Trello
Project Management · trello.com
Trello is a cloud-based visual work management tool where teams organize tasks on boards, lists, and cards with automation, views, and integrations.
Switching to ClickUp saves $720 / year and covers 86% of the compared capabilities.
Find my alternative
Way less money.
Top Trello alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 10 cheaper alternatives · vs Trello Standard at $60/mo for 10 seats ($6/seat) · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Trello’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Trello costs $60/mo on the Standard plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 10 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 3 of them cover at least 75% of the 7 compared capabilities. Trello's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basecamp Freelancer plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, SSO & SCIM provisioning, AI assistant, API access | 29% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | $420 / year 58% cheaper |
Which Trello alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- ClickUp — $0/mo (Free Forever plan) · covers 86%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Plane — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 86%
- Best paid drop-in
- Basecamp — $25/mo (Freelancer plan) · covers 29%
- Need gantt & timeline views, workflow automations, dashboards & reporting, guest access, SSO & SCIM provisioning or API access?
- ClickUp — from $0/mo (Free Forever plan)
- Need AI assistant?
- Plane — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Trello has that the top alternatives lack.
- Guest access — Invite external guests into a project.Missing from GoodDay.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Jira.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from ClickUp.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Plane, Jira.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Trello | Cheapest assessed alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $18/mo | Teamwork.com $0/mo (Free) |
| 10 seats | $60/mo | ClickUp $0/mo (Free Forever) |
| 25 seats | $150/mo | ClickUp $0/mo (Free Forever) |
Feature comparison
Trello vs the top alternatives, on the 7 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Trello | ClickUp | Plane | GoodDay | Jira |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt & timeline views from Premium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting from Premium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI assistant from Standard | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $60/mo Standard | $0/mo Free Forever | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Trello covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Gantt & timeline views — from Premium
- ✓ Workflow automations — from Free
- ✓ Dashboards & reporting — from Premium
- ✓ Guest access — from Standard
- ✓ SSO & SCIM provisioning — from Enterprise
- ✓ AI assistant — from Standard
- ✓ API access
- ✗ Whiteboards & mind maps
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://trello.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://trello.com/pricing#skip-target (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Trello cost?
Trello's Standard plan costs $60/mo in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Trello alternative?
Yes. ClickUp has a free plan that covers 86% of the 7 capabilities we compared against Trello.
What is the cheapest Trello alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), ClickUp is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free Forever plan).
What is the cheapest Trello alternative with API access?
ClickUp covers API access and costs $0/mo (Free Forever plan) in our scenario.
Does Trello have a free plan?
Yes. Trello's free plan is limited to 10 seats.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.