Jira is 100% cheaper
than Asana
$0/mo (Free) vs Asana Starter at $134.90/mo for 10 seats ($13.49/seat) — covering 50% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Starter plan at $134.90/mo ($13.49/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Asana costs $134.90/mo on the Starter plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 6 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Jira covers 50% of the 6 capabilities compared against Asana. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Jira | Asana |
|---|---|---|
| AI assistant | ↑ Standard | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gantt & timeline views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ↑ Standard | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Asana has that Jira lacks.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from Jira.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Jira.
- Guest access — Invite external guests into a project.Missing from Jira.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Asana | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $40.47/moStarter | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $134.90/moStarter | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $337.25/moStarter | $197.75/mocheaperStandard |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $7.91/seat/mo |
| Premium | $14.54/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Personal | Free |
| Starter | $13.49/seat/mo |
| Advanced | $30.49/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Enterprise+ | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Jira than Asana?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $134.90/mo on Starter. That is $1618.80 a year.
What does Jira lack compared with Asana?
AI assistant, API access, Guest access — 3 of the 6 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Asana: 2026-10-26; Jira: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://asana.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Jira data last verified 2026-10-26