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A cheaper Asana alternative
Client work for 69% less per user.
Skybase is free for up to 5 users, then $39.90 per user per year. That's 69% less per user than Asana Starter, its cheapest paid plan, at US list prices billed annually. Boards, approvals and a project for every client, on every plan.
Every plan, side by side
Per user per month, billed annually, at US list prices. Each Asana figure links to the page it comes from.
Skybase
- Free
- Per user a month
- Free
- Users
- Up to 5 users
- Clients and guests
- Single-project guests free
- Pro
- Per user a month
- $3.32$39.90 a year
- Users
- Every user billed, no minimum
- Clients and guests
- Single-project guests free
Asana
- Personal
- Per user a month
- Free
- Users
- Up to 2 users
- Clients and guests
- —
- Starter
- Per user a month
- $10.99$131.88 a year
- Users
- Minimum 2 seats, then set sizes
- Clients and guests
- Unlimited free guests
- Advanced
- Per user a month
- $24.99$299.88 a year
- Users
- Minimum 2 seats, then set sizes
- Clients and guests
- Unlimited free guests
- Enterprise
- Per user a month
- Contact sales
- Users
- —
- Clients and guests
- Unlimited free guests
| Plan | Per user a month | Users | Clients and guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skybase Free | Free | Up to 5 users | Single-project guests free |
| Skybase Pro | $3.32$39.90 a year | Every user billed, no minimum | Single-project guests free |
| Asana Personal | Free | Up to 2 users | — |
| Asana Starter | $10.99$131.88 a year | Minimum 2 seats, then set sizes | Unlimited free guests |
| Asana Advanced | $24.99$299.88 a year | Minimum 2 seats, then set sizes | Unlimited free guests |
| Asana Enterprise | Contact sales | — | Unlimited free guests |
- Skybase: free for up to 5 users with every feature. Pro bills every user once a team passes 5.
- Asana's free plan, Personal, is for “2 users”. Paid plans come in set sizes: “The smallest subscription available is a 2-seat plan”, and larger teams go up in blocks, such as “increments of 5 users when total users are less than or equal to 30”.
- Guests: Asana's pricing page offers “Unlimited free guest seats” for clients and contractors.
What your team would pay in a year
Skybase Pro against Asana Starter, the cheapest paid plan on each side. Pick a team size, or move the slider.
| Plan | 5 users | 10 users | 25 users |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skybase | FreeFree plan | $399.0010 users billed | $997.5025 users billed |
| Asana Starter | $659.405 seats billed | $1,318.8010 seats billed | $3,297.0025 seats billed |
Skybase, a year
$399.00
10 users billed
Asana Starter, a year
$1,318.80
10 seats billed
- Skybase costs nothing up to 5 users. Past 5 users, Pro bills every user, not just the extra ones.
- Because Asana sells seats in set sizes, the table prices the seats you'd buy, not just the people you have.
- US list prices, billed annually, excluding tax. Checked on 29 September 2026.
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Everything is on every plan
Skybase has no feature add-ons and no feature tiers. The Free plan and Pro have the same features. Pro is for teams past 5 users, and adds 500 GB of storage and priority support. The one thing you can add is more storage: $15.00 a month for each extra 500 GB.
What clients cost
If clients work with you in the tool, check what each plan charges for them.
Skybase
A client invited to one project is a single-project guest, free on either plan. They see that project and the people on it, and can comment, upload and approve the work they're asked to approve. Add the same person to a second project and they count as a user.
Asana
Its pricing page says “Unlimited free guest seats let clients and contractors collaborate without increasing your license count.” Both products let clients in free. On Skybase, each client gets a project of their own, and files are signed off on the job.
Client approvals
How each product asks a client to sign off a file, from Asana's own pages.
Skybase
Name who approves and by when, on any job. Each approver reviews from their own link in the email, pins comments on images and PDF pages, and approves, approves with changes or requests changes. On every plan, never metered, and clients approve free.
Asana
Its pricing page lists approvals and proofing on Advanced and up: “Annotate PDFs and images, request approvals, and know exactly when a deliverable is ready to launch.” Its help centre says proofing is “Available on Asana Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ tiers”.
What Skybase doesn't do
If your team relies on any of these, check which Asana plans include them before you switch.
- No time tracking, timesheets or budgets.
- No native mobile apps. Skybase works in a phone's browser.
- No SAML single sign-on. You can sign in with Google.
- No import from Asana. The only importer is for Trello boards.
Moving over from Asana
There's no importer for Asana, so you start fresh. Moving one client at a time keeps it manageable.
- 1 Create a project for your first client, and rename its columns to match how the work moves.
- 2 Invite your team as team members.
- 3 Add the live work as jobs, with due dates, and ask the client to approve the files that need sign-off.
- 4 Invite the client to the project as a single-project guest. It's free.
- 5 Finish the work already in flight where it is, then move the next client.
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FAQ
Common questions
Billing questions are on the pricing page. Anything else, email support@skybase.it.
Is Skybase cheaper than Asana?
At US list prices billed annually, checked on 29 September 2026, Skybase Pro is $39.90 per user per year and Asana Starter, its cheapest paid plan, is $131.88: 69% less per user. For a team of 10, that's $399.00 a year against $1,318.80. Prices exclude tax, and Skybase is free for up to 5 users.
Do clients cost extra?
Not on either. On Skybase, a client on one project is a free single-project guest, on either plan. Asana's pricing page offers “Unlimited free guest seats” for clients and contractors.
Can I import my projects from Asana?
No. Skybase imports Trello boards only, so projects from Asana start fresh. Moving one client at a time, as above, keeps the switch small.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Skybase is free for up to 5 users, with every feature, 2 GB of storage and no credit card. Asana's free plan, Personal, is for “2 users”.
What doesn't Skybase do?
Skybase doesn't track time or budgets, has no native mobile apps and no SAML single sign-on, and it can't import from Asana. If your team relies on any of these, check which Asana plans include them on its pricing page before you switch.
Are these prices in my currency?
No. They're US list prices, billed annually, excluding tax. Prices in other currencies, tax and any discounts differ, and each company's pricing page says how much paying yearly saves.
Sources and notes
Every Asana figure on this page comes from Asana's own pricing page or help centre, linked beside it. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- Plan prices per user, billed annually: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “2 users”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Save up to 18%”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “The smallest subscription available is a 2-seat plan.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Next, Asana offers 3-, 4- and 5-seat plans.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Subscription size then increases in increments of 5 users when total users are less than or equal to 30; increments of 10 when total users are between 30 and 100; increments of 25 when total users are between 100 and 500; and increments of 50 when total users are more than 500.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Asana does not offer a 1-seat plan.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Unlimited free guest seats let clients and contractors collaborate without increasing your license count.”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- Under Advanced: “Keep work moving. Annotate PDFs and images, request approvals, and know exactly when a deliverable is ready to launch.”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- “Available on Asana Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ tiers, as well as legacy tiers Business and Legacy Enterprise.”: help.asana.com/s/article/proofing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
US list prices per user, billed annually, excluding tax. Prices in other currencies, tax and discounts differ.
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