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Berg vs Asana

Asana is a polished work-management tool with strong portfolio, goal and workload features for cross-functional teams. Berg gives you projects, goals and automations too, plus real-time team chat, docs and sprints, so conversations do not live in a separate app.

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Which one fits your team

Asana is a great fit when you need

  • Mature portfolio and workload management across many projects.
  • A refined interface and a wide set of integrations.
  • Forms and approvals for intake processes.

Berg is the better fit when you want

  • Real-time channels, threads and direct messages, with live presence, in the same app as your tasks.
  • Sprints with burndown and velocity for teams that work in iterations.
  • A shared inbox for company email, so requests that arrive by mail become tasks without forwarding.

Feature by feature

Berg compared with Asana
Capability Berg Asana
Tasks with subtasks at any depth Built in Built in
List, board, calendar, timeline and table views Built in Built in
Sprints with burndown and velocity Built in Partly Possible with templates
Rule-based automations Built in Status, priority and assignment triggers Built in
Custom fields Built in Eight field types Built in
Team chat: channels, threads, direct messages Built in Partly Comments and messages, not chat channels
Docs and wikis Built in Partly Project briefs and notes
Goals and key results Built in Built in
Shared inbox for company email Built in Google, Microsoft or any IMAP / POP3 mailbox Not available
Workload, throughput and cycle-time reports Built in Built in
REST API with personal tokens Built in Built in

Based on publicly available information about Asana, checked October 2026. Features vary by plan and change over time; see Asana's own site for current details. Asana is a trademark of its owner.

Moving from Asana

Most teams move one active project first, keep Asana read-only for a while, and bring the rest over once the team is settled.

  1. 1

    Export each Asana project as CSV.

  2. 2

    Create matching projects and statuses in Berg, and add custom fields for anything you track.

  3. 3

    Bring tasks in through the REST API, then save task templates for work you repeat.

  4. 4

    Open a Berg channel per project so the discussion moves with the work.

Berg and Asana: common questions

Does Berg have goals like Asana?

Yes. Set goals with key results, check in on progress and link goals to teams and projects.

Can I see who is overloaded?

The Reports page shows open and overdue work per person, plus throughput and cycle time across the projects you can see.

Do we still need Slack with Berg?

Many teams do not: Berg has channels, threads, direct and group messages, mentions, reactions, file sharing and live presence.

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