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Trello

Visual kanban-based work management platform for teams of any size

Trello is a kanban-style project management tool that organizes work into boards, lists, and cards to help teams collaborate and track progress visually. Owned by Atlassian, it combines intuitive drag-and-drop functionality with workflow automation and integrations. In 2026, it includes AI-powered features like quick capture and content generation across paid tiers.

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The methodology

How we scored it

A weighted average of the 4 dimensions below, each judged 0–10 from published pricing, vendor documentation and independent user feedback. We do not run hands-on tests, and no vendor has any say in a score.

Value for money33%
8.5/10
Features27%
6.8/10
Ease of use20%
9.2/10
Support quality20%
7.5/10

2 further dimensions are not scored for this product yet, so they are left out of the average rather than counted as zero. How the score works.

Pricing

What it actually costs

Intro pricing shown — see the renewal note for what you'll pay after the introductory term. We don't hide the second-act price.

★ Best Value

Free

Free for up to 10 collaborators per Workspace; up to 10 boards per Workspace; 250 Workspace command runs per month; 10 MB max file size.

$0/mo intro
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Standard

Per user/month pricing (vendor shows $5 per user/month if billed annually; $6 billed monthly).

$6/mo intro
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Premium

Per user/month pricing (vendor shows $10 per user/month if billed annually; $12.50 billed monthly).

$12.5/mo intro
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Enterprise

Vendor displays Enterprise as $17.50 per user/month billed annually ($210.00 annual price per user); Enterprise is for businesses with 50 seats or more and vendor shows annual billing.

$17.5/mo intro
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What to check before you move a team onto Trello

An app a team lives in all day is the hardest kind of software to leave. These are the questions that matter more than the feature list.

What it costs per seat, in a year

At $6 per user per month, a team of ten is $720 a year before a single add-on. Price the team you will have in a year, not the one you have today.

Which roles have to pay

Many plans charge full price for people who only need to read or approve. If light users need a seat, the real cost is the headline price times everyone, not times the core team.

Whether you can get your data out

Ask what a full export contains and in what format. An export that drops attachments, comments or history is not an export — it is a reason you will not leave.

What the move itself costs

Migration, retraining and the weeks of lower output are the real switching cost. Count them once when you adopt, because you pay them again if you change your mind.

These are the checks we apply across saas, in the same order, so two pages can be compared line for line.

ReviewCost analysis

How much does Trello really cost?

Our calculation from the vendor's published prices — not a figure the vendor advertises.

Pricing modelPer seat

The headline price is for one person. Adding people multiplies it, so a team of ten pays ten times the advertised figure. Per-user (per-seat) pricing for paid plans; cost scales linearly with number of users. Free plan limits collaborators per Workspace.

Team sizePer monthPer yearOver 3 yearsHow it is charged
1 person$6$72$216$6 per seat per month
5 people$30$360$1,080$6 per seat per month
10 people$60$720$2,160$6 per seat per month
50 people$300$3,600$10,800$6 per seat per month

Based on the Standard plan at $6 a month. Three years at the published annual price. No renewal increase is published.

What we could not establish
  • The vendor does not publish a renewal price, so three-year totals assume today's price holds.

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Per month
$30
Per year
$360
Over 3 years
$900
Assumptions
  • $6 per seat per month.
  • Billed annually at $5 per month equivalent.
Head to head

Trello against the field

The highest-scoring alternatives in the same category, compared on the figures we hold for all of them.

 TrelloThis pageSlackFigma
ReviewCost score8.0/108.6/108.6/10
Cheapest planFree——
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Renews atNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Biggest strengthIntuitive drag-and-drop interface with minimal learning curve, making adoption fast across non-technical teamsSlackbot's contextual awareness of your team's conversations and files eliminates constant app-switching — it actually knows what you've been working onReal-time collaboration is genuinely excellent — multiple designers can work simultaneously without conflicts or lag
Biggest drawbackLimited task dependencies and no native Gantt charts; complex projects require workarounds or third-party Power-UpsAI features like Slackbot and summarisation require paid plans, pricing out smaller teams who'd benefit most from automationPerformance degrades noticeably on complex files with hundreds of artboards or heavy plugins

Prices are the published figures at the time of writing and change often. Renewal pricing is shown where the vendor publishes it. See how we review.

Common questions

What people ask about Trello

Straight answers to what buyers actually ask, drawn from the documentation and published user reports.

Is Trello suitable for large enterprise projects?
Not ideally. Trello excels for straightforward task tracking and visual coordination but lacks native task dependencies, resource management, and advanced reporting. Enterprise teams typically migrate to Asana, monday.com, or Jira when projects become complex. The $17.50/user/month Enterprise tier exists but remains better suited to large teams performing simple kanban work rather than sophisticated portfolio management.
Will I need to pay for Power-Ups on top of my Trello subscription?
Not necessarily. Free tier users now get unlimited Power-Ups, and many free Power-Ups exist. However, advanced capabilities like Gantt charts, time tracking, detailed reporting, and CRM integrations typically require paid third-party Power-Ups. Budgeting an extra $10–40/user/month for premium Power-Ups is realistic if you need features competitors include natively.
How does Trello compare to ClickUp or monday.com on price?
Trello Standard at $5/user/month (annual) is cheaper than ClickUp's $7/user/month or monday.com's $6/user/month. However, total cost narrows when you add Power-Ups for Gantt charts, time tracking, and reporting—features ClickUp and monday.com bundle natively. For basic kanban, Trello is cheaper; for complex workflows, competitors may offer better value.
Can I use Trello's AI features on the free tier?
No. AI quick capture is available on Standard ($5/user/month annually) and above. Atlassian Intelligence (AI summarisation and content generation) requires Premium ($10/user/month annually) or Enterprise. The free tier does not include AI features.
Does Trello offer discounts or coupons in 2026?
No current promotional codes were found in available sources. Trello offers annual billing at approximately 16–20% discount versus monthly billing. Educational and non-profit organisations may qualify for discounts; contact Atlassian sales for details. No third-party coupon platforms advertise active Trello codes as of August 2026.

Page history

Published
13 September 2026
Last updated
1 October 2026
Pricing checked against vendor
1 October 2026

Sources & verification

Pricing on this page was taken from the vendor's published pricing page on 1 October 2026.