# How to sync Asana to Google Sheets: 5 real methods

5 ways to sync Asana to Google Sheets: CSV export, Asana's own sync, a Sheets add-on, Zapier or Make, and reporting connectors. Real steps, limits and prices.

## Key takeaways

- There are 5 ways to sync Asana to Google Sheets: a CSV export, Asana's own sync, a Sheets add-on, Zapier or Make, and a reporting connector.
- A CSV export is free on every Asana plan, but it's a snapshot that never updates and can't send edits back.
- Asana's own Sync to Google Sheets needs Advanced at $24.99 per user per month billed annually, stops at 500 rows and refreshes every few hours.
- A Sheets add-on such as Asana to Sheets works on any Asana plan for $9 to $39 a month flat, with subtasks and custom fields, every 3 hours or live.
- Zapier and Make add a row per new task and charge per action, so they fit chains across several apps better than a sheet that stays current.

The work lives in Asana. Finance, a client or your manager wants it in a spreadsheet, because that's where the pivot tables and the monthly report already live. So on Monday somebody exports, pastes, fixes the dates and sends it.

There are 5 ways to sync Asana to Google Sheets™ and stop doing that by hand. 2 of them cost nothing. One needs the Asana Advanced plan at $24.99 per user per month. The other 2 charge in very different ways, and the difference shows up on a busy project.

Below are the steps for each, the limit each one hits first, and the situation it suits. We checked prices and limits on 21 October 2026.

## The short answer

For a one-off snapshot, export a CSV from Asana. It's free on every plan.

If your workspace is already on Asana Advanced and the project stays under 500 rows, Asana's own Sync to Google Sheets costs nothing extra. For a sheet that stays current on any Asana plan, with subtasks and custom fields, use a Sheets add-on. Zapier or Make fit when the sheet is one stop in a chain of several apps. Reporting connectors such as Coupler.io and Coefficient fit when Asana is one source among many in the same report.

All 5 methods move data from Asana into Google Sheets. One of them can also send edits back.

## Method 1: export a CSV and import it

The zero-cost option. Good for a snapshot, bad for anything you need again next week.

1. Open the project in Asana. Open the project's dropdown menu, then Export, then CSV.
2. Small projects download straight away. Large ones arrive by email once the file is ready.
3. In Google Sheets, go to File, Import, Upload, and drop in the file.
4. Choose Replace current sheet or Append to current sheet, then import.

That's about 2 minutes. The trouble starts on the second Monday.

A CSV is a photo of the project at the second you clicked. Changes after that never reach the sheet, and nothing tells you. To refresh it you repeat all 4 steps, then repair the formulas that pointed at the old rows.

Asana doesn't document the column list of its CSV export. Open your own file and check whether comments and custom fields made it in. Subtasks carry a Parent Task column, so they land as loose rows you group yourself.

The file can't travel back, either. Asana's CSV import adds new tasks only. Its help page says plainly that importing "will not update any existing tasks in the project." Our [Asana CSV export guide](/blog/asana-csv-export) covers what to check in the file, and [exporting Asana to Excel](/blog/export-asana-to-excel) covers the Excel side.

## Method 2: Asana's own Sync to Google Sheets

Asana builds its own connection, and its apps page labels it as made by Asana. It pulls projects, portfolios and advanced search results into a sheet.

1. Install the Asana Exports add-on from the Google Workspace™ Marketplace.
2. In Asana, open the project or portfolio dropdown, choose Export/Print, then Sync to Google Sheets. Copy the link it shows.
3. In the sheet, go to Extensions, Asana Exports, Sync with Asana, and paste the link.

4 limits decide whether it fits.

- **Plan.** Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise+ only. Advanced costs $24.99 per user per month billed annually, or $30.49 monthly. Personal and Starter workspaces don't get it.
- **Rows.** Asana's help page puts the cap at 500 rows.
- **Refresh.** It updates on its own, every few hours. The same help page says both hourly and every 6 hours. Don't build a 9 a.m. report around an exact time.
- **A locked tab.** The Live source data tab is locked to protect the connection. Formulas belong on another tab.

The help page only ever describes data flowing into Sheets. It says nothing about edits going back to Asana.

If you already pay for Advanced and the project is small, this is a fair pick. It's free with the plan and Asana maintains it. The full list of its limits is in [Asana's native Google Sheets sync](/blog/asana-native-google-sheets-sync).

## Method 3: a Google Sheets add-on

An add-on lives in the Sheets sidebar, next to the data. Pick a project and it writes a tab, then keeps that tab current. Asana to Sheets is one, built by UpSys. It's the [Asana to Google Sheets integration](/) this site is about.

1. Install it from the Google Workspace Marketplace and open a spreadsheet.
2. Open the sidebar and sign in to Asana.
3. Pick the workspace, then the team, then the project. On Asana plans with portfolios, a portfolio you own works as a source too.
4. Add filters if you want part of a project: section, assignee, tag, completed or open, or a due-date window.
5. Run the sync.

Asana has no built-in status, so the Status column holds the task's section in that project. Completed tasks show as done, and the project's Status field comes across if it has one. Subtasks arrive with their parent task's name beside them. It writes a task that sits in 3 projects once.

Custom fields come across by type: text, number, currency, percentage, single-select, multi-select, date, people, formula and reference.

The limits, said plainly:

- Google caps scheduled add-on runs at roughly one per hour. Ours runs every 3 hours on Pro and Business. Live sync on Business is the faster path, with changes reaching the sheet in seconds.
- Big subtask trees take longer, because Asana hands subtasks over one parent task at a time.
- Asana slows any tool that asks too often, at about 150 requests a minute on free workspaces and 1,500 on paid ones. A big first sync on a free workspace takes longer. The full list is in our post on [Asana API limits](/blog/asana-rate-limits).
- Don't delete or rearrange columns in the synced tab. Resizing and hiding are safe. Build reports on a second tab with `QUERY` or `FILTER`.

Plans run $9, $19 and $39 a month, flat per account. On Business, edits in the sheet go back to Asana too. [Two-way sync between Asana and Google Sheets](/blog/asana-google-sheets-two-way-sync) lists exactly which fields travel. For how often each method refreshes, see [Asana to Google Sheets automatically](/blog/asana-to-google-sheets-automatically).

![Screenshot of the Asana to Sheets sidebar setting up a project sync: team and project pickers, When to sync set to Scheduled (every 3h), Direction set to One-way (Asana to Sheets), and toggles for custom fields, completed tasks, subtasks and a report](/images/product/sidebar-project-sync.png)

## Method 4: Zapier or Make

Automation platforms sit between apps. They watch Asana for an event and do something in a sheet.

On Zapier, the New Task trigger fires when someone adds a task to a project you pick. Pair it with Create Spreadsheet Row. Zapier bills each successful action as a task. The free plan gives 100 tasks a month and checks for changes every 15 minutes. Professional starts at $19.99 a month billed annually for 750 tasks, checking every 2 minutes.

On Make, Watch New Tasks pairs with Add a Row or Bulk Add Rows. Make bills in credits, and most module actions cost 1. The free plan gives 1,000 credits a month with 15 minutes between runs. Core starts from $9 for 10,000 credits.

Both think in events. A new task makes a new row. Change that task's due date tomorrow and the row keeps the old one, unless you build a find-and-update step yourself. That takes an afternoon, and it costs a task or a credit on every run.

Where they win is chains. A new Asana task that adds a row, posts in a channel and sends an email is their job, and no sync tool tries to do that. The numbers are in [Asana to Sheets vs Zapier](/blog/asana-to-sheets-vs-zapier) and [Asana to Sheets vs Make](/blog/asana-to-sheets-vs-make).

## Method 5: a reporting connector

Coupler.io and Coefficient pull data from many tools into one sheet. Asana is one of their sources.

Coupler.io reads tasks, projects, sections, stories, tags, teams, users, portfolios and workspaces. Its free plan refreshes by hand at 100 rows per run. Starter is $24 a month billed annually with a daily refresh. Hourly needs Pro at $199 a month billed annually. Time tracking isn't on its Asana list.

Coefficient reads projects, tasks by project, users, workspaces and teams. The free plan refreshes by hand. Starter is $49 a month with a daily refresh, and Pro is $99 per user per month for hourly. Its Asana page doesn't mention writing back.

Pick one of these when the report also needs data from elsewhere. Our comparisons with [Coupler.io](/blog/asana-to-sheets-vs-coupler-io) and [Coefficient](/blog/asana-to-sheets-vs-coefficient) go through the tiers.

## Comparing the 5 ways to sync Asana to Google Sheets

|                     | CSV export            | Asana's own sync          | Sheets add-on                    | Zapier or Make              | Coupler.io or Coefficient   |
| ------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Cost                | Free                  | Included with Advanced    | $9 to $39 a month, flat          | Per task or credit          | Free by hand, $24 to $199 a month |
| Asana plan          | Any                   | Advanced or higher        | Any                              | Any                         | Check with the vendor       |
| Refresh             | Only when you export  | Every 1 to 6 hours        | By hand, 3-hourly or live        | 1 to 15 minutes by plan     | Daily or hourly by tier     |
| Row cap             | None stated           | 500 rows                  | None from us, Asana sets the pace | Every row costs a run      | 100 rows per run on Coupler's free plan |
| Subtasks            | Parent Task column    | Not documented            | Yes, with parent name            | Separate subtask trigger    | Not listed                  |
| Edits back to Asana | No, import adds only  | Not described             | Business plan                    | If you build it             | Not mentioned               |
| Best for            | One-off snapshots     | Small projects on Advanced | A sheet that stays current      | Chains of several apps      | Reports mixing many sources |

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Asana have a built-in Google Sheets sync?

Yes. Asana's Sync to Google Sheets works on Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise+, through the Asana Exports add-on. It caps out at 500 rows and refreshes every few hours. Personal and Starter workspaces can export a CSV instead.

### How do I export an Asana board to Google Sheets?

A board is a project shown as columns, so it exports like any other project. Open the project's dropdown menu, then Export, then CSV, and import the file in Google Sheets with File, Import, Upload. It won't update after that, so a board you check every week needs Method 3.

### Can I sync Asana to Google Sheets on the free plan?

Yes, with a CSV export or an add-on. Asana's own sync needs Advanced. On the free Personal plan there are no custom fields to sync, and Asana allows fewer requests a minute, so a first sync runs slower.

### How often can Asana data update in Google Sheets?

It depends on the method. Asana's own sync says every hour or every 6 hours. Google caps add-on schedules at roughly once an hour, and ours runs every 3 hours. Live sync on our Business plan brings changes over in seconds.

### Can edits in Google Sheets go back to Asana?

With our Business plan, yes. Name, notes, assignee, dates, section, completed and custom fields all go back. Formula fields stay read-only, and Asana's CSV import can't update tasks that already exist.

### Will subtasks come across?

In a CSV, subtasks show up as rows with a Parent Task column. In the add-on, each subtask sits on its own row with its parent's name. Asana allows up to 5 levels of subtasks, and deep trees take longer to sync.

### Do people who only read the sheet need a paid seat?

No. Our pricing is flat per account for whoever runs the syncs. Anyone you share the spreadsheet with can read it on their normal Google account.

## Start with one report

Take the one report somebody rebuilds by hand every week. Count its rows, check your Asana plan, and find the row in the table that matches. If it's the add-on, the plans and the 7-day trial are 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._