Finally created my HN account to post this comment :). Just wanted to share.
I am an owner of a small IT business. We've been using Asana as our project management system for about 2 years, almost from the beginning of our company.
I love it now.
Initially, it took some time to get accustomed to the way interface works, and I tried several times to switch to something different, but I've always kept coming back — Asana fits our workflow perfectly: many simultaneous projects with numerous prioritized tasks each, partially remote employees with good sense of responsibility.
I love the speed of entering new tasks and sorting them. I really appreciate the speed of switching between projects and task details. I am fond of the "spreadsheet" feel of the UI, where you can edit anything right away, without dancing around.
I see only two major downsides.
1. Initial loading time of web interface is really slow. I have a habit of closing the tab every now and then, hence I get to see the loading screen at least 30 times a day.
2. Their free version is too functionally complete for me to switch to paid version. We have around 10 team members, and I stumble upon no restrictions in my workflow. I would love to pay for Asana, since it's bringing so much value to my company. But I in business, not a charity, and I will not do so until I have to. Recently, their technical support was even so kind to switch my company's domain name (not possible via UI) for free. Had they told me that the only way to do that is to upgrade my organization to paid plan, I'd start paying in a heartbeat :(
My only wish so far: pre-render the React UI on server while prefetching first bunch of AJAX requests, so that it loads instantly. Please if you ever add this, make it a premium feature.
I am an owner of a small IT business. We've been using Asana as our project management system for about 2 years, almost from the beginning of our company.
I love it now.
Initially, it took some time to get accustomed to the way interface works, and I tried several times to switch to something different, but I've always kept coming back — Asana fits our workflow perfectly: many simultaneous projects with numerous prioritized tasks each, partially remote employees with good sense of responsibility.
I love the speed of entering new tasks and sorting them. I really appreciate the speed of switching between projects and task details. I am fond of the "spreadsheet" feel of the UI, where you can edit anything right away, without dancing around.
I see only two major downsides.
1. Initial loading time of web interface is really slow. I have a habit of closing the tab every now and then, hence I get to see the loading screen at least 30 times a day.
2. Their free version is too functionally complete for me to switch to paid version. We have around 10 team members, and I stumble upon no restrictions in my workflow. I would love to pay for Asana, since it's bringing so much value to my company. But I in business, not a charity, and I will not do so until I have to. Recently, their technical support was even so kind to switch my company's domain name (not possible via UI) for free. Had they told me that the only way to do that is to upgrade my organization to paid plan, I'd start paying in a heartbeat :(
My only wish so far: pre-render the React UI on server while prefetching first bunch of AJAX requests, so that it loads instantly. Please if you ever add this, make it a premium feature.