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Carew vs Asana
Asana is built to plan and track work across teams. Carew builds software that runs a specific process, with its own data and calculations.
The short answer
Use Asana to plan projects, track deadlines and coordinate work across departments. It is mature, well supported and quick to roll out.
Use Carew when the problem is less about who does which task and more about the work itself: records, calculations, approvals and data that move between your systems.
Side by side
| Area | Carew | Asana |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Software built for one business's process | A platform for planning and tracking projects and work across teams |
| Ready to use | After the build, typically four to 12 weeks | The same day |
| How data is held | Records specific to your business, with rules and calculations | Projects, tasks and custom fields |
| Calculations | Built in, for example a monthly valuation through to VAT and amount due | Basic field formulas and reporting |
| Cost | One fixed build price, with no per-user fee | A monthly subscription for each user on paid plans |
| Connections | Built for the systems you use, such as Xero or Fulfil.io | A large library of standard integrations |
| Changes | Agreed and priced before they are made | Made by you, at any time |
Asana details are based on its public website and may change. Check current plans and features with Asana.
When Asana is the better choice
If your challenge is coordination, such as deadlines slipping, unclear ownership or work spread across departments, Asana is designed for exactly that and is far quicker and cheaper than building anything.
When Carew is the better choice
Some processes cannot be described as a list of tasks. A monthly valuation, an order flow or a creator programme needs records, rules and calculations that a project tool does not hold, so the real work ends up in spreadsheets beside it.
That is where a custom system earns its cost. The software does the sums and keeps the record, and Asana can carry on managing projects around it.
Questions
Can we keep using Asana?
Yes. Asana can keep managing projects while the custom system runs the process. We can connect the two if that helps.
How do we know which we need?
If the work is mostly people and deadlines, a project tool is enough. If it involves calculations, stock, orders or data copied between systems, you probably need a system. The first call will tell you which.
How long does a build take?
Typically four to 12 weeks. West Country Renovations went live 53 days after the build started.
Who owns the software?
You do, once it is paid for. The custom code we write for you is yours, as set out in our terms.
Tell us what the team does by hand.
We'll say whether we can help and what it would cost. The first call takes 30 minutes.
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