Switching from Asana to Monday.com
Monday.com has a built-in Asana importer that connects to your account and pulls in whole projects in a few clicks. It only maps a handful of fields, though, so custom fields, comments and attachments need a plan of their own.
Quick verdict: Use Monday.com’s native Asana import: connect your Asana account, pick a workspace and the projects to bring over, and each becomes a Monday.com board. It supports six fields — name, assignee, completed, notes, due date and parent name — and sets up an automation so new Asana tasks keep appearing on the board while you transition. Anything outside those six fields is your job to move.
Switching Cost & Friction Estimator
Most buyers only budget for the new subscription. This estimates the hidden labor, data-cleanup, and retraining cost of actually making the switch.
Estimate assumes: 1 hour of data-mapping/cleaning labor per 2,000 records, a blended $75/hr ops rate, tiered migration & cleaning tooling fees, and 4 hours of retraining per seat at a $45/hr fully-loaded rate.
Why teams move from Asana to Monday.com
Lower per-seat list price
Monday.com Basic is $9/seat/mo and Standard $12/seat/mo billed annually, against $10.99 for Asana Starter — as long as your headcount fits Monday.com’s seat bundles.
Flexible boards beyond projects
Teams that also run CRM-style pipelines, content calendars or intake forms often prefer Monday.com’s column-based boards.
AI credits bundled in
Monday.com includes a monthly AI credit allowance in each paid plan rather than metering every AI request.
How the migration actually works
This direction has a first-party importer built by the destination, so you do not need a third-party service for the basics.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1. Audit what lives outside the supported fields | List the custom fields, comments, attachments and dependencies your Asana projects rely on. The importer supports only name, assignee, completed, notes, due date and parent name. |
| 2. Open the importer | In Monday.com, click your profile picture and choose Import data, or use the plus icon in the left pane, then choose Asana. |
| 3. Connect your Asana account | Log in to Asana when prompted and authorise the connection. |
| 4. Choose a workspace and projects | Select the Asana workspace, then the projects you want. Each project becomes a Monday.com board. |
| 5. Check the automatic sync | Monday.com creates an automation so new tasks added to the Asana project also appear on the board — useful while both tools run in parallel. Remove it once you cut over. |
| 6. Rebuild what did not transfer | Recreate custom fields as Monday.com columns, and move key comments and files by hand or with a third-party tool. |
What this path doesn’t do for you:
The importer maps only six Asana fields. Custom fields, comments, attachments and task dependencies are not in its supported list, so they need to be rebuilt or moved separately. Seat sizing is the other trap: Monday.com bills paid plans in bundles starting at 3 seats, so price your exact headcount before you move.
Pricing side by side
| Plan | Asana | Monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Personal — up to 2 users | Up to 2 seats |
| Entry paid | Starter — $10.99/seat/mo annual | Basic — $9/seat/mo annual (3-seat min) |
| Mid | Advanced — $24.99/seat/mo annual | Standard — $12/seat/mo annual |
| Top | Enterprise — contact sales | Pro — $19/seat/mo annual; Enterprise by quote |
List prices checked on the vendors’ pricing pages on September 17, 2026. Confirm current rates before you buy.
Feature parity check
| Capability | Asana | Monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Native import from the other tool | Via CSV importer | Built-in Asana importer (6 fields) |
| Timeline / Gantt views | From Starter | From Standard |
| How seats are billed | Per seat | Seat bundles from 3 |
| AI billing | Credits included; extra requests $0.50–$0.60 each | Monthly credit allowance per plan |
| Free plan | Up to 2 users | Up to 2 seats |
Going the other direction, or want the full comparison first?
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Does Monday.com have a native Asana importer?
Yes. Open Import data from your profile menu or the plus icon, choose Asana, connect your account, then pick a workspace and projects.
Which Asana fields come over?
Name, assignee, completed, notes, due date and parent name.
What happens to new Asana tasks after I import?
Monday.com sets up an automation that creates a synced item on the board whenever a new task is added to the Asana project.
Do comments and attachments transfer?
They are not among the supported fields, so plan to move important comments and files separately.
Will my team size change what I pay?
Possibly. Monday.com sells paid plans in seat bundles (3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200+), so a team between bundles pays for the next bundle up.
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