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Asana vs Grocy

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Asana and Grocy — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Asana vs Grocy: at a glance

FeatureAsanaGrocy
SectorPM, CollabPM
Velocity score6.35.0
Sparks · 30d10
Top themeswork-management, structured-data, ai-context, governanceself-hosted, home-management, grocery, open-source
Last editorial update1d ago1mo ago
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What is Asana?

Asana Tables puts vendor and asset records next to tasks, and AI Teammates can read them.

Asana has added a new object type. Tables, live on Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise+, stores reference data such as vendors and assets as records with custom fields, linked to tasks, projects and other tables. It follows a fall of structural and control work: subtask types set by the parent, Subtask Date Rollups, automation rules running on their owner's current permissions, and a reorganized Admin Console.

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What is Grocy?

Grocy 4.7 reorganizes authentication middleware and ships accent-insensitive search across the product.

Grocy 4.7 is the most actively maintained version in over a year, with 4.7.0 shipping a breaking authentication middleware reorganization and 4.7.1 following quickly with bug fixes and a new product copy API endpoint. Earlier in 2026, 4.6.0 dropped support for PHP below 8.5 and improved quantity unit handling — the first time the project has enforced a PHP version floor in some time.

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Asana vs Grocy: editorial side-by-side

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Asana
PMCOLLAB
6.3

Asana Tables puts vendor and asset records next to tasks, and AI Teammates can read them.

◆ Current state

Asana has added a new object type. Tables, live on Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise+, stores reference data such as vendors and assets as records with custom fields, linked to tasks, projects and other tables. It follows a fall of structural and control work: subtask types set by the parent, Subtask Date Rollups, automation rules running on their owner's current permissions, and a reorganized Admin Console.

◆ Where it's heading

The fall's hierarchy cleanup now reads as groundwork for a broader data model: Asana is moving from tracking work to also holding the records work refers to. Tables feed AI Teammates and Asana Dash directly, so structured data becomes context for the agents launched over the summer. Asana is drawing the limit itself, saying Tables won't replace a CRM or a formula-heavy spreadsheet.

◆ Prediction

Expect Tables to gain richer lookups between records and more ways for rules and AI Teammates to act on them. The entries don't show whether Tables will reach lower plans.

G5.0

Grocy 4.7 reorganizes authentication middleware and ships accent-insensitive search across the product.

◆ Current state

Grocy 4.7 is the most actively maintained version in over a year, with 4.7.0 shipping a breaking authentication middleware reorganization and 4.7.1 following quickly with bug fixes and a new product copy API endpoint. Earlier in 2026, 4.6.0 dropped support for PHP below 8.5 and improved quantity unit handling — the first time the project has enforced a PHP version floor in some time.

◆ Where it's heading

Grocy is maturing as a self-hosted household management platform with deliberate but slow progress. The PHP 8.5 mandate signals the team is willing to break older environments to simplify the codebase. Authentication improvements suggest growing attention to multi-user scenarios beyond the original single-household use case.

◆ Prediction

Given the cadence — roughly two feature releases per year — the next version will likely improve the mobile experience or expand API coverage for integrations, as those are the most common community asks not yet addressed.

Alternatives to Asana and Grocy

Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Asana or Grocy.

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Recent activity from Asana and Grocy

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 3d agoAsanaIntroducing: Tables ⚡
  2. 17d agoAsana:puzzle_piece: Subtask types now follow their parent, across projects
  3. 24d agoAsana🗓️ Subtask Date Rollups: bring your parent dates up to date
  4. 27d agoAsanaA clearer way to find your Admin settings 🧭
  5. 1mo agoAsana🔐 Automation rules now use their owner’s current permissions
  6. 1mo agoAsana🗂️ Bulk-add from Portfolio now works for editors and admins!
  7. 1mo agoGrocyVersion 4.7.1
  8. 2mo agoGrocyVersion 4.7.0
  9. 8mo agoGrocyVersion 4.6.0
  10. 1y agoGrocyVersion 4.5.0
  11. 1y agoGrocyVersion 4.4.2
  12. 1y agoGrocyVersion 4.4.1

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Asana and Grocy?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Asana is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Asana better than Grocy?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Asana is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Asana?

Top Asana alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Asana alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/asana for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Grocy?

Top Grocy alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Grocy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/grocy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.