Alternatives to Trello
The kanban board that started it all
Trello ranks #15 of 24 in Project management, with an Alt Score of 65. It is proprietary, freemium from $5 USD/user/month and available on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Web. 14 of 14 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Individuals, small teams, and larger organizations who need a visual way to organize tasks and projects without a steep learning curve.
A Kanban-style board made of lists and cards representing tasks, which you can assign, due-date, label, and attach files to. Cards support checklists, comments, and custom fields for tracking detail. Power-Ups add integrations with tools like Slack, Google Drive, and Jira, and built-in automation (Butler) can trigger actions like moving cards or notifying teammates based on rules.
Create a board for a project, add lists to represent stages of work (e.g., To Do, Doing, Done), and add cards for individual tasks. Move cards across lists as work progresses, with team members commenting, assigning, and updating cards collaboratively.
Where Trello stands out
Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.
Why people leave Trello
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Project management checklist (18 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Project management checklist | Trello | ClickUp | Monday.com | Plane | YouTrack | Teamwork |
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Every fact and feature listed for Trello is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-12
Trello is an Atlassian product.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-12
Free for up to 10 collaborators per Workspace
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Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web verified 2026-07-12
Work From Any Device, In Any Browser, Anywhere
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Starts at $5 USD/user/month verified 2026-07-12
$5USD Per user/month if billed annually
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Status active verified 2026-07-12
The Trello Inbox allows users to capture to-dos, thoughts, and messages quickly so they can stay focused.
https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/manage-new-trello-features-as-an-enterprise-admin/ -
Kanban boards Yes verified 2026-07-12
Similar to a Kanban board, a Trello board is the easiest way to go from idea to action.
https://trello.com/views -
Gantt / timeline Partial verified 2026-07-12
Stay on top of every sprint and stay on track of every goal with Timeline.
https://trello.com/views -
Calendar view Yes verified 2026-07-12
With the Calendar Power-Up enabled, you can view your board's cards with due dates in a calendar.
https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/using-the-calendar-power-up/ -
Custom fields Yes verified 2026-07-12
Custom Fields are available in Workspaces on the Standard plan and up.
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Dependencies Partial verified 2026-07-12
Trello doesn't have a built-in task dependency management, but you can use such elements as checklists and link attachments to represent and manage task dependencies.
https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/creating-and-managing-task-dependencies/ -
Time tracking built in No verified 2026-07-12
You would need to use a power up for time tracking.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Trello-questions/Time-tracking/qaq-p/2998673 -
Automations / rules Yes verified 2026-07-12
Create rules, buttons, and commands to automate almost any action in Trello.
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Forms intake Partial verified 2026-07-12
Blue Cat Reports just released a new power-up I'm obsessed with called 'Forms' that lets you create a form from a modal in Trello and then map out those form fields to specific elements in your Trello
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Trello-articles/Create-new-Trello-cards-from-a-form-fill/ba-p/1862366 -
Workload view Partial verified 2026-07-12
Bring a bird's-eye view to projects and processes with Dashboard so that you can manage workloads and prevent bottlenecks.
https://trello.com/views -
Guest access Yes verified 2026-07-12
A Workspace guest is person who is a member of a board, but is not a member of the board's Workspace.
https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/board-guests/ -
Free tier user limit Yes verified 2026-07-12
Free for up to 10 collaborators per Workspace
https://trello.com/pricing -
Agile features (sprints, story points) No verified 2026-07-12
Trello is quite un-opinionated about how you use it.
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/trello/accelerate-agile-teams -
Docs / wiki built in No verified 2026-07-12
Trello offers multiple built-in features that allow you to add Confluence pages and blog posts to your Trello boards in different ways.
https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/use-confluence-in-trello/ -
Reporting dashboards Partial verified 2026-07-12
Bring a bird's-eye view to projects and processes with Dashboard so that you can manage workloads and prevent bottlenecks.
https://trello.com/views
FAQ
Yes. ClickUp, Monday.com and YouTrack have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Plane, OpenProject and Leantime — every license claim links its source.