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7/10

Atlassian's Kanban-board work management app, where teams of all sizes organize tasks as cards on boards, with extra views and automation on paid plans.

Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology

Overview

Trello is a visual work management tool owned by Atlassian. Work is organized into boards, lists, and cards. Cards hold assignees, due dates, checklists, attachments, and comments, and they move across lists as work progresses. Recent additions include an Inbox and quick capture from email, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, a Planner for scheduling, card mirroring, and AI features on paid plans. Built-in Butler automation runs rules and commands, with monthly run caps on the lower tiers. Integrations come through Power-Ups, which are unlimited per board even on the Free plan, though some partner Power-Ups charge their own fees. Pricing is per user. The Free plan covers up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace. Standard costs $5 per user per month billed annually ($6 monthly) and adds unlimited boards, custom fields, and 1,000 command runs. Premium costs $10 per user per month billed annually ($12.50 monthly) and adds Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard, and Map views, admin controls, and unlimited automation. Enterprise is $17.50 per user per month billed annually and includes Atlassian Guard Standard for SSO and user provisioning. Guard can also be bought separately for lower tiers. Trello suits small teams, startups, freelancers, and marketing or content teams that want a fast, low-training way to track work. Its main limitation is depth. There is no native time tracking or true Gantt dependency planning, reporting is thin, and reviewers say crowded boards and work spread across many boards become hard to manage at larger scale.

Our Rating

7
out of 10
Cost
8
Ease of Use
9
Analytics
4
Customization
6
Scalability
5
Support
6
Integration
8
Security
7

Who Trello is best for

Good fit

  • Free plan for up to 10 collaborators and a $5 Standard tier with little training needed.

  • Teams can start free and upgrade per user as they grow.

  • The free plan with unlimited cards and Power-Ups covers solo task tracking, and guests allow work with clients.

  • Reviewers commonly use its flexible boards and calendar views for content and campaign planning.

Less suited

  • Board guests help with client work, but there is no native time tracking or deep reporting.

  • Mid-Market
    6/10

    Premium adds admin controls and views, but reviewers report visibility suffers as boards multiply across departments.

  • Shared boards and quick capture from Slack and Microsoft Teams support distributed collaboration.

  • Enterprise adds Atlassian Guard SSO and org-wide permissions, but reviewers cite weak support for complex projects and bulk updates.

  • Nonprofits
    5/10

    The Free plan allows up to 10 collaborators, which suits small budgets.

  • Kanban boards suit backlogs, but there is no dependency or Gantt planning.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • The board, list, and card model is quick for new users to learn, and reviewers repeatedly rate its usability highly.
  • The Free plan is generous, with unlimited cards, unlimited Power-Ups per board, and up to 10 collaborators.
  • Paid tiers are cheap compared with rivals, at $5 per user per month for Standard and $10 for Premium on annual billing.
  • Built-in Butler automation is available on every plan, and Premium has no command-run cap.
  • The large Power-Up marketplace and quick capture from Slack, Teams, and email extend it without custom work.

Cons

  • Calendar, Timeline, Table, and Dashboard views require Premium.
  • There is no native time tracking and no real dependency or Gantt planning, so complex projects need add-ons or another tool.
  • Reporting is thin, and reviewers say they cannot easily build charts or analytics.
  • Automation is capped at 250 runs a month on Free and 1,000 on Standard.
  • Crowded boards and work spread across departments become hard to manage, and reviewers cite bulk-update limits.
  • Reviewers say permissions are coarse and the mobile app is weaker than the web app.

Key Features

Scheduling
Spreadsheet interface
File sharing
Client collaboration
App integrations
Task lists
Timeline view
Task management
Workflow automation
Dashboards
Kanban boards
Collaboration tools

Not included

  • Team messaging
  • Time tracking

Trello Pricing

Free

Free
  • Mobile apps
  • 10MB per file
  • Unlimited cards
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Unlimited Power-Ups per board
  • Up to 10 boards per Workspace
  • 250 Workspace command runs per month
  • Up to 10 collaborators per Workspace
  • Inbox and quick capture from email, Slack, and Teams
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Standard

$6/user/month

or $60/user/year (save 17%)

  • Planner
  • AI features
  • Custom fields
  • 250MB per file
  • Card mirroring
  • Saved searches
  • Unlimited boards
  • Advanced checklists
  • Single-board guests
  • 1,000 Workspace command runs per month
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Premium

$13/user/month

or $120/user/year (save 20%)

  • Observers
  • Board collections
  • Simple data export
  • Everything in Standard
  • Workspace-level templates
  • Admin and security features
  • Recommended for teams up to 100
  • Unlimited Workspace command runs
  • Workspace table and calendar views
  • Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard, and Map views
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Enterprise

$18/user/month

or $210/user/year

  • 24/7 admin support
  • Multi-board guests
  • Unlimited Workspaces
  • Attachment permissions
  • Power-Up administration
  • Organization-wide permissions
  • Annual billing only, $210 per user per year
  • Atlassian Guard Standard included (SSO, user provisioning)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Standard is $5 per user per month billed annually or $6 monthly. Premium is $10 billed annually or $12.50 monthly. Enterprise is $17.50 per user per month, billed annually at $210 per user per year.

Yes. The Free plan supports up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace. Any user can also start a free Premium trial for their Workspace.

You keep paid features until the prepaid period ends. After that, the Workspace is limited to 10 boards.

SAML SSO and enforced two-factor authentication come through Atlassian Guard. Guard is included in Enterprise and sold separately from $4 per user per month for other plans. Basic two-factor authentication is available on all plans.

Yes. Free includes 250 Workspace command runs per month and Standard includes 1,000. Premium and Enterprise are unlimited.

Yes. Trello offers discounts for non-profits and education.

Power-Ups are unlimited per board on every plan, but some partner Power-Ups charge their own fee.