Four dimensions that drive most VDF AI vs Stack AI decisions.
VDF AI is an independent enterprise AI orchestration platform. No acquisition dependency, no upstream vendor locking roadmap priorities. It targets platform and AI governance teams who need agents that act across enterprise SaaS systems with auditable evidence, adaptive model routing, and predictable pricing.
Networks v3 provides spec-driven DAG orchestration. SEEMR drives adaptive multi-provider model routing. Vault persists encrypted runs. EU AI Act-aligned controls are in-product.
Stack AI (founded 2022 by Tony Rosinol and Bernard Aceituno) was a no-code AI agent workflow platform with a drag-and-drop interface for building, testing, deploying, and governing custom AI agents. It offered 100+ enterprise integrations across ERP, CRM, and ITSM systems, human-in-the-loop decision points, LLM-agnostic model selection, and enterprise certifications (HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR). Customers included YMCA Retirement, Diné Development Corporation, MIT, and LifeMD.
On May 28, 2026, Asana acquired Stack AI for $75 million. Stack AI’s founders joined Asana, and the technology is being integrated into Asana’s Work Graph as “AI Teammates” — pulling context from Asana tasks into Stack AI workflows and returning results back into Asana. Asana CEO Dan Rogers stated the acquisition “agentifies the most complex business processes end-to-end.” Stack AI as an independent standalone platform is no longer on a separate commercial roadmap.
Stack AI capabilities reflect the pre-acquisition product (verified June 2026). Post-acquisition features and pricing are subject to Asana's roadmap.
| Capability | VDF AI | Stack AI (Asana) |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor independence | Independent commercial platform | Acquired by Asana May 2026 — roadmap tied to Asana |
| Pricing | Flat per-seat (transparent, independent) | Now under Asana's commercial and pricing structure |
| No-code build experience | 6-step visual builder | Drag-and-drop no-code; LLM-agnostic per-task model selection |
| Multi-step DAG orchestration | Networks v3 nested DAGs with intent decomposition | Multi-step workflow automation; DAG depth: verify current status with Asana |
| Enterprise SaaS integrations | M365, Google Workspace, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Slack, Zoom | 100+ pre-acquisition (ERP, CRM, ITSM); post-Asana integration status: verify |
| EU AI Act tooling | In-product Article 6–51 classification, Vault, residency routing | GDPR certified pre-acquisition; EU AI Act classification evidence: verify with Asana |
| Human-in-the-loop | Configurable review steps in Networks v3 | Native human-in-the-loop decision points at any workflow step |
| SEEMR / adaptive LLM routing | Self-Evolving Model Router (cost, quality, latency, energy) | LLM-agnostic per-task selection; adaptive routing: not stated pre-acquisition |
| Deployment | Cloud, hybrid, vendor-supported on-prem | Multi-tenant, VPC, on-premise (pre-acquisition); post-Asana: verify |
| Certifications | EU AI Act-aligned controls, data residency routing | HIPAA, SOC 2 II, ISO 27001, GDPR (pre-acquisition) |
| Project management integration | Jira, Confluence via MCP connectors | Native Asana Work Graph context — deep if already on Asana |
Stack AI acquired by Asana May 28, 2026 (BusinessWire). Post-acquisition features, pricing, and certifications are subject to Asana's roadmap — verify current status with Asana.
Stack AI earned genuine traction before the acquisition — here is where the combined Asana product has advantages.
Stack AI's drag-and-drop interface let business operations teams deploy AI agents in minutes without engineering involvement. The lowest barrier to entry for non-technical teams building their first workflow automation agents.
For teams that live in Asana's Work Graph for project management, AI Teammates with native task and portfolio context is a uniquely tight integration — agents that know what the team is working on without an extra connector layer.
Native human-in-the-loop decision points at any workflow step were a Stack AI design principle — ideal for regulated workflows like claims processing, contract review, and compliance sign-off where a human must review before execution continues.
VDF AI is purpose-built for enterprise AI orchestration as a primary business — not as a feature acquired by a project-management SaaS company.
VDF AI's roadmap, pricing, and commercial terms are not subject to a project-management vendor's acquisition integration priorities. Independent governance platform decisions remain with the enterprise AI team, not Asana's product organisation.
Article 6–51 workflows, per-run Vault audit trails, and per-workflow data residency routing are in-product — built for European regulated enterprises that need classification evidence at the orchestration layer, not just GDPR hosting compliance.
One transparent per-seat fee independent of Asana's subscription tiers, seat pricing, or add-on structure. A VDF AI commercial agreement is with VDF AI alone — not embedded in a broader productivity suite negotiation.
Spec-driven nested DAGs with intent decomposition — complex multi-step workflows that span Microsoft 365, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Slack, and Zoom without being constrained by Asana's Work Graph as the context source.
Real-time multi-provider routing optimising cost, quality, latency, and energy for every model call — not a per-task LLM dropdown but an adaptive system that learns and routes continuously.
The clearest split: Asana-ecosystem teams vs. enterprises that need an independent, EU AI Act-aligned governed orchestration platform.
With Stack AI now part of Asana's product roadmap, enterprises that need a vendor-neutral governed orchestration platform — with EU AI Act evidence, SEEMR adaptive routing, and flat per-seat pricing across the full knowledge-work SaaS stack — should evaluate VDF AI as the independent path forward.
Book an Architecture ReviewWhat buyers ask when evaluating VDF AI as an alternative to Stack AI (now Asana).
Stack AI is now part of Asana. If you need a vendor-neutral enterprise AI orchestration platform with EU AI Act evidence trails, SEEMR adaptive routing, and flat per-seat pricing across your full SaaS stack, VDF AI is the independent path.