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Jira vs Asana: what each plan costs per user, and which one to keep
Jira Free, Standard and Premium set against Asana Personal, Starter and Advanced on verified US month-to-month prices, with what each tier unlocks and how much a 10-person team saves by keeping one.
Typical savings: a 10-person team paying for Jira Standard ($9.70 per user/month) and Asana Starter ($13.49 per user/month) spends $231.90 a month on two project tools. Keeping only Jira Standard saves $134.90/month ($1,618.80 a year). Keeping only Asana Starter saves $97/month ($1,164 a year). At the upper tier, Jira Premium ($19.60 per user/month) and Asana Advanced ($30.49 per user/month) together cost $500.90 a month for 10 people. Keeping only Jira Premium saves $304.90/month ($3,658.80 a year), and keeping only Asana Advanced saves $196/month ($2,352 a year).
One more option is worth checking first. Jira Free covers up to 10 users, while Asana's free Personal plan covers only 2. If your engineering team is 10 people or fewer and fits Jira Free's limits (2 GB storage, 150 automation steps a month across the whole subscription), moving Jira to Free and keeping Asana Starter for everyone removes the $97/month Jira bill without a migration.
The usual reason for paying for both is a split team: engineering tracks issues and sprints in Jira, while marketing, operations or leadership plan projects in Asana. Both are priced per person, so everyone who holds a seat in both is paid for twice.
The plans side by side
| Jira plan | Price per user | Asana plan | Price per user |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (up to 10 users) | Personal | $0 (up to 2 users) |
| Standard | $9.70/month | Starter | $13.49/month |
| Premium | $19.60/month | Advanced | $30.49/month |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Enterprise / Enterprise+ | Contact sales |
All prices are US month-to-month. They come from our Jira page (atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing, checked on 2026-10-28) and our Asana page (asana.com/pricing, US, checked on 2026-10-15 and re-read on 2026-10-29). Jira's per-user price applies to the first 100 users. Above 100 users Atlassian uses graduated volume pricing, so larger teams should get their average per-user price from Atlassian's pricing calculator. The rows pair the first paid tier and the next tier up on each side.
Both vendors also sell yearly billing at a lower effective price. Jira sells it in user tiers rather than per user, so we compare month-to-month only. Neither vendor publishes an Enterprise price, so we don't show one.
What each tier unlocks
| Jira | Asana | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Up to 10 users, 2 GB storage, 150 automation steps a month | Personal: up to 2 users, unlimited tasks and projects |
| First paid tier | Standard: up to 100,000 users, 400 automation steps per user a month, 250 GB storage | Starter: timeline and Gantt views, reporting dashboards, unlimited automations, forms, custom fields, unlimited free guests |
| Next tier | Premium: cross-team planning and dependency management, 750 automation steps per user a month, unlimited storage, 99.9% uptime SLA | Advanced: portfolios, goals, resource management, approvals and proofing, time tracking |
Features are from the same catalog pages and the vendors' US pricing pages. The two vendors count automation differently (Jira in steps per user, Asana lists unlimited automations from Starter), so check your current usage before you assume one limit covers the other.
Keep Jira when
- Engineering runs sprints, backlogs and issue workflows in it, and those custom workflows, fields and boards took real effort to build.
- You use Confluence or Bitbucket. Our catalog notes the links between Atlassian products make Jira harder to replace than a simple task board.
- Cost per person matters most. Jira Standard is $3.79 per user/month less than Asana Starter, and Jira Premium is $10.89 less than Asana Advanced.
Keep Asana when
- Most of the team isn't in engineering and plans work as projects with timelines, intake forms and dashboards.
- You use portfolios, goals or resource management on Advanced to see work across teams.
- Clients or contractors work with you as guests. Asana's pricing page lists unlimited free guests from Starter.
Before you cancel either one
- Jira: work items can be moved out, but workflows, automation rules and integrations have to be rebuilt elsewhere. Dropping to Free caps the site at 10 users and 2 GB storage.
- Asana: projects and tasks can be exported, but rules, portfolios and integrations have to be rebuilt elsewhere. Downgrading removes timelines, dashboards, automations and forms from existing projects.
- Count the people who hold a seat in both tools. That number, not the whole team, is what you're paying for twice.
If your projects are simple enough for a spreadsheet, compare Asana, Trello or Sheets for simple project tracking.
Test before you cancel
Run the free workflow readiness check on our project tracking consolidation workflow. Confirm which plan each tool is on, then record a test on one real project, including one handoff between engineering and the rest of the team, before you cancel anything. You don't need an account, your progress stays in your browser, and you can download the checklist as Markdown.
Check your own numbers
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