AsanaWork & Project Management for Human-Agent Teams

ZohoCloud software suite for businesses

Comparison · Project Management · weekly run Nov 3

Asana vs Zoho

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 12.5 for Zoho, and ranks ahead in 84% of the answers that name both.

Choose Asana if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (60.9 vs 12.5)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or FedRAMP Moderate (Asana Gov) coverage
Strong for cross-functional structured execution and milestone tracking
Easy to adopt and use, with clean design

Choose Zoho if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 42% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Strong value for money and low cost

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Asana	Zoho
Visibility score	60.9%	12.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#1	#9
Share of voice	11.7%	3.9%
Mentions this run	64	22
Positive in AI answers	42%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Asana leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

64.8%

16.7%

AI Mode

54.8%

7.2%

Perplexity

63%

13.5%

AsanaZoho

Head to head in AI answers

19 engine answers name both brands

16Asana ranked higher

3Zoho ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Asana	Zoho
What is a project management tool and when does a company need one?	Perplexity	#1	#2
What should a project management tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#10	#5
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#1	#10
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#6	#13
Compare the leading Project Management platforms	Perplexity	#1	#10
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	ChatGPT	#1	#11
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	Perplexity	#2	#9
Most affordable project management tool that is still reliable	ChatGPT	#3	#4
How much does a project management tool cost per month?	ChatGPT	#4	#8
How much does a project management tool cost per month?	AI Mode	#2	#3
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#2	#4
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#3	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Asana	Zoho
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $10.99 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud (SaaS)
Integrations	100+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2, FedRAMP Moderate (Asana Gov)	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Help Center, Community, Asana Academy, Customer Success	—
Founded	2008	1996
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Employees	1,001–5,000	5,000+
Funding	Series E	Bootstrapped
Best for	Individuals and teams from small groups up to large organizations scaling cross-functional work across departments.	Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR

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

Zoho

Pricing not available.

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