Trello
The simplest board tool that a whole team will actually adopt, now with AI that drafts cards and summarises lists.
What Trello is best for
The categories Trello is listed in, and how strong a fit it is in each.
Business, Finance & Professional Work
Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
Works, not its focus
Trello’s biggest strengths
Business, Finance & Professional WorkThe simplest board tool that a whole team will actually adopt, now with AI that drafts cards and summarises lists.
Where it may not be the best fit
Business, Finance & Professional WorkA board tool with AI added rather than an AI tool. If you want the model to do the work rather than tidy the card, look elsewhere. The free plan carries no AI at all, which starts at Standard, and caps at 10 collaborators a workspace.
Trello pricing
Trello has a free plan. Free plan for up to 10 collaborators a workspace, with unlimited cards, up to 10 boards a workspace, and to-do capture from email, Slack and Teams
FreeFree plan for up to 10 collaborators a workspace, with unlimited cards, up to 10 boards a workspace, and to-do capture from email, Slack and Teams
$0StandardUnlimited boards, AI, and to-do capture from email, Slack and Teams powered by AI
$6/mo · $5/mo yearlyPremiumAdds the Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views, and workspace-level views
$12.50/mo · $10/mo yearlyEnterpriseThe rate moves with the number of users, so it is not a fixed figure. Adds unlimited workspaces, organisation-wide permissions, organisation-visible boards, Atlassian Guard Standard and 24/7 enterprise admin support. AI starts at Standard, so the free plan is boards without it
$17.50/mo yearlyChecked by hand on 4 September 2026. Prices change often, so confirm on the provider’s own page before spending.
Who makes Trello
Makes Trello. The AI is an addition to a board tool that was already popular without it, rather than the reason it exists.
CompanyAtlassian
Founded2002
Based inSydney, AU
SectorProductivity & agents
ModelThird-party
StatusPublic
Primary usersTeams, Enterprise
Free planYes
ComputeThird-party
Public listingPublic (NASDAQ: TEAM)
Best alternatives to Trello
Tools that do comparable work, best fit first, drawn from the catalogue rather than hand-picked. Every one is listed whether or not there is money in it for us.
ChatGPT
Free
Broad professional coverage with strong spreadsheet and chart handling. Good default for analysis you would otherwise do by hand.
View ChatGPT →Claude
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The general option most used for professional work — strategy memos, contract reading, financial reasoning over documents you upload.
View Claude →Microsoft 365 Copilot
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Sits inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, so it works on the documents and meetings a company already has. The closest thing to AI that needs no change of habit.
View Microsoft 365 Copilot →Apollo
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Contact data, sequences and call recording in one place, so research and outreach do not live in separate tools.
View Apollo →Beefi
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A plain REST API over SEC EDGAR — company records, stock prices, financial statements, insider trades and filings across more than ten thousand listed companies, with a free key and a hundred requests a minute.
View Beefi →Clay
Free
A spreadsheet where each row can call data providers and models, which makes research that used to take a week into an afternoon.
View Clay →Trello by job
Where Trello sits in the wider category pages.
Best AI for Business
Works, not its focus — Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
Questions about Trello
Is Trello free?
Yes — Free plan for up to 10 collaborators a workspace, with unlimited cards, up to 10 boards a workspace, and to-do capture from email, Slack and Teams. The cheapest paid tier is Standard, at $6/mo month to month or $5/mo billed yearly.
What is Trello best at?
The simplest board tool that a whole team will actually adopt, now with AI that drafts cards and summarises lists. It is listed under Business, Finance & Professional Work.
What should I watch out for with Trello?
A board tool with AI added rather than an AI tool. If you want the model to do the work rather than tidy the card, look elsewhere. The free plan carries no AI at all, which starts at Standard, and caps at 10 collaborators a workspace.
What are the alternatives to Trello?
6 tools do comparable work: ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Apollo, Beefi, Clay. 5 of them have a free plan.
How current is this Trello pricing?
Checked by hand on 4 September 2026. Prices change often — confirm on the provider's own page before spending.