Free guests, scoped to one list
A client or contractor sees their list and nothing else. No seat to buy, no risk they wander into another project.
Asana alternative
IterDone vs Asana: guests that don't cost a seat.
Asana is a capable work tracker. Teams leave it when every contractor is another seat, the docs live somewhere else, and time still gets reconstructed on Friday. IterDone keeps the list/board/timeline shape and puts guests, docs and a timer on the same task.
The switch
Where Asana teams get stuck
Per-seat pricing punishes you for adding the freelance designer who touches one campaign. Docs drift into a wiki or a Google Doc because they are not nested next to the list they describe. Hours live in a spreadsheet until invoicing day. IterDone answers those three with free guests scoped to one list, docs inside the space, and a timer on the task you are already looking at.
What we built instead
How IterDone handles it.
Docs next to the work
A spec, a brief or an onboarding doc lives inside the space, one click from the list it governs. Public links share a doc without an account.
A timer on every task
Start it when you start, stop it when you are done. Friday's timesheet is a view of entries that already exist, not a reconstruction from Slack.
CSV in, JSON out
Import an Asana CSV in one pass. Export a list as CSV or the whole workspace as JSON whenever you want — leaving is as easy as arriving.
Side by side
IterDone vs Asana
| Capability | IterDone | Asana |
|---|---|---|
| Guest / contractor access | Free, one-list scope | Often a paid or limited guest |
| Docs | Nested in the space, next to the list | Easy to drift into a separate wiki |
| Time tracking | Timer on the task, shared timesheet | Often a separate app |
| Views | List, board, table, calendar, timeline, workload | List, board, timeline, calendar |
| AI / agents | Built-in MCP (89 tools) | API exists; no built-in MCP server |
| Export | CSV or full-workspace JSON, any time | CSV export of tasks |
Based on each product's publicly documented feature set as of 2026. Products change; this page describes IterDone as it ships today.
Common questions
What people ask first.
Can I import from Asana?
Yes. Export a CSV from Asana and upload it. Task names, statuses, priorities, assignees and due dates come across in one pass. The live demo lets you try an import with no signup.
Is IterDone simpler than Asana?
The hierarchy is three levels — Spaces, Folders, Lists — and every list is already a board, table, calendar, timeline and workload. There is no portfolio of extra products to turn on.
Do clients need Asana-style guest licenses?
No. Invite them as a guest, grant one list, and they can view and comment without a paid seat.
Does it have a timeline / Gantt?
Yes. Timeline and Gantt are views of the same list. Draw dependencies, drag dates, and see what slips when something upstream slips.
Keep exploring
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