# Asana Google Sheets sync limit: 500 rows, Advanced only

The Asana Google Sheets sync limit is 500 rows, on Advanced plans only. How Asana's own Sync to Google Sheets works, how often it updates, and when to use it.

## Key takeaways

- Asana's own Sync to Google Sheets needs Advanced, Enterprise or Enterprise+, and Advanced starts at $24.99 per user per month billed annually.
- It stops at 500 rows, and a project with subtasks can reach that sooner than its task count suggests.
- The sheet updates on its own every few hours: Asana's help page says every 6 hours in one place and every hour in another.
- The portfolio export's Live source data tab is locked, so formulas and charts go on another tab.
- Asana describes data flowing into the sheet only, so edits in the sheet don't go back to Asana.

The portfolio sheet looked fine for months. Then the team crossed 500 tasks, and the report started missing work that was plainly in Asana.

That's the Asana Google Sheets™ sync limit doing its job. Asana's own Sync to Google Sheets is a real feature, made by Asana and free on Advanced and up. It also has 4 limits that decide whether it fits: a 500-row cap, a plan gate at Advanced, a refresh every few hours and a locked tab.

This post covers what it does, how to set it up and where each limit bites. We checked the facts on Asana's help pages on 21 October 2026.

## The short answer

Asana's Sync to Google Sheets sends a project, a portfolio or an advanced search into a Google Sheets file. It works through the Asana Exports add-on.

It needs Asana Advanced, Enterprise or Enterprise+. Advanced costs $24.99 per user per month billed annually. The cap is 500 rows. The data updates on its own every few hours, and Asana's help page states both hourly and 6-hourly. Nothing on the page describes edits going back to Asana.

If you already pay for Advanced and the project stays under 500 rows, use it. Past 500 rows, or on Personal or Starter, a Sheets add-on or another method fits better.

![Screenshot of a Google Sheet of synced Asana tasks with the Asana to Sheets sidebar open beside it, listing a Website Relaunch project sync scheduled for 07:54 AM](/blog/images/asana-sheet-with-sidebar.png)

## Inside Asana's Sync to Google Sheets

Asana's apps page lists the integration as made by Asana. Its one-line pitch is to "sync data from Asana projects and portfolios to Google Sheets."

The help page names 3 sources:

- **Projects.** One project's tasks in a sheet.
- **Portfolios.** A portfolio report with 3 tabs: Overview, Asana project data, and Live source data.
- **Advanced search results.** The results of an advanced search across projects, which is the nearest thing to a filtered export.

In the portfolio report, the Live source data tab is locked. Asana's help page says it is "locked to protect the connection to Asana." Your charts and formulas belong on the other tabs or a new one.

Don't mix this up with the other Asana add-on on the Google Workspace™ Marketplace, called simply Asana. That one adds smart chips, so you can @-mention an Asana task inside a sheet. It doesn't export data.

## How to set up Asana's sync to Google Sheets

1. Install the Asana Exports add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace.
2. In Asana, open the dropdown menu of the project or portfolio. Choose Export/Print, then Sync to Google Sheets.
3. Copy the link Asana shows.
4. In a Google Sheet, go to Extensions, Asana Exports, Sync with Asana.
5. Paste the link and confirm.

For portfolios, Asana's apps page also lists the path Actions, Export, Google Sheets. The menu labels move between Asana's pages. Look for Export in the dropdown.

## The 4 limits, one by one

| Limit           | What Asana says                                          | What it means for your report                          |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Plan            | Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise+ only                | Personal and Starter workspaces can't use it           |
| Rows            | "The current limit for syncing and exporting data is 500 rows." | A project with subtasks reaches 500 sooner than it looks |
| Refresh         | Every 6 hours, and elsewhere on the page every hour      | Don't promise a client numbers from a set hour         |
| Locked tab      | Live source data tab is locked                           | Build formulas and charts on a separate tab            |
| Direction       | Describes only data flowing into the sheet               | Edits in the sheet stay in the sheet                   |

### The plan gate

Advanced is $24.99 per user per month billed annually, or $30.49 monthly. Asana has no 1-seat plan, so the smallest Advanced team is 2 seats at $49.98 a month. A team of 10 pays $249.90 a month.

