Asana Azure DevOps Integration

Head to exalate.app to start your free, then add Asana and your Azure DevOps organization as nodes in your Exalate workspace. From there, open a connection between the two and define the sync rules. Aida can write the scripts for you if you describe the behavior you want, or you can write them yourself in Groovy. Add triggers to control when the sync fires, hit deploy, and the integration runs from there.

Yes, Exalate supports both real-time one-way and two-way syncs. You can run a one-way feed when only one team needs visibility (for example, mirroring Azure DevOps work item states into Asana for stakeholder reporting) or a full two-way sync when comments, status, and field changes need to move in either direction. It also supports mixed setups, where some fields are bidirectional, and others go one way only. 

Yes, Exalate connects several Asana tasks to one Azure DevOps work item. A common pattern is mapping a group of related Asana tasks to child work items under a single Azure DevOps feature or epic. The grouping logic is defined in your sync rules, so you decide what goes over based on Asana project, section, tag, or custom field values. 

Exalate uses HTTPS with TLS 1.2 and 1.3, authentication is JWT-based with role-based access controls, and MFA is supported. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Exalate holds ISO 27001 certification, and the Exalate Trust Center has the full breakdown of policies, audits, and controls.

Exalate is perfect for agencies or enterprises managing multiple Asana and Azure DevOps environments. Agencies can connect their internal Asana workspace to several Azure DevOps organizations belonging to different clients, with each connection running its own rules and keeping data partitioned. Enterprises with multiple business units can do the same thing in reverse, linking departmental Azure DevOps organizations to a central Asana workspace without letting teams see each other’s data. 

Conditional logic is one of the things Exalate is built around. You can scope syncs by Asana project, section, tag, custom field value, or assignee. On the Azure DevOps side, conditions can key off work item type, area path, iteration path, state, tags, or any custom field. Conditions stack, so you can do things like “sync only Bug work items in the Mobile area path that are assigned to the Triage team” or “only push Asana tasks tagged ‘engineering’ from the Roadmap project.” Each connection has its own condition set, which keeps the rules for one team from interfering with another.

Native and off-the-shelf options usually work fine for surface-level sync, like creating a task here when a ticket is created there. Where they fall short is everything past that. They tend not to support proper bidirectional updates, can’t roll multiple tasks into one parent work item, don’t expose the conditional logic needed for more selective syncing, and rarely allow custom field transformations. They also can’t be extended into multi-platform workflows. If your integration needs anything beyond the basics, a dedicated tool like Exalate gives you significantly more headroom.

Custom fields are fully supported on both ends. Asana custom fields (single-select, multi-select, text, number, date, people) can map to any compatible Azure DevOps custom field, and vice versa. Where the data shapes don’t line up cleanly, scripting handles the conversion. For example, an Asana dropdown can translate to story points on the Azure DevOps side. Aida can generate the mapping logic when you describe the desired behavior.

Pricing is based on the number of active sync pairs, meaning the count of records being synchronized at any point in time. A 30-day free trial is available so you can test the full feature set before making a commitment. Detailed pricing tiers are listed on the pricing page.

Exalate allows you to sync pretty much anything reachable through each platform’s API. On the Asana side, that’s the standard task fields (name, description, assignee, due date, projects, sections, tags) along with any custom fields you’ve defined. On the Azure DevOps side, it covers the full work item model: title, description, state, work item type, area path, iteration path, severity, priority, story points, acceptance criteria, tags, attachments, comments, plus any custom fields configured on your process template. Edge cases or unusual mappings can be handled by Exalate’s managed services team.

You need to connect Asana and Azure DevOps because the two halves of the work usually live in different places. Product and project teams plan in Asana, while engineers execute in Azure DevOps. With a sync in place, any feature request that a PM logs in Asana shows up in the engineering backlog with the right work item type and metadata. As developers move it through the iteration, the project side sees it without asking.