AsanaWork & Project Management for Human-Agent Teams

GitLabSpeed with control for agentic software engineering

Comparison · Project Management · weekly run Nov 3

Asana vs GitLab

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Asana is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 60.9 versus 3.6 for GitLab, and ranks ahead in 25% of the answers that name both.

Choose Asana if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (60.9 vs 3.6)
You want a lower entry price ($10.99 vs $29)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or FedRAMP Moderate (Asana Gov) coverage
Strong for cross-functional structured execution and milestone tracking

Choose GitLab if…

AI answers describe it more positively (46% vs 42% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 (GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated) or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27017:2015 or ISO/IEC 27018:2019 or GDPR compliance or CSA Trusted Cloud Provider or FedRAMP Moderate baseline (GitLab Dedicated for Government) or GovRAMP authorized coverage
All-in-one DevSecOps platform
Integrated security scanning

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Asana	GitLab
Visibility score	60.9%	3.6%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#1	#20
Share of voice	11.7%	0.9%
Mentions this run	64	5
Positive in AI answers	42%	46%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Asana 0pp · GitLab 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Asana leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

64.8%

2.6%

AI Mode

54.8%

4.1%

Perplexity

63%

4.1%

AsanaGitLab

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

1Asana ranked higher

3GitLab ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Asana	GitLab
What should a project management tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#10	#3
What should a project management tool integrate with?	Perplexity	#7	#2
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#5	#4
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#1	#12

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Asana	GitLab
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $10.99 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $29 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud	GitLab.com, self-managed and GitLab Dedicated
Integrations	100+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, FedRAMP Moderate (Asana Gov)	SOC 2 Type 2 (GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated), ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, GDPR compliance, CSA Trusted Cloud Provider, FedRAMP Moderate baseline (GitLab Dedicated for Government), GovRAMP authorized
Support	Help Center, Community, Asana Academy, Customer Success	Priority support with 24x5 coverage and SLAs (Premium), Upgrade Support
Founded	2008	2014
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	San Francisco, California, US
Employees	1,001–5,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series E	PIPE
Best for	Individuals and teams from small groups up to large organizations scaling cross-functional work across departments.	Scaling development teams and enterprises that need advanced security and compliance capabilities

Plans side by side

Asana

Personal$0free forever

Starter$10.99per user per month, billed annually

Advanced$24.99per user per month, billed annually

EnterpriseCustomcontact sales

Asana pricing

GitLab

Free$0per user/month

Premium$29per user/month, billed annually

UltimateCustomcustom pricing, contact sales

GitLab DedicatedCustomcontact sales

GitLab Dedicated for GovernmentCustomcontact sales

GitLab pricing

Pros and cons

Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand

Asana

Strong for cross-functional structured execution and milestone tracking
Easy to adopt and use, with clean design
Goal tracking and cross-team accountability
Strongest general-purpose project management choice
Asana Intelligence summarises status and spots bottlenecks; AI agents for coordination