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Asana charges for the team you grow. AlianHub doesn’t count seats.

AlianHub is the open-source Asana alternative that runs on your server — ten views, native time tracking, built-in chat and AI. Unlimited users, unlimited projects, $0. Free forever isn’t the upgrade bait; it’s the plan.

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The honest TL;DR

In a hurry? Here’s the honest split

Comparison pages love to declare a knockout. Real teams are more specific — here’s who should genuinely pick which.

Choose AlianHub if…

  • You’re done paying per seat. Unlimited users and projects, free forever — invite contractors, clients and the whole ops team without a budget meeting.
  • You want fewer tools, not more tabs. Native time tracking, timesheets and built-in team chat ship in the box — not as add-ons.
  • Your data belongs on your server. AGPL-3.0 open source, one Docker Compose command, direct MongoDB access — no export walls.
  • You want the paid-tier features for $0. Custom fields (12+ types), 40+ permissions with custom roles, all ten views including Workload.
  • You’d rather bring your own AI key than rent another add-on — AlianHub works with multiple LLM providers.
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Asana might fit if…

  • You want a polished, fully hosted SaaS and nobody on the team ever wants to think about a server, a backup or an update.
  • You lean on its goals and portfolio features to roll work up for leadership, and they’re worth the tier they sit in.
  • Per-seat pricing doesn’t sting yet — a small, stable headcount and a budget that’s genuinely fine with it.

No hard feelings — Asana is good software. It just bills you for growing, and the free tier is built to be outgrown.

Head to head

Ten rows, one pattern — stop paying per person

Feature for feature against Asana’s publicly listed plans, July 2026 — including the row their pricing page is least excited about.

AlianHub compared with Asana across ten features, based on publicly listed plans as of July 2026
FeatureAlianHubFree foreverAsanaPer-seat SaaS
Price for unlimited usersThe row that decides budgets$0 — free foreverPer-seat pricingEvery new hire raises the bill
Free-plan user limitsWhat happens when the team growsIncludedUnlimited users & projectsLimited free tierBuilt to be outgrown
Open sourceAudit it, fork it, own itIncludedAGPL-3.0, all code on GitHubNot includedProprietary
Self-hosted, your dataRuns on your server, no lock-inIncludedDocker Compose, your MongoDBNot includedHosted SaaS only
Custom fields on free planText, money, rating, people & moreIncluded12+ field types, freePaid plans
Built-in team chatChannels, @mentions, live syncIncludedNot included
Native time trackingTimers, timesheets, capacityIncludedDesktop trackers for Win/macOS/LinuxPaid add-ons
AI includedWrite, generate tasks & sprintsIncludedBring your own LLM keyPaid add-on
Permissions granularityCustom roles for every teamIncluded40+ permissions, full RBACHigher tiers
All 10 views incl. WorkloadList, Board, Table, Calendar, Workload + 5 moreIncludedAll drag-and-drop, all freeNot all views

Based on publicly listed plans, July 2026. Asana is a trademark of Asana, Inc. — no affiliation. Spot something outdated? Tell us and we’ll fix the row.

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Switching

Leave Asana in an afternoon

Four honest steps, no consultants on retainer — though the engineers who build AlianHub will happily do the whole thing for you.

  1. Spin up AlianHub

    One Docker Compose command pulls official GHCR images; the install wizard configures MongoDB, storage and SMTP. No sales call, no trial clock.

    docker compose up -d

  2. Export your Asana projects

    Pull your projects out of Asana as CSV, project by project, then bring them in with AlianHub’s built-in CSV importer. Tasks, assignees and due dates come with you — nothing you made is stuck there.

  3. Rebuild fast — AI does the boring part

    Recreate your lists and boards, then let AI generate tasks, sub-tasks, checklists and sprint structure from a prompt. Custom fields? All 12+ types, rebuilt free.

    See the AI assistant

  4. Invite everyone. Yes, everyone.

    Contractors, clients, the entire marketing org — 40+ granular permissions and custom roles decide what each person sees. The headcount grows; the invoice doesn’t exist.

    How permissions work

The small print

  • This comparison reflects Asana’s publicly listed plans and add-ons as of July 2026. Plans change — check Asana’s pricing page before you decide.
  • Asana is a trademark of Asana, Inc. This page isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Asana — it’s a feature-for-feature comparison, kept honest on purpose.
  • AlianHub self-hosted is free forever under AGPL-3.0: unlimited users, unlimited projects, every feature. AlianHub Cloud is $10/user/mo, or $7.75/user/mo billed annually.
  • AI features run on the LLM provider of your choice with your own API key; provider usage fees are between you and your provider.
  • Need something Asana did that AlianHub doesn’t? Custom development is a thing we do — custom features, custom integrations, migration help.
No more seat math

Bring the whole team. The price stays $0.

Poke around the live demo, or put AlianHub on your server tonight — unlimited users, unlimited projects, free forever.

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