If you're on Advanced for portfolios, goals or time tracking already, the sheet sync costs nothing on top. If the sheet is the only reason to upgrade from Starter at $10.99, the upgrade is $14 per seat per month. On 10 seats that's $140 a month for one export.

### The 500-row cap

500 rows covers a small project with ease. A busy one gets there fast. A project with 120 tasks and 3 subtasks each already sits near 480 rows, if subtasks count as rows. Asana's page doesn't say whether they do, so check your own sheet. A portfolio of 6 projects passes 500 quickly too.

Plan for 500 as a hard ceiling.

### The refresh

Asana's help page says the sheet "will automatically update every 6 hours." A few lines on, it says the Live source data tab "automatically updates every hour." Both lines sit on that one help page.

Treat it as a background refresh every few hours. A Monday report is fine. A board people watch during a launch day isn't.

## Asana's own sync wins on small Advanced projects

Use it when all of these are true:

- Your workspace is on Advanced or higher.
- The project, portfolio or search stays under 500 rows.
- A sheet a few hours old is fine.
- You only read the data in Sheets and edit in Asana.

In that case it's the best option. Asana maintains it, your Advanced plan already covers it, and a portfolio report comes out with an overview tab you didn't have to build.

## An add-on past 500 rows or below Advanced

The fit turns when one of those 4 conditions breaks. An [Asana to Google Sheets](/) add-on such as Asana to Sheets works on any Asana plan, from Personal up.

| Need                         | Asana's own sync           | Asana to Sheets                          |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Asana plan                   | Advanced or higher         | Any plan                                 |
| Row cap                      | 500                        | None set by us. Asana's request limits set the pace |
| Refresh                      | Every 1 to 6 hours          | By hand, every 3 hours on Pro, seconds with live sync on Business |
| Subtasks                     | Not documented             | Each on its own row, with the parent task's name |
| Filters                      | Through an advanced search | Section, assignee, tag, completed, due window |
| Edits back to Asana          | Not described              | Business plan                            |
| Time entries and users       | Not documented             | Pro and Business. Time entries need Asana Advanced |
| Cost                         | Included in Advanced       | $9, $19 or $39 a month, flat per account |

The add-on has its own limits. Google caps scheduled add-on runs at roughly once an hour, and ours runs every 3 hours. Big subtask trees take longer, because Asana hands subtasks over one parent at a time. Free Asana workspaces get about 150 requests a minute against 1,500 on paid plans, so a first sync there runs slower.

The other routes, CSV, Zapier, Make and reporting connectors, sit side by side in [how to sync Asana to Google Sheets](/blog/how-to-sync-asana-to-google-sheets). For refresh times alone, see [Asana to Google Sheets automatically](/blog/asana-to-google-sheets-automatically).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Asana's Google Sheets sync free?

It comes with Asana Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise+, with no extra charge. Advanced starts at $24.99 per user per month billed annually. Personal and Starter workspaces don't get it.

### Can I raise the 500-row limit?

Asana sets it, and its help page calls 500 rows the current cap. Splitting a portfolio into smaller projects or searches keeps each sheet under the cap, at the cost of more tabs.

### How often does Asana's sync update the sheet?

Asana's help page says every 6 hours in one place and every hour in another. Plan for every few hours, and check the sheet's data before a meeting that depends on it.

### Can I sync an Asana portfolio to Google Sheets?

Yes, on Advanced and above. Asana's portfolio export creates 3 tabs: Overview, Asana project data and a locked Live source data tab. Add-ons can also sync a portfolio you own as a multi-project source.

### Does Asana's sync send edits back to Asana?

The help page only describes data moving from Asana into the sheet. Edits in the sheet stay there. Two-way sync needs another tool, covered in [Asana Google Sheets two-way sync](/blog/asana-google-sheets-two-way-sync).

## Check your row count first

Open the project in Asana and count its tasks and subtasks. Under 500 on an Advanced workspace, set up Asana's sync today. Over 500 or below Advanced, compare the plans on the [pricing page](/pricing).

_Asana is a trademark of Asana, Inc. Google Sheets and Google Workspace are trademarks of Google LLC. Asana to Sheets has no affiliation with either, and neither endorses it._