Asana has no official Jira importer. Export your issues as CSV and rebuild your project structure by hand in Asana.
Quick verdict: Move to Asana if your team’s work has outgrown a pure engineering-ticket model and needs cross-department visibility — marketing, ops and leadership can all work in the same tool without learning Jira’s issue-tracking model.
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.
Faster onboarding for non-technical teammates.
One tool for marketing, ops, HR and engineering-adjacent work.
Included on the Starter plan.
Asana has no native sprint, backlog or issue-hierarchy model — if your team still needs those, this migration is the wrong direction.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1Export your data | Export tasks, boards or issues from the old tool — CSV export or a native importer, if one exists, both start here. |
| 2Create your Asana account and set up your first team/project structure. | Create your Asana account and set up your first team/project structure. |
| 3Rebuild views and automations | Recreate your task views, rules and any sprint-like structure by hand — Asana has no native sprint or backlog concept. |
| 4Rebuild automations and custom fields | Recreate any automation rules, custom fields or statuses the import did not carry over. |
| 5Invite your team | Add team members and set permissions; confirm everyone can see the projects they need. |
| 6Run one full project before cancelling | Keep both tools live until a full project cycle runs cleanly in the new one, then cancel the old plan. |
What this path doesn’t do for you:
Jira’s sprints, backlog and issue hierarchy have no Asana equivalent — teams that still need agile ceremonies should stay on Jira or a dedicated dev tool.
| Plan | Jira | Asana |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis | Per user, banded by team size | Per seat, no cap |
| Entry price | Standard $9.05/user/mo (1-10 band) | Starter $10.99/seat/mo (annual) |
| Free plan | 10 users | 2 users |
| Sprints/backlog | Native, built for it | Not native |
| Automations | 400 steps/user/mo on Standard | Unlimited on Starter |
Standard list prices checked on each vendor’s pricing page on September 23, 2026.
| Capability | Jira | Asana |
|---|---|---|
| Sprints/backlog | Native | Not native |
| Free plan | 10 users | 2 users |
| Price | $9.05/user/mo (1-10 band) | $10.99/seat/mo |
| AI | Rovo included | 5 requests/seat/mo |
Going the other direction, or want the full comparison first?
Read the Asana vs Jira comparison Switching from Asana to Jira instead?No official tool exists; export Jira issues as CSV and rebuild the project structure in Asana by hand.
Slightly, at the entry tier: $10.99 against $9.05 a seat.
Yes, Asana has no native equivalent — this move only makes sense once your team no longer needs them.
Rarely in full. Simple field types usually map across an import tool where one exists, but automations, custom statuses and integrations are typically rebuilt by hand in the new tool.
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