GTD Software comparison: TimeTo vs Asana
TimeTo |
vs Asana ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | David Berman Developments Inc. | Asana |
| Rating | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| Key features |
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| Description | Integrate all appointments and tasks into an automatically-updated calendar. | Social task and project management with collaboration for individuals, teams, and small businesses. Limited support for shared workspaces. |
| Home page | TimeTo | Asana |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista | |
| Requires | WINE for Linux Version | |
| Version |
2009.02.19 released: 2009-02-19 |
released: 2017-03-03 |
| Release date | 2009-02-19 | 2017-03-03 |
| Type | Commercial | Freeware |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Donation requested, charityware | Free feature-limited version |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $1200 | |
| Full price high | $129 | $9600 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 0 |
| Syncs with | CSV, TXT (manual import/export); Outlook (direct integration); Google Calendar (manual export); Palm, Blackberry (via Outlook ActiveSync) | |
| Sync methods |
Import Export Manual Sync Direct Database Update |
Manual Sync Automatic Sync |
| Mobile access |
Mobile Optimized Web Access Mobile App |
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| Email-to-task support | Automatic Send (Reminders, etc.) |
Link to Task Emails are automatically tasks |
| Categories | 3 single contexts fields | Unlimited contexts |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Supports a single level of subtasks | Tasks can be assigned to multiple projects, but projects cannot be assigned to other projects |
| Calendar integration | Tasks can be scheduled directly in the calendar | Tasks can be linked to the calendar |
| Features URL | www.timeto.org | asana.com/product |
| Screenshots URL | www.download.com/TimeTo/3000-2074_4-10336608.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10855515 | |
| GTD setup notes | GTD setup recommendations are at http://www.davidberman.com/software/timetohelp/GTD.htm | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Short details | Can run entirely from any USB flash memory drive, so you can work your schedule on any available Windows computer (without re-installing). World time zones/daylight saving, Skype dial, free SMS alarms, automatic work/life balance and life goals prioritization, likely the most detailed task recurring properties out there, automatic task splitting, full international support, input/search in 17 languages. | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 1025 | 0 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 2 | 0 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2011-06-12 | 2017-04-28 |