Trello alternatives
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 Miro saves $720 / year and covers 50% of the compared capabilities.
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Way less money.
Top Trello alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 6 cheaper options (3 of them cover at least half the compared features) · 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 6 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities. Trello's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basecamp Freelancer plan · missing: Workflow automations, AI assistant, API access | 25% | $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
- Miro — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 50%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Plane — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 50%
- Best paid drop-in
- Basecamp — $25/mo (Freelancer plan) · covers 25%
- Need workflow automations?
- Jira — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need guest access?
- Plane — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need AI assistant or API access?
- Linear — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Trello has that the top alternatives lack.
- Workflow automations — Automate repetitive workflow steps.Missing from Linear, Miro, Plane.
- Guest access — Invite external guests into a project.Missing from Linear, Miro, Jira.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from Jira.
- 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.
| Usage | Trello | Cheapest assessed alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $18/moStandard | $0/mocheaperTeamwork.com · Free |
| 10 seats | $60/moStandard | $0/mocheaperLinear · Free |
| 25 seats | $150/moStandard | $0/mocheaperLinear · Free |
Feature comparison
Trello vs the top alternatives, on the 4 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Trello | Linear | Miro | Plane | Jira |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow automations from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Guest access from Standard | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI assistant from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $60/mo Standard | $0/mo Free | $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.
- ✓ Workflow automations — from Free
- ✓ Guest access — from Standard
- ✓ AI assistant — from Standard
- ✓ API access
- ↑ Gantt & timeline views — only from Premium, not compared
- ↑ Dashboards & reporting — only from Premium, not compared
- ↑ SSO & SCIM provisioning — only from Enterprise, not compared
- ✗ Whiteboards & mind maps
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://trello.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://trello.com/pricing#skip-target (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
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. Miro has a free plan that covers 50% of the 4 capabilities we compared against Trello.
What is the cheapest Trello alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), Linear is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Trello alternative with Workflow automations?
Jira covers Workflow automations and costs $0/mo (Free 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 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.