Self-hosting saves about $1,018 a year for 20 seats: SaaS $2,638 vs self-host $1,620 (server $144, backups $36, admin time $1,440). Break-even at about 13 seats at these numbers.
Admin hours start from our guess for difficulty unrated and are yours to edit. Asana price: $10.99 per user per month (Starter plan, billed annually). Starter $10.99/user/mo billed annually ($13.49 monthly); Advanced $24.99 billed annually ($30.49 monthly). Source: vendor pricing page, checked 2026-11-10.