An Asana alternative that speaks engineering
From task lists to sprints, releases, and SLAs
Asana coordinates work; software teams deliver it. If your engineers maintain a parallel tracker (or a pile of workarounds) because Asana lacks points, burndown, PR links, QA, and support queues, the tool is costing more than its subscription.
Kapvel is delivery-native — and still friendly enough for design, ops, and client-facing teammates who need boards, docs, and approvals without an engineering degree.
The engineering checklist
- Scrum sprints with points, goals, burndown, velocity
- GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab PRs linked to issues
- QA test runs with client UAT sign-off
- Service desk with SLA countdowns and a portal
- Releases, automation rules, time tracking with rates
The cross-team story
Kanban projects, multiplayer docs, spreadsheets, decks, and signature approvals cover the non-engineering half of the company, so consolidation actually consolidates.
Kapvel vs Asana at a glance
| Kapvel | Asana | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $9 per user/month | From ~$10.99 per user/month |
| Scrum & Kanban boards | Included, realtime | Boards without native sprints/points |
| Wiki & collaborative docs | Included (or $6 add-on on Standard) | Project briefs; no full wiki |
| Spreadsheets, decks & whiteboards | Included with Docs | Not included |
| Service desk with SLAs & portal | Included in Premium ($10 add-on on Standard) | Forms, but no SLA service desk |
| Time tracking & timesheets | Built in, with billable rates | Native on higher tiers/add-ons |
| Test management & client UAT | Included in Premium ($12 add-on) | Not included |
| Approvals with e-signatures | Built in, on any doc type | Task approvals; no signatures |
| Automation rules | 100 free runs/mo, unlimited on Premium | Rules included by tier |
| Migration path | Jira importer for teams consolidating dev work | — |
Competitor details reflect public pricing and plans as of July 2026 and may change.
See it live
This is a real interactive demo — click around, nothing to install.
Agile boards that feel alive
Scrum and Kanban boards with drag-and-drop, custom columns, filters, story points, and realtime sync — when a teammate moves a card, you see it instantly. Plan sprints in the backlog, then complete them with automatic rollover.
- Sprints with burndown, velocity, and cumulative flow reports
- Epics, stories, tasks, bugs, and subtasks with rich descriptions
- Backlog planning with ranking, bulk moves, and story points
- Timeline view with drag-to-resize epic bars
Sprint 14
4 days leftComplete sprintOAuth token refresh flow
Empty state illustrations
Fix flaky payment webhook
Checkout flow polish
Sprint burndown widget
Frequently asked questions
Is Kapvel harder to learn than Asana?
No — boards are drag-and-drop, and the wizard seeds a demo workspace so teams explore a working example instead of a blank screen.
Can Kapvel import from Asana?
There's no direct Asana importer yet; the Jira and Confluence importers cover Atlassian sources, and Asana projects are quick to recreate with our project templates.
Keep exploring
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Start free, invite the team, and import your existing projects in minutes. Boards, docs, and support — finally on speaking terms.