GTD Software comparison: ActionOutline vs Asana
ActionOutline |
vs Asana ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | Green Parrots Software | Asana |
| Rating | ☆☆☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Key features |
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| Description | Virtual filing system. Could also manage to-do and project lists. | Social task and project management with collaboration for individuals, teams, and small businesses. Limited support for shared workspaces. |
| Home page | ActionOutline | Asana |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista | |
| Requires | ||
| Version |
3.4 released: 2011-09-07 |
released: 2017-03-03 |
| Release date | 2011-09-07 | 2017-03-03 |
| Type | Commercial | Freeware |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free feature-limited version | Free feature-limited version |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $39.95 | $1200 |
| Full price high | $79.95 | $9600 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 0 |
| Syncs with | ||
| Sync methods |
Manual Sync Automatic Sync |
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| Mobile access | Thumb Drive Version |
Mobile Optimized Web Access Mobile App |
| Email-to-task support | None |
Link to Task Emails are automatically tasks |
| Categories | No context support | Unlimited contexts |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Has reminders | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Tasks can be assigned to multiple projects, but projects cannot be assigned to other projects | |
| Calendar integration | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar | Tasks can be linked to the calendar |
| Features URL | asana.com/product | |
| Screenshots URL | ||
| GTD setup notes | Use folders for your GTD "context." | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Short details | Free-form outlines organized by virtual file folders. This application does allow you to create GTD-style task lists using the folders, but power users will feel the lack of sorting and filtering options. | Asana connects your tasks and projects to anyone you want to work with. Use of workspaces to organize all the teams and collaborate with other people while keeping everything separate. All history and discussions for each task are kept together and updates you of the changes to the tasks and projects. |
| Category dimensions | 1 | 2 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 0 | 0 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2015-08-23 | 2017-04-28 |