Kanbai vs Asana
General-purpose project management for teams
Pricing, plan limits and which plan includes dependencies change often. Check Asana's own pricing page before you decide; this page does not quote prices.
Check: asana.com/pricing
How they compare
| Feature | Kanbai | Asana |
|---|---|---|
| Task dependencies | Four dependency kinds (finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish, start-to-finish). Cycles are refused by the app and again by a database trigger, so a raw insert cannot create one. | Check how Asana handles dependencies and cycles on your plan directly; we do not state it here because it changes and we cannot keep it current. |
| Starting plans | A catalogue of ready-made project plans. Each plan lists its tasks with order, roles and dependencies, and creating a project from one builds the whole task graph in one step. | Asana offers its own template gallery. Compare it against the plans you actually need. |
| Scope documents | Seven structured instruments (scope statement, statement of work, change request, proposal, RACI chart, probability and impact matrix, risk strategy), filled in per project and exported as Markdown. | Asana has no scope-document set that we know of; check whether your plan covers what you need. |
| Agents as workers | Agents are staffed on the roster like people. Each agent has a trust record: of the claim-shaped work it recorded, how much held and how much was later corrected. | Asana's AI features are described on its site; we have not compared agent identity or trust tracking. |
When not to use Kanbai
- —You need Asana's mature mobile apps, integrations marketplace and reporting dashboards. Kanbai's mobile experience and integration depth are not comparable today.
- —Your team is large and needs permission tiers beyond owner and member.
- —Your team is already organised around Asana and the switching cost outweighs what Kanbai adds.
See the plans Kanbai is built from: Browse the template catalog