Trello
Trello is a visual project management tool that organizes tasks as cards on shared boards. It is mainly used for project tracking, personal to-do lists and client-facing queues.
#10 in Productivity ToolsProject Management SoftwareFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
Small teams that want a simple shared board instead of a heavy Jira setup
Artists and freelancers who share a public queue so clients see progress
Not for
Companies that need human help when a billing charge goes wrong
Privacy-sensitive teams that cannot accept card text used for AI training
Free plan$0
Standard$6/seat/mo
Premium$12.50/seat/mo
Enterprise$17.50/seat/moBilled annually
Features
Capture and organize work
To-dos, ideas and responsibilities land as cards, with Inbox, Boards and Planner keeping the work organized.
Integrations and automation
Easy integrations, automation and card mirroring move and sync to-dos across multiple boards and locations.
AI summaries and organization
AI summarization and AI organization are included from the Standard plan upward to cut down board busywork.
Extra views on Premium
Premium adds Dashboard, Timeline, Table, Calendar and Map views for reading the same work in different ways.
Custom fields and checklists
Standard adds advanced checklists, Custom Fields, list colors and collapsible lists for more detailed cards.
What users say
Pros
- A board is ready in minutes on desktop and mobile, with lists and cards for tasks.
- Cards moving between lists show task priority and next steps at a glance.
- In-house tools hook into boards through the API, and card automation scales to large volumes.
- Commission queues on public boards deliver real-time progress updates as cards move.
Cons
- Recent redesigns cut layout configurability, and the bottom buttons stay fixed on screen.
- Page loads stretch into many seconds, and boards with a lot of tasks lag.
- Cancelling a paid plan is hard to complete, and charges keep coming afterwards.
- The AI help bot returns answers that never solve the problem, with no route to a human.
- Card content is used to train AI models unless an opt-out request is filed and processed.
- AI features are pushed into the interface and the plain kanban workflow gets crowded out.
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Summarized from public user reviews and community discussions. View details
Global Traffic Rank
Top 5k
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Free planYesYesYesYes
ProQuick setup, visual priorities, API automation, life planningScales well, highly customizable, native automation, API accessFast keyboard app, Slack intake, agent workflows, in-app diffsDashboards, central info hub, deep setup, Copilot search
Better forRunning software sprints, backlogs, bug tracking, and automated SLA or triage rules at scale.
Weaker atSetting up a board in minutes and adding quick tasks without admin setup or mandatory fields.