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Asana VS Smartsheet_

As of 4 November 2026, Smartsheet is named by 3,016 companies and Asana by 3,834; Asana skews to companies under 200 people (53% vs 31%), Smartsheet to companies over 1,000 (41% vs 21%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Asana's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Smartsheet rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Asana: 2–200 employees
53%
Smartsheet: 2–200 employees
31%
Asana: 1,000+ employees
21%
Smartsheet: 1,000+ employees
41%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.7 · 2.5
Website or DNS footprint
17,846 · 9,873
3,834companies name Asana
3,016companies name Smartsheet
561name both
10,251 · 7,456postings in 90 days, Asana · Smartsheet
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAsanashareSmartsheetshareLeans
Self-employed1494%391%Asana
2-10 employees38410%1465%Asana
11-50 employees78120%2348%Asana
51-200 employees88323%56319%Asana
201-500 employees50213%44315%even
501-1000 employees3178%35712%Smartsheet
1001-5000 employees45712%62021%Smartsheet
5001-10000 employees1153%1997%Smartsheet
10,001+ employees2466%41514%Smartsheet
By industry
SegmentAsanashareSmartsheetshareLeans
Technology & software1,00626%56519%Asana
Business & finance services94125%57619%Asana
Public, community & associations37510%1926%Asana
Manufacturing & industry3198%61820%Smartsheet
Consumer services & leisure3028%1565%Asana
Commerce & trade2346%1475%even
Media & content2095%592%Asana
Property & construction1233%2538%Smartsheet
Health care1093%1375%even
Hospitality & travel892%702%even
Utilities & infrastructure561%1244%Smartsheet
Automotive351%592%even
By country
SegmentAsanashareSmartsheetshareLeans
United States2,59168%2,44581%Smartsheet
United Kingdom2045%1365%even
Canada1464%1013%even
Germany1424%271%Asana
India862%171%even
Australia541%291%even
France541%291%even
Poland431%––outside top 12
Brazil361%80%even
Spain351%140%even
Netherlands221%––outside top 12
Switzerland201%70%even
Italy––90%outside top 12
Denmark––70%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAsanashareSmartsheetshareLeans
Product, program & project management4,63137%3,30637%even
Marketing & communications1,48512%1722%Asana
Administration & office6855%1862%Asana
Sales4123%1732%even
Software engineering2882%991%even
Customer service & success2672%941%even
Business development & strategy2542%931%even
General management & consulting2512%1892%even
Design & UX2472%410%even
IT operations & business systems2022%2883%even
Travel, leisure & events1761%491%even
Finance & accounting1701%1722%even
arts media and entertainment1561%400%even
Human resources1451%1201%even
Data & AI1361%2212%even
construction and civil751%5706%Smartsheet
Legal, compliance & risk751%1191%even
Education & training701%611%even
Engineering (non-software)671%4045%Smartsheet
Unclassified480%––outside top 12
real estate and property450%260%even
Retail & store operations410%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport380%1812%even
skilled trades and field service300%1091%even
Quality, safety & environment260%3514%Smartsheet
social care and community240%240%even
facilities cleaning and security230%370%even
procurement and purchasing210%771%even
manufacturing and production180%320%even
research and science110%681%even
healthcare clinical––140%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––120%outside top 12
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Smartsheet is named by 3,016 companies in job postings and Asana by 3,834; 561 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/asana-vs-smartsheet)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Asana vs Smartsheet: questions

Which is more used, Asana or Smartsheet?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Asana (3,834) over Smartsheet (3,016). By website-and-DNS footprint, Asana (17,846 vs 9,873), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Asana?

53% of Asana companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 31% for Smartsheet. 21% of Asana companies have over 1,000 employees, against 41% for Smartsheet.

Do companies run both?

561 companies name both in their postings, usually Asana in marketing and Smartsheet in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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