not lay out your hours.
Pick Wrike if
you run an agency or a PMO and you need proofing on creative assets or formal resourcing. Where it stops: it is heavier than most work requires, and it plans in dates.
What it costs
For a team of 5, billed yearly: Asana is about $659.40 a year, Wrike is about $600 a year, and UnaTask is €480 plus VAT. Between the two of them Wrike is $59.40 a year cheaper at that size.
Asana: Free up to 2 users. $10.99 Starter and $24.99 Advanced per user per month billed annually. Wrike: Free plan. $10 Team and $25 Business per user per month.
Where they part company
Wrike does more on 1 of them
- showing who has room
Asana does more on 1 of them
- being useful before you configure it
Side by side
| What it does | Asana | Wrike | UnaTask |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time blocking on a calendar | No | No | Core |
| A plan for today and this week | Partly. A My Tasks list sorted by due date, not a day against real hours. | Partly | Core |
| Two way calendar sync | Partly. A calendar view of due dates, and one way feeds out. | Partly | Yes |
| It is the task manager itself | Core | Core | Core |
| Dependencies and a timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes. Dependencies with a timeline that shows what is waiting on what. |
| See who has room | Yes | Core. Formal resource management with time tracking, which is more than we do. | Core |
| Booking links | No | No | Yes |
| Meetings become tasks | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Email and chat become tasks | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pull requests linked to work | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Docs and wiki inside | Partly | Partly | Partly. Docs live on a project, they are not a wiki you would run a company from. |
| Portfolio or agile reporting | Core. Portfolios and goals that roll up, which is the reason people buy it. | Core | Partly. Team workload and project progress, not portfolios that roll up to a board. |
| Rules that fire on their own | Core | Core | Yes |
| AI that does the work, not just the scheduling | Partly | Partly | Yes. AI teammates you assign a task to. The work comes back on the task for review. |
| Useful before you configure it | Partly | No. Intake, approvals and resourcing are worth configuring and take configuring. | Core |
| A free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
What should not decide it
They answer the same on 14: time blocking on a calendar, having a plan for today, two way calendar sync, being the place the tasks actually live, dependencies and a timeline, booking links, turning meetings into tasks, turning email and chat into tasks, linking pull requests to the work, docs and a wiki inside, portfolio and agile reporting, rules that fire on their own, AI that does the work rather than the scheduling and having a free plan.
And where UnaTask sits
UnaTask is the small surface underneath all that. It does not roll up to a board, it tells one team what this week looks like, and it costs one flat seat price.
It does more than both of them on time blocking on a calendar, having a plan for today, two way calendar sync, booking links, turning meetings into tasks, linking pull requests to the work, AI that does the work rather than the scheduling and being useful before you configure it.
Common questions
Asana vs Wrike: which should I pick?
Pick Asana if your company runs many teams and somebody above them needs the view from above. Pick Wrike if you run an agency or a PMO and you need proofing on creative assets or formal resourcing.
What is the biggest difference between Asana and Wrike?
The clearest gap is showing who has room, where Wrike does more than Asana. Underneath that, Asana is a configurable platform several departments can shape to their own process, and Wrike is a configurable platform several departments can shape to their own process.
Is Asana or Wrike cheaper?
For a team of 5, billed yearly: Asana is about $659.40 a year, Wrike is about $600 a year, and UnaTask is €480 plus VAT. Between the two of them Wrike is $59.40 a year cheaper at that size.
What do Asana and Wrike have in common?
They answer the same on 14 of our 16 axes, among them time blocking on a calendar, having a plan for today and two way calendar sync. Those are the things that should not decide it for you.
Where does UnaTask fit against Asana and Wrike?
UnaTask does more than both on time blocking on a calendar, having a plan for today and two way calendar sync. It is free on your own and €10 per seat for a team, with every feature included. Where it does less: it is not an issue tracker with sprints and burndown, and it is not a documentation workspace.
Details checked 2 August 2026.