Why This Comparison Matters
Asana’s BAA is only available on Enterprise plans. For a 10-person medical clinic, that is both the most expensive tier and a procurement process designed for companies with a dedicated vendor management team. PHIGuard was built for the opposite buyer — a practice administrator purchasing software for a single clinic.
BAA Availability
Asana Enterprise includes a BAA, but you must negotiate and execute it through their enterprise sales team before storing PHI. The process takes weeks.
PHIGuard signs a BAA on account creation at every pricing tier — Essentials ($99/mo), Clinic ($249/mo), and Group ($499/mo).
Pricing Model
Asana Enterprise is priced per user, with published list pricing that requires annual contracts and a minimum seat commitment. A 15-person clinic pays for 15 seats.
PHIGuard is per clinic. A clinic with 15 staff pays the same $249/mo as a clinic with 5 staff on the Clinic plan. No per-user fees.
Audit Trail
Asana provides admin activity logs, but those logs are not designed around the audit controls HIPAA §164.312(b) requires for PHI access and modification.
PHIGuard writes immutable audit events for every task, document, and access action. The log is append-only at the database level.
Compliance Program Features
| Feature | PHIGuard | Asana Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| BAA on signup | Yes | Enterprise sales process |
| HIPAA §164.312(b) audit trail | Built-in, immutable | Admin logs only |
| Incident log with risk assessment | Yes | No |
| Staff training tracking | Yes | No |
| Compliance templates | Yes | No |
| Per-user fees | No | Yes |
| Annual contract required | No | Yes |
Who Each Tool Is For
Asana Enterprise is a fit for organizations that already run most work through Asana and need HIPAA coverage for a subset of teams. The Enterprise plan is priced accordingly.
PHIGuard is a fit for small medical clinics that need a compliance program and task system purpose-built for HIPAA, without enterprise procurement.