Asana to monday.com Migration
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Why Teams Move from Asana to monday.com
Teams usually look at monday.com when work outgrows lists and projects: when they want boards that hold any kind of record, dashboards across many boards, and automations they can set up without a developer.
If you are still deciding, our monday.com vs Asana comparison sets out the differences in features and pricing.
What Moves, What We Rebuild, What Cannot Move
- 10 move
- 5 we rebuild
- 1 cannot move
| In Asana | In monday.com | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Projects | Boards | Moves |
| Sections | Groups | Moves |
| Tasks and subtasks | Items and subitems | Moves |
| AssigneesMatched by email address in your monday.com account. | People column | Moves |
| Start and due dates | Date or Timeline column | Moves |
| Custom fields | Columns of the matching type | Moves |
| Task descriptions | Long text column | Moves |
| CommentsAsana's API returns comments as task stories. | Item updates | Moves |
| AttachmentsAsana's API lists each task's attachments, inline images included, and the files are downloaded through it. | Files column | Moves |
| Dependencies | Dependency column | Moves |
| Rules | monday.com automations | We rebuild |
| Forms | monday.com WorkForms | We rebuild |
| Timeline, board and calendar views | Board views | We rebuild |
| Portfolios and goals | Dashboards | We rebuild |
| IntegrationsReconnected with your accounts after the move. | monday.com integrations | We rebuild |
| Change history (who changed what, and when)An import can't write monday.com's activity log; it starts on the day of the move. | monday.com activity log | Cannot move |
How the Migration Runs
- 01
Free assessment
Duration: Free
We look at your Asana projects, item counts, files and automations, and send a fixed quote with the list of what moves, what we rebuild and what cannot move.
- 02
Data map
Duration: Before any data moves
Each part of Asana becomes a monday.com board, group, item or column of the right type. You sign off the map, including what to leave behind.
- 03
Test migration
Duration: On a sample first
We move a sample with its comments and files, and you check it in monday.com.
- 04
Full migration and rebuild
Duration: Dates fixed in your quote
We move everything in scope, link the items, and rebuild your automations, views and forms in monday.com.
- 05
Checks and handover
Duration: Before you switch off Asana
We compare item counts board by board, walk your team through the new boards, and hand the export files over to you.
When Asana Is Still the Right Call
Moving is not always the answer. Stay on Asana, or plan the move carefully, if:
- Your projects depend on Asana portfolios and goals reporting, and nobody has time to set up the matching monday.com dashboards. Plan that work first.
- You have a few small projects with no comments or files you need to keep. monday.com's Asana import or a spreadsheet import is enough.
Doing it yourself, compared
The options monday.com gives you, set against a full migration. Each fact comes from the sources below.
| monday.com's Asana import | Spreadsheet import (CSV or Excel) | TaskRhino migration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task fields | Name, assignee, completed, notes, due date and parent name | The columns in your file | Every field, including custom fields |
| Comments and files | Not listed as supported | Not imported (nothing goes into updates) | Comments as updates, files in a Files column |
| Subtasks | Parent name only | Arrive as items | Subitems under their task |
| Rules, forms and views | Not moved | Not moved | Rebuilt in monday.com |
The assessment tells you which of these apply before you commit.
Also moving plans or issues from another tool? See our Microsoft Project to monday.com migration and Jira to monday.com migration. Joining two monday.com accounts after a merger is a monday.com account to account migration. Every move we run is on our data migration services page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I move Asana to monday.com myself?
You can. monday.com has a built-in Asana import that brings in task name, assignee, completed, notes, due date and parent name. Comments, attachments, custom fields and rules are not on its list, so teams that need those use a full migration.
Do comments and attachments move?
Asana's API returns each task's comments (as stories) and its attachments. We copy comments into the item's updates and attachments into a Files column on the same item.
What happens to our automations, views and forms?
No export carries them. We list each one in the assessment and rebuild the ones you still need as monday.com automations, views, forms and dashboards.
What cannot be moved?
Change history (who changed what, and when): An import can't write monday.com's activity log; it starts on the day of the move. Everything else in the table above either moves or is rebuilt in monday.com.
How long does it take?
It depends on how many projects and items you have, how many files, and how much needs rebuilding. The dates are fixed in your quote after the free assessment.
How much does it cost?
It depends on your projects, item counts, files and automations. The assessment is free and ends with a fixed quote.
Sources
- 01Asana developers: Get stories from a taskReturns all stories on a task: its comments and other changes, such as assignments and date changes. A task's files come from Get attachments from an object, inline images included, and its dependencies from Get dependencies from a task.https://developers.asana.com/reference/getstoriesfortaskOpen Asana developers: Get stories from a task in a new tab
- 02monday.com: How to import projects from AsanaThe built-in Asana import supports name, assignee, completed, notes, due date and parent name.https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004990799-How-to-import-projects-from-AsanaOpen monday.com: How to import projects from Asana in a new tab
- 03monday.com: Import files from ExcelExcel and CSV import: up to 8,000 rows (first 50 columns) into a new board, 10,000 rows into an existing board; first tab only; subitems arrive as items; nothing goes into the Updates section.https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000219209-Import-files-from-ExcelOpen monday.com: Import files from Excel in a new tab
Plan Your Asana to monday.com Move
Tell us what you use Asana for today. We will send the list of what moves, what we rebuild and what cannot move, with a fixed quote.
What happens after you send this
- We read your requirements and reply within 48 hours.
- We talk it through on a free 30-minute call. No obligation.
- You leave with clear next steps, and a personalized quote if you go ahead.
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