Jira is 100% cheaper
than Trello
$0/mo (Free) vs Trello Standard at $60/mo for 10 seats ($6/seat) — covering 71% of the 7 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Standard plan at $60/mo ($6/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Trello costs $60/mo on the Standard plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 7 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Jira covers 71% of the 7 capabilities compared against Trello. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Jira | Trello |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt & timeline views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ✗ | ◐ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Trello has that Jira lacks.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Jira.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Jira.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Trello | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $18/mo | $0/mo (Free) |
| 10 seats | $60/mo | $0/mo (Free) |
| 25 seats | $150/mo | $197.75/mo (not cheaper) (Standard) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $7.91/seat/mo |
| Premium | $14.54/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $6/seat/mo |
| Premium | $12.50/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | $17.50/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Jira than Trello?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $60/mo on Standard. That is $720 a year.
What does Jira lack compared with Trello?
SSO & SCIM provisioning, API access — 2 of the 7 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Trello: 2026-09-07; Jira: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://trello.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://trello.com/pricing#skip-target (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Jira data last verified 2026-09-07