Trello review

Trello is a board-based task manager for organizing to-dos, ideas, and responsibilities. Its core pieces are Inbox, Boards, and Planner: use them to collect work, keep it organized, and plan what needs attention. Trello also offers integrations, automation, and mirrored to-dos that let you show work in multiple locations.

That makes Trello a fit for teams that want a visual place to track tasks without starting with a more complex project-management setup. The published product description doesn’t detail how Planner differs from Boards, or spell out which automation actions are available on each plan, so buyers should check those specifics before building a workflow around them.

The pricing page lists a free plan for individuals and small teams, with paid plans adding capacity, views, and controls. Standard starts at $5 per user/month with annual billing, while Premium starts at $10. Enterprise is $17.50 per user/month, billed annually.

Trello’s clearest strength is a simple organizing model: collect tasks, place them on boards, and use Planner to plan responsibilities. The product also supports integrations, automation, and mirrored to-dos, giving teams ways to adapt that basic setup rather than keep every task in one place. The published feature list doesn’t name specific integrations or automation recipes, though, so confirm that Trello supports your workflow before switching.

The free tier gives individuals and small teams up to 10 collaborators, 10 boards, 250 command runs per month, and a 10MB maximum file size. That is a concrete starting point for a small team deciding whether board-based task tracking suits it. Paid plans have clear listed steps: Standard includes unlimited boards, 1,000 command runs per month, 250MB file uploads, and AI features; Premium adds unlimited command runs, five additional views, admin and security features, and simple data export.

One Reddit commenter recommends starting with a single board and simple To Do, Doing, and Done lists rather than creating many boards at once. That’s practical advice, not a product rule, but it fits Trello’s straightforward board-and-task approach.

The free plan has hard ceilings: 10 collaborators, 10 boards, 250 command runs per month, and 10MB per file. Standard removes the board cap but still lists 1,000 command runs per month and a 250MB file limit. Unlimited command runs appear on Premium, which costs $12.50 per user/month monthly or $10 annually. Standard costs $6 monthly or $5 annually. The listed Enterprise price is $17.50 per user/month, billed annually; its monthly price is not published.

Extra costs can complicate comparisons. Atlassian Guard starts at $4 per user/month, multi-board guests are billed at the Standard or Premium member rate, and some partner Power-Ups require a separate subscription with no price listed. Check those costs against the features you need before moving a team.

Trello may also be limiting if you need detailed relationships between cards or specific automations. In one Reddit thread, a user said they paid for a Power-Up to add complex card relationships and described relying on automations and templates. Those are individual reports, not proof that Trello lacks those capabilities, but they point to requirements worth verifying. Another Reddit thread shows some users considering alternatives after an interface update; that reaction is subjective, but switching costs are real if a team’s workflow depends on a familiar setup.

Trello’s Free plan costs $0 per Workspace per month and allows up to 10 collaborators, 10 boards, 250 command runs per month, and 10MB files. That’s a tight ceiling for teams with several active projects.

Standard costs $6 per user monthly or $5 per user per month with annual billing. Premium is $12.50 monthly or $10 annually per user—double Standard’s annual rate. Standard adds unlimited boards, 1,000 command runs monthly, 250MB files, and AI features. Premium adds unlimited command runs, extra views, admin and security features, and simple data export.

Enterprise is $17.50 per user per month, billed annually ($210 per user annually); no monthly price is listed. Standard and Premium offer monthly billing, but Enterprise does not. Add-ons can change the bill: Atlassian Guard starts at $4 per user monthly, multi-board guests pay the Standard or Premium member rate, and some Power-Ups charge extra at an unpublished price.

The published material doesn’t describe import tools, migration steps, or supported file formats, so we can’t give a reliable estimate for moving boards into Trello—or taking them elsewhere. Before switching, check how your current tool exports cards, attachments, comments, and automation rules, then confirm what Trello can import. Those details aren’t published in the material here.

Export is a plan consideration: Trello lists simple data export on Premium, but not on Free or Standard. The available export formats and whether they preserve board details aren’t specified, so verify those before committing. Trello’s boards, integrations, automation, and mirrored to-dos can make a workflow depend on more than cards alone; plan to review those connections when moving.

We weren’t given Reddit posts or comments, so we can’t responsibly say what users report as their reasons for leaving. If export access or add-on costs matter, check them before migrating rather than assuming the free plan covers your exit needs.