Tuff vs Asana
Tuff vs Asana: projects and chat without paying per seat
Asana is priced per person and has no chat rooms, so most teams pay for Slack beside it. Tuff is one flat price for the workspace, with chat, docs and announcements inside each project.
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What it costs.
Asana’s prices from asana.com/pricing and slack.com/pricing, read on 26 October 2026. Tuff’s are per workspace, in US dollars, plus tax where it applies. All of Tuff’s plans
Everything in one place.
Unlimited projects and tasks. A project for every client, launch or sprint, with no cap on projects or tasks.
Chat that knows the work. Mention a task in any message without losing the thread, or turn a message into a task.
Time and team stats. Log hours on the work itself and see where the team’s time goes.
What is in each.
| Asana | Tuff | |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks | Lists, boards, timelines and portfolios | Lists and a board, with labels, dates, priorities and sprints |
| Chat | Messages and comments, no chat rooms | Rooms per project and direct messages |
| Docs and files | Notes and attachments | Docs, files and links in each project |
| Time tracking | Yes | Yes |
| AI agents | Asana’s own AI | Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP client, on paid plans |
| Price | Per person | Flat, per workspace |
Where Asana is the better choice.
- Timelines, portfolios, goals and workflow automation for large programmes of work. Tuff has none of these.
- Hundreds of integrations and enterprise controls built over many years.
Moving from Asana?
An AI agent can carry your projects across. How to move