Asana
- Unlimited free guests from the Starter plan
- A client portal for updates, deliverables, feedback and approvals on Advanced
- Approvals and proofing built in on Advanced
- Forms on every paid plan, with branching on Advanced
ASANA & MONDAY.COM / COMPARISON
Asana vs Monday.com: which is better for client work?
Both manage projects well. They differ in how clients get in, what approvals cost and how seats are sold. Prices and limits checked on each vendor's site.
THE DECISIONAsana is the stronger choice when clients must review and approve work, because guests are free and the client portal, approvals and proofing are built in on Advanced. Monday.com costs less per seat and suits teams whose clients only need to watch progress.
QUICK ANSWER
For agencies, Asana wins on client features: unlimited free guests from Starter, and a client portal with approvals and proofing on Advanced ($24.99 per user a month billed annually). Monday.com wins on price: Pro is $19 a seat and includes time tracking, and read-only viewers are free on every paid plan. Neither lists invoicing, proposals or contracts.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Agencies, studios and consultancies choosing a project tool that clients will also touch.
The real difference is what clients can do
On features for the internal team, Asana and Monday.com overlap heavily: tasks, timelines, automations, dashboards. The gap opens when a client enters the picture. Asana treats outside people as free guests from the Starter plan and, on Advanced, gives them a portal that carries status updates, deliverables, feedback and approvals. Monday.com splits outsiders into viewers, who are free and read-only on every paid plan, and guests, who can work in the boards they are invited to from the Standard plan.
So the question to ask is whether your clients act or only look. If a client has to approve a design, comment on a draft or sign off a milestone, Asana has named features for that and Monday.com's pricing page lists none. If a client only wants to open a board and see where things stand, Monday.com does it for free and at a lower seat price.
What a ten-person agency pays
Billed annually, ten seats cost $109.90 a month on Asana Starter and $249.90 on Asana Advanced. On Monday.com, ten seats cost $120 on Standard and $190 on Pro. Compared plan for plan, Asana is cheaper at the entry level and Monday.com is cheaper at the level agencies usually need.
The comparison that matters is Asana Advanced against Monday.com Pro, because those are the plans with time tracking and the client-facing features. Monday.com Pro is about $60 a month cheaper for ten people. What the extra money buys on Asana is the client portal, approvals and proofing. If you would use those every week, it is good value. If you would not, it is not.
Small teams should check the seat rules
Monday.com's paid plans start from 3 seats. A two-person studio that outgrows the free plan's 3 boards pays for a third seat it does not use: $57 a month on Pro, billed annually. Asana has no stated minimum, so the same studio pays $49.98 on Advanced, with the client portal included.
At the other end, Monday.com quotes individually for teams over 40 users, and Asana's control over who may invite outside guests is an Enterprise feature. Neither matters to a small agency, but both are worth knowing before you standardise on one.
DIFFERENT STRENGTHS
What each one is good at.
Monday.com
- The lowest per-seat entry price of the per-seat tools here
- Unlimited free read-only viewers from the Basic plan
- Guest access to chosen boards from Standard
- Private boards and time tracking on Pro
THE DETAILS, SIDE BY SIDE
Compare them for client work.
Asana and Monday.com details come from each vendor's own website, checked in November 2026. Angelwood publishes this page, so our column is marked. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| For client work | Asana | Monday.com | AngelwoodOur product |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it is priced | Per user | Per seat, from 3 seats | Flat plans by team seats and client portals, from $99/month |
| Free plan | Personal plan, up to 2 users | Up to 2 seats and 3 boards | No; 14-day free trial |
| How clients get access | Unlimited free guests from Starter; client portal on Advanced | Free read-only viewers from Basic; guests from Standard | Every client gets a portal; clients need no paid seat |
| Client approvals | Approvals and proofing on Advanced | Not listed | Included; multiple approval steps on Agency |
| Forms and intake | Forms from Starter; branching on Advanced | WorkForms; plan not stated | Requests tracked as requested, received and reviewed |
| Branded client portal | Client portal on Advanced; custom domain not listed | Not listed | Included; logo and colours on Growth, custom domain on Agency |
| Invoices and online payment | Not listed | Not listed | Invoices with online payment through Stripe |
| Proposals and e-signature | Not listed | Not listed | Proposals with e-signature, and estimates |
| Time tracking | On Advanced; timesheets are a paid add-on | Pro plan | Timers, timesheets and utilisation reports |
How clients get access in Asana and Monday.com
Asana
Asana lets you invite unlimited free guests from the Starter plan, and guests do not add to your licence count. That is the cheapest way on this page to let a client see a project.
Asana also sells a Client Management package at the same Starter and Advanced prices. Its client portal, which carries status updates, deliverables, feedback and approvals, is on Advanced only. Clients use the portal without taking a seat.
Monday.com
Monday.com gives every paid plan unlimited free viewers, who can read but not edit. Guest access, where an outside person works in the boards they are invited to, starts on the Standard plan.
The pricing page does not say how guests are billed, and Monday.com's help centre would not load when we checked, so confirm guest billing with Monday.com before you plan around it.
Approvals and feedback
Asana
Approvals and proofing are Advanced features in Asana. On Starter you can still send a status update on any project, because status updates are on every plan, but a formal approval step needs the higher plan.
Monday.com
Monday.com's pricing page does not list a client approval or proofing feature, a client portal or white-labelling. A team can build an approval step from a status column and an automation, which works but leaves no separate record of what the client signed off.
Billing, contracts and time
Asana
Asana's site does not list invoicing, online payment, proposals or contracts. Time tracking (estimated against actual time) is on Advanced, and Timesheets & Budgets is sold as a paid add-on whose price is not published on the pricing page.
Monday.com
Time tracking is on the Pro plan. Invoicing, online payment, proposals and e-signature are not listed for work management.
PRICE & PLAN CONTEXT
What each one costs.
ASANA / PUBLISHED PRICING
$10.99 per user/monthStarter, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly). Advanced is $24.99 per user billed annually ($30.49 monthly) and is the plan with the client portal, approvals and proofing. The free Personal plan covers up to 2 users.
Asana pricing pageMONDAY.COM / PUBLISHED PRICING
$9 per seat/monthBasic, billed annually ($12 billed monthly), and plans start from 3 seats. Standard is $12 ($14 monthly) and Pro is $19 ($24 monthly). The free plan covers up to 2 seats and 3 boards.
Monday.com pricing pageEVERY PUBLISHED PLAN
Asana and Monday.com plans and prices.
Monthly prices in US dollars, read from each vendor's pricing page in November 2026. Scroll the table on smaller screens.
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asana Personal | Free | Free | Free, up to 2 users |
| Asana Starter | $10.99 per user | $13.49 per user | Unlimited free guests, forms, status updates |
| Asana Advanced | $24.99 per user | $30.49 per user | Client portal, approvals, proofing, portfolios, time tracking |
| Asana Enterprise | Custom | Not published | Custom price; controls over who may invite outside guests |
| Monday.com Free | Free | Free | Up to 2 seats and 3 boards |
| Monday.com Basic | $9 per user | $12 per user | Unlimited free read-only viewers |
| Monday.com Standard | $12 per user | $14 per user | Guest access; dashboards across 5 boards |
| Monday.com Pro | $19 per user | $24 per user | Private boards and time tracking |
| Monday.com Enterprise | Custom | Not published | Custom price; teams over 40 users are quoted |
A WORKED EXAMPLE
What a team of 3, 10 or 20 pays each month.
Calculated from the published annual-billing prices above for your own team only, including seat minimums and team add-ons. Client seats, taxes and optional add-ons are not included. Angelwood's row is our own product, from our pricing page.
| Plan | 3 people | 10 people | 20 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asana Starter | $32.97 | $109.90 | $219.80 |
| Asana Advanced | $74.97 | $249.90 | $499.80 |
| Monday.com Basic | $27 | $90 | $180 |
| Monday.com Standard | $36 | $120 | $240 |
| Monday.com Pro | $57 | $190 | $380 |
| Angelwood | $99 (Starter) | $249 (Growth) | $499 (Agency) |
BEFORE YOU COMMIT
What to watch for.
Asana
- The features agencies want most for clients (portal, approvals, proofing, portfolios) all sit on Advanced, which more than doubles the per-user price of Starter.
- Controlling which team members may invite outside guests is an Enterprise feature.
Monday.com
- Plans start from 3 seats, so a two-person studio pays for a third seat on any paid plan.
- Private boards are a Pro feature. Until then, think carefully about which boards a guest is invited to.
- Dashboards combine 1 board on Basic and 5 on Standard, which limits a cross-client view on the cheaper plans.
CHOOSE AROUND YOUR WORK
Which fits your team?
Choose Asana when…
- You want clients in a portal without paying for their seats
- Approvals and proofing on deliverables matter to you
- Your team is comfortable paying per user for the Advanced plan
Choose Monday.com when…
- Clients only need to look, not to act, so free viewers are enough
- Your team likes working in boards and dashboards
- You want time tracking included at $19 a seat rather than a higher tier
THE CLIENT SIDE
Where Angelwood fits.
Angelwood publishes this page. It is not a replacement for every use of Asana or Monday.com; this is what it adds for firms that do client work.
A reviewed update instead of a view of the board
Guest access shows clients your working area. Angelwood drafts a client update from your notes and from the project tool you already use (Asana and Monday.com are supported), and your team edits and approves it before the client sees anything.
A record of what the client approved
Approvals in Angelwood are requests with an owner, a date and a recorded decision, so there is a history of who approved what and when. Agency plans add multiple approval steps.
Proposals, invoices and time next to the work
Every Angelwood plan includes proposals with e-signature, invoices clients pay through Stripe in their portal, and time tracking. Neither product on this page lists invoicing or contracts.
GOOD QUESTIONS
Asana vs Monday.com FAQs
Is Asana or Monday.com cheaper?
It depends on the plan. Billed annually, Asana Starter is $10.99 per user and Monday.com Basic is $9 per seat, so Monday.com is cheaper at entry. At the level most agencies need, Monday.com Pro is $19 a seat and Asana Advanced is $24.99 a user. Monday.com's paid plans start from 3 seats.
Can clients use Asana or Monday.com for free?
Yes, with limits. Asana allows unlimited free guests from the Starter plan, and clients use its Advanced client portal without taking a seat. Monday.com allows unlimited free read-only viewers on paid plans and guest access from Standard; its pricing page does not say how guests are billed.
Which is better for client approvals?
Asana. Approvals and proofing are built-in features on its Advanced plan. Monday.com's pricing page does not list a client approval feature, so teams that need one build it from a status column and an automation.
Does Asana or Monday.com do invoicing?
Neither lists invoicing, online payment, proposals or e-signature. Both offer time tracking on a higher plan: Advanced for Asana and Pro for Monday.com. Agencies pair them with separate billing software or with a client portal that includes it.
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