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Trello is the simplest project management tool on the market. Cards, lists, boards — that’s