What is Asana?

Table of content

by

Luis Manjarrez

September 16, 2020

· Updated on

Project management from your email client? It's possible.

Asana is a project management tool that has exploded in popularity in the last few years. It can help people of all industries better manage projects using different visualizations, including Kanban-style boards, calendar view, Gant charts, etc.

Asana project management visualizations options

Asana can also help your team reduce the number of meetings because it lets you clearly define task owners and allows a high-degree scoping. And although Asana can also reduce the number of emails you get, you simply can't get rid of them all. Email is by far the most used communications medium in the professional world. Customers, clients, prospects, employees, etc., they all use email.

Email is actually the simplest way to communicate externally with clients. There's no learning curve to beat or onboarding to account for. You simply send email.

So there should be a way to easily add tasks to projects in Asana directly from your email, right? Without the hassle of shifting between apps and trying to match tasks with specific conversations.

Thanks to Missive's integration with Asana, you can add tasks to workspaces and projects from your email client with just a couple of clicks.

Sounds good, but what is Missive?

Missive is a team inbox and chat tool that helps businesses stay on top of all their communication channels and projects in a single app. All while enabling collaboration between coworkers. Missive offers an integration with Asana that helps you bridge the gap between emails and project management!

The integration gives you access to all your projects, tags, custom fields, and teammates. You will be able to assign tasks to teammates and define due dates. Say goodbye to switching between apps to add tasks to your workspaces.

A customer sent an email with a change request to the project? Easy, click on New Task in Missive, and the whole team will see the new task and can begin to work immediately.

Add Asana tasks from Missive

Do you need to discuss a task in real-time? No problem, you can do that too!

Chat in real-time about Asana tasks in Missive

How do you set up Asana in Missive?

Step 1

Create a free Asana account.

Step 2

Open Missive and go to Settings > Integrations > Add integration > Asana

Select Asana integration from list

A pop-up will open that will ask for your Asana account and permission to access it.

Connect Missive to Asana

Share the integration with your team if needed.

Share Asana integration with team

Step 3

You're ready to start creating and managing Asana tasks directly from Missive! Click on the New task button in the integrations panel.

Press the new task button to add an Asana task

Enter the task's information and click on Create:

Add task info in Missive

Will changes reflect in Asana?

Yes! Everything you create or edit in Missive will be visible and available in app.asana.com in real-time.

Asana dashboard, synced real-time with Missive

Related articles

Explore more
Customer Service

September 2, 2020

SMS for customer service: when to use it and how to set it up

Text messages get read within minutes. But managing customer conversations over SMS as a team is a different challenge. Here’s when SMS makes sense for support, and how to set it up without creating a second inbox nobody checks.

Read more
Customer Service

November 29, 2024

16 Affordable Intercom Alternatives for 2026

The best affordable Intercom alternatives for 2026 are Missive, Zendesk, Help Scout, Freshdesk, and Crisp—all offering shared inboxes, live chat, and team collaboration at a fraction of Intercom's price.

Read more
Productivity

October 26, 2024

5 Missive features you gotta know

Five underused Missive features that quietly save the most time: merging threads, a custom sidebar, inline canned responses, the command bar, and custom thread names.

Read more
Productivity

January 22, 2026

The 8 best AI tools for small businesses in 2026

Discover the best AI tools for small business in 2026. Our guide covers top platforms for communication, marketing, and productivity to help you grow.

Read more
Tips & Templates

February 5, 2024

How to set customer service goals that actually stick

Setting customer service goals is more than picking a number and hoping. Here’s how to use SMART goals to build targets your team can actually hit, with examples for departments, managers, and individual agents.

Read more
Productivity

July 24, 2025

7 Fyxer AI alternatives: from email clients to add-on tools

Compare 7 Fyxer AI alternatives for 2026, from Gmail-native add-ons like Gmelius and Hiver to team inboxes like Missive. Pricing verified April 2026.

Read more
Tips & Templates

December 12, 2023

8 steps to create a customer service strategy

From defining your vision to cultivating a company-wide customer focus, discover the key steps for crafting...

Read more
Team Collaboration

May 18, 2022

Best Small Businesses Collaboration Software for Teams

The best collaboration software for small businesses. Tools recommended by a small business owner for other...

Read more
Productivity

March 7, 2024

Property management email templates (with examples)

Property management email templates for applications, move-ins, maintenance, rent reminders, renewals, and move-outs. Copy, paste, and personalize.

Read more

We live in our inboxes.
Let’s make email enjoyable.

Try us out for free, invite a few people to get a feel, and upgrade when you’re ready.

4.8 → Over 1000 reviews
4.8
→ 1000+ reviews