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Asana vs Immich

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

Asana vs Immich: at a glance

FeatureAsanaImmich
SectorPM, CollabCollab
Velocity score6.35.0
Sparks · 30d10
Top themeswork-management, governance, permissions, ai-studioself-hosted, photo-management, backups, authentication
Last editorial update12h ago3d ago
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What is Asana?

Asana lets Division admins run their own custom roles, on top Enterprise plans only.

Asana's fall releases split between new structure and tighter control. Tables arrived on October 29 as a new object type; since then it has added a Client portal tab in Inbox, collapsible headings in Pages and hourly credit limits for AI Studio automations. The November 12 release lets Division Admins assign roles and build custom roles from Member or Guest, with one role per person across all Divisions.

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What is Immich?

Immich's 3.4 candidate brings passkeys to the phone app

Immich is in its v3.4 release-candidate cycle. rc.1 added passkey sign-in, built-in backups through FUTO Backups (restic-based), JPEG XL support and mobile tags, with a batch of security fixes; rc.2 was bug fixes only. rc.3 on 6 November extends passkeys to the mobile apps and improves the backup integration.

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Asana vs Immich: editorial side-by-side

Asana logo
Asana
PMCOLLAB
6.3

Asana lets Division admins run their own custom roles, on top Enterprise plans only.

◆ Current state

Asana's fall releases split between new structure and tighter control. Tables arrived on October 29 as a new object type; since then it has added a Client portal tab in Inbox, collapsible headings in Pages and hourly credit limits for AI Studio automations. The November 12 release lets Division Admins assign roles and build custom roles from Member or Guest, with one role per person across all Divisions.

◆ Where it's heading

The governance thread is getting more granular: rules that run with their owner's current permissions, credit caps per automation, and now role control pushed down to Division level. Asana is building the admin layer large companies need before they let AI Studio and new objects like Tables spread across departments.

◆ Prediction

Expect further admin and permission controls for Tables and AI Studio, likely gated to Enterprise tiers as this one is.

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Immich
COLLAB
5.0

Immich's 3.4 candidate brings passkeys to the phone app

◆ Current state

Immich is in its v3.4 release-candidate cycle. rc.1 added passkey sign-in, built-in backups through FUTO Backups (restic-based), JPEG XL support and mobile tags, with a batch of security fixes; rc.2 was bug fixes only. rc.3 on 6 November extends passkeys to the mobile apps and improves the backup integration.

◆ Where it's heading

Each Immich cycle runs three or four candidates in a few weeks, and 3.4 is adding the account and data-safety features a self-hosted photo library needs before households rely on it. Passkeys reaching mobile completes the sign-in change across clients.

◆ Prediction

A stable v3.4.0 is the likely next entry, with the draft release notes already published.

Asana alternatives

Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Asana.

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Immich alternatives

Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Immich.

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Recent activity from Asana and Immich

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

  1. 1d agoAsanaRole-based access control now available for Divisions
  2. 3d agoAsana🚦 Keep AI Studio credit use in check with rate limiting
  3. 7d agoImmichv3.4 RC3 brings passkeys to mobile and refines backups
  4. 8d agoAsana📥 Client portal activity now has its own spot in Inbox
  5. 9d agoAsana🗂️ Collapsible headings are now live in Pages
  6. 9d agoImmichv3.4 RC2 is bug fixes only ahead of the stable release
  7. 14d agoImmichv3.4 RC adds passkeys, built-in backups and JPEG XL
  8. 15d agoAsanaIntroducing: Tables ⚡
  9. 1mo agoAsana:puzzle_piece: Subtask types now follow their parent, across projects
  10. 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC2 refines person sharing before release
  11. 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC1 continues person-sharing work
  12. 1mo agoImmichv3.3 RC adds people management and TensorRT-RTX

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Asana and Immich?

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 Immich?

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 Collab products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Asana?

Top Asana alternatives in Collab 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 Immich?

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