Trello
Trello is lightweight kanban project management that is quick to learn, but power needs Power-Ups.
Verified against: trello.comtrello.comrock.so as of 2026-09-09
Quick verdict: For most teams, Trello is a dependable 4.0/5 choice in Project Management. Its edge is ease of use; its main watch-item is integration depth compared with enterprise suites.
- Our rating: 4.0/5
- Strongest dimension: Usability (5/5, verified against official sources)
- Weakest dimension: Functionality (4/5, verified against official sources)
- Pricing: Free plan · $5/mo/user
- Verification: Checked against the official site and pricing pages (2 evidence files), last checked 2026-09-09. Sources: trello.com, trello.com, rock.so
Trello pricing details
- Free plan available
- paid plans from $5/mo/user
- $6/mo
Standard; per user billed annually ($6 monthly); Premium $10/mo/user annual ($12.50 monthly) (re-checked 2026-09-09: free plan caps at 10 collaborators AND 10 open boards per workspace — pending invites count as collaborators and guests on 2+ boards bill as members; Enterprise $17.50 has a 50-seat minimum; billing is per workspace)
In our index: Free plan available; paid from $5/mo/user
How Trello scores across our 6 index dimensions
- Functionality: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
- Usability: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
- Stability: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
- Collaboration: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
- Localization: 4/5 (verified against official sources)
- Value: 5/5 (verified against official sources)
Score rationale: Lightweight kanban project management, fast to learn, complex cases need Power-Ups; Chinese UI probe-confirmed (/zh-cn, lang=zh-Hans, Chinese UI copy inside cookie wall).
What Trello does well
- Best dimension: Ease of use at 5/5 — backed by verification against the official site & pricing.
- Second strong point: Stability at 5/5.
- Pricing: free tier, paid from $5/mo/user — Standard; per user billed annually ($6 monthly)
- Positioning: Trello is lightweight kanban project management that is quick to learn, but power needs Power-Ups.
- Source check: Lightweight kanban project management, fast to learn, complex cases need Power-Ups; Chinese UI documented (/zh-cn, lang=zh-Hans, Chinese UI copy inside cookie wall).
Where Trello falls short
- Weakest dimension: Core features at 4/5.
- Weigh integration depth compared with enterprise suites before committing.
How Trello compares to other Project Management tools
Our index tracks 5 Project Management tools. Trello sits at 4.0/5, with $6/mo. Here are the 4 closest alternatives we hold pricing and scoring evidence for.
- Notion — 4.2/5 · Free plan · $10/mo/user
Notion is a flexible workspace blending notes, databases and project management with a huge template ecosystem. - Asana — 4.1/5 · Free plan · $10.99/mo/user
Asana is visual project and task management with timelines, kanban boards and automation rules. - ClickUp — 3.9/5 · Free plan · $7/mo/user
ClickUp is an all-in-one workspace with docs, goals, boards and dozens of views, though it has a steep learning curve. - Wrike — 3.8/5 · Free plan · $10/user/mo
Wrike is the operations-grade project management platform — Gantt charts, resource and capacity planning, request forms and proofing, sold with a genuinely free unlimited-members tier and annual-billed paid seats.
Frequently asked questions about Trello
How much does Trello cost?
Free plan available; paid plans from $5/mo/user; $6/mo. Billing detail: Standard; per user billed annually ($6 monthly); Premium $10/mo/user annual ($12.50 monthly) (re-checked 2026-09-09: free plan caps at 10 collaborators AND 10 open boards per workspace — pending invites count as collaborators and guests on 2+ boards bill as members; Enterprise $17.50 has a 50-seat minimum; billing is per workspace). Figures verified 2026-09-09.
Does Trello have a free plan?
Yes. Trello has a free tier; paid plans start at $5/mo/user.
What is Trello rated in our index?
Trello sits at 4.0/5 in our index, strongest on usability (5/5, verified against official sources) and weakest on functionality (4/5, verified against official sources). For most teams, Trello is a dependable 4.0/5 choice in Project Management. Its edge is ease of use; its main watch-item is integration depth compared with enterprise suites.
What are the drawbacks of Trello?
Weakest dimension: Core features at 4/5 Weigh integration depth compared with enterprise suites before committing.
What does Trello do well?
Best dimension: Ease of use at 5/5 — backed by verification against the official site & pricing Second strong point: Stability at 5/5 Pricing: free tier, paid from $5/mo/user — Standard; per user billed annually ($6 monthly) Positioning: Trello is lightweight kanban project management that is quick to learn, but power needs Power-Ups Source check: Lightweight kanban project management, fast to learn, complex cases need Power-Ups; Chinese UI documented (/zh-cn, lang=zh-Hans, Chinese UI copy inside cookie wall).
How was Trello verified?
Checked against the official site and pricing pages (2 evidence files), last checked 2026-09-09. Sources: trello.com, trello.com, rock.so.
What are the alternatives to Trello?
We track Asana, ClickUp, Notion, Wrike as the closest alternatives in our Project Management index, and 4 head-to-head comparisons against Trello are available.