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Sagan Orbit vs Asana

Asana, without the price or the setup.

The AI-native Asana alternative built for small teams.

Asana is powerful, but priced and built for big orgs: rules, portfolios and a per-seat cost that climbs fast. Orbit keeps the parts a small team actually uses, adds AI that does the busywork, and charges $5 a seat with AI included.

Orbit vs Asana, honestly

Orbit Asana
Price $5/seat (free plan) $11-14
AI built in Native, included Add-on (premium)
Automations Yes Yes (rules)
Timeline & Gantt Yes Yes
Multi-client Native, isolated No
Learning curve Minutes Moderate
1

Priced for small teams

Sagan Orbit

Flat $5 a seat, with a free plan for one project.

Asana

Paid tiers start around $11-14 a seat and climb with features.

2

AI does the busywork

Sagan Orbit

Tasks from a sentence, an auto-written standup, risk flags, all included.

Asana

AI features sit in higher-priced tiers as an add-on.

3

Less to set up

Sagan Orbit

A fixed Kanban that works on day one.

Asana

Projects, rules and portfolios to configure first.

When to pick Asana instead

Choose Orbit if

  • You want AI to do the busywork: a sentence becomes a task, the standup writes itself, risks get flagged
  • You run several clients from one account, each in its own space
  • You want $5 a seat with AI included, not a paid add-on
  • You want to start in 30 seconds, not configure for a week

Choose Asana if

  • You manage large cross-functional programs and portfolios
  • Your company has standardized on Asana already
  • You need Asana workload and goals modules

Questions, answered

Is Orbit cheaper than Asana?

Yes. Orbit is $5 per seat with AI included, versus Asana paid tiers around $11-14 per seat where the AI features sit higher up. For a small team the difference is significant.

Does Orbit have AI like Asana?

Yes, and it's included. Orbit turns a sentence into a task, writes your standup from real data, and flags at-risk work. Asana's AI lives in its premium tiers.

Is Orbit simpler than Asana for a small team?

Yes. Orbit is a fixed Kanban you start in 30 seconds, with no rules or portfolios to design. A small team is productive the same day.

Can Orbit handle multiple clients?

Yes. Each client runs in its own isolated space from one account, which Asana does not do natively.

Start free. Bring the AI. Keep it simple.

Free forever for one project. $5 a seat when you grow. No card to start.