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Asana is a capable work management platform, and its Slack app is good: you can turn a message into a task, assign it, add it to a project and get notifications in Slack. But the work still lives in Asana. Every person needs an Asana account, and paid plans start at $10.99 per user per month billed annually.
Teams that spend their day in Slack usually want one of two things instead: a tool that runs task management inside Slack, so nobody has to switch apps or create another account, or a different project management platform whose Slack integration suits their kind of work. Both kinds are below.
Workast is a task and project management app for Slack, and the closest replacement for Asana's planning without moving the team out of Slack. Each Slack channel can have its own Workast space, which works like a project. Create tasks with /todo, assign with an @mention, set the due date in the same line, and see the channel's open tasks with /todo list. Any Slack message can become a task.
Everyone gets reminders in Slack: a daily list of due and overdue tasks plus a reminder before each due time. Tasks can repeat on a schedule.
When you need more than Slack, paid plans add a web app with list, board, calendar and timeline views, custom forms, saved reports delivered to Slack, subtasks, templates, time tracking and AI workflows. Workast also imports tasks from Asana. The Essential plan is free for unlimited users and runs inside Slack. Standard is $39 per month for 8 users billed annually ($47 monthly), then $4.95 per extra user. Trusted by 100,000 teams.
Slack's built-in lists, included in paid Slack plans. Lists have assignee and due-date fields, table and board layouts, and any message can be added to a list. Reminders and forms for lists are set up with Workflow Builder. Pro and Business+ lists hold up to 1,000 items.
An all-in-one workspace for tasks, docs and goals. In Slack you create tasks with /clickup new, get real-time task updates in channels, and link discussions back to ClickUp. Free Forever plan; Core is $9 per user per month billed annually.
A visual work platform built on boards. Its Slack app creates items from conversations, adds updates to items and posts board updates to channels and DMs. Free for up to 2 seats; Basic is $9 per seat per month billed annually.
Atlassian's project management tool, built around software work. Jira Cloud for Slack creates work items from messages, lets you create, search, update and assign work by mentioning @Jira, and shows your assigned work in its Home tab. Free for up to 10 users; Standard is $8.48 per user per month billed annually.
A task manager for teams on Slack, with one to-do list per channel, personal to-dos, assignments, due dates, subtasks, recurring tasks and reminders, all in Slack. Free for up to 5 users and 15 active to-dos; the Team plan is $14 per month flat per workspace.
A workspace for docs, wikis and databases. Its Slack integration sends messages to Notion databases and creates tasks with /notion task, including assignee, status and due date. Free plan; Plus is $10 per seat per month.
A product development system for teams that ship software. In Slack you create issues from messages, assign them through @Linear and keep Slack threads in sync with Linear comments. Free plan for 2 teams and 250 issues; Basic is $10 per user per month billed annually.
A to-do list app for individuals and teams. Its Slack app creates tasks with /todoist and turns messages into tasks; assignment works in shared projects. Free Beginner plan; Business is $8 per user per month billed annually.
Kanban boards from Atlassian. In Slack you create cards with /trello create or from a message, and get board activity notifications. Free for up to 10 collaborators per Workspace; Standard is $5 per user per month billed annually.
What's a good Asana alternative for teams that use Slack?
Workast. It runs projects, assignments, due dates, reminders and recurring tasks inside Slack, and its Essential plan is free for unlimited users. [CONFIRM WITH WORKAST: works on Slack's free plan.] It also imports your existing Asana tasks.
Can I move my tasks from Asana to Workast?
Yes. Workast imports tasks from Asana, as well as Trello, Jira, Basecamp, Todoist and Microsoft To Do.
Is there a free alternative to Asana that works in Slack?
Workast's Essential plan is free for unlimited users and runs inside Slack. Let's Do is free for up to 5 users.
About this page: written and published by Workast, which is why Workast is our first pick. Facts about other tools checked on 30 October 2026 from each vendor's own website and help center. Prices in USD.
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