Who this comparison is for
ProjectBoard highlights
- Project pages (cover, location, amenities, media, brochures)
- Customers-only updates with audience resolved by OccupancyCore
Asana (Project Management) highlights
- Task dependencies, assignees, and internal collaboration
- Strong planning views (boards/timelines) for execution
Capability matrix
| Capability | ProjectBoard | Asana (Project Management) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client-facing project page (portal) | Full | Partial | Asana sharing exists but is not portal-first |
| Gated brochures & attachments with signed links | Native | Partial | FileVault-backed security vs file attachments |
| Publishable updates feed with visibility modes | Full | Partial | Updates vs comments/status; visibility is more granular in ProjectBoard |
| Scheduled publishing (publish_at) | Full | Partial | Auto-publish updates via cron |
| Event-driven notifications (decoupled) | Full | Partial | ProjectBoard emits events; delivery via NotifyCenter/EmailHub |
| Assignment-aware customer audience resolution | Native | OccupancyCore resolves assigned customers | |
| Internal task management suite | Partial | Full | Asana is execution-first |
| Webhooks for external publishing | Native | Partial | Signed webhooks + retries vs integrations |
Total cost of ownership
Use Asana for internal execution; use ProjectBoard for stakeholder publishing. This reduces duplicated “status update” work and keeps customer delivery consistent via events.
Assumptions
- Stakeholders need a clean read-only timeline and gated downloads
Migration plan
From Asana (as stakeholder portal) · Mirror projects in ProjectBoard → publish updates → keep Asana as execution system
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1
Create projects and portal visibility rules in ProjectBoard
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2
Attach brochures/media via FileVault
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3
Publish updates on cadence; wire notifications via OccupancyCore + NotifyCenter/EmailHub
Security
- Public/customer/internal visibility controls
- Signed links + permissions enforced by FileVault
Evidence & sources
| Claim | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility modes | public / customers-only / internal for updates and attachments | product_docs |
About ProjectBoard
ProjectBoard turns every project into a shareable, structured page with a clear timeline. Add descriptions, locations, amenities, cover media, image galleries, and brochures stored securely in file-vault.
Post progress updates on a schedule or publish instantly. Updates support categories (configurable per workspace), attachments, and visibility rules (public, customers-only, internal). When an update is published, ProjectBoard emits events so other apps can resolve audience and deliver notifications—without ProjectBoard needing to know who the customers are.
Use it for construction projects, property developments, events, product launches, internal initiatives, and any workflow that needs a “project home” plus an update stream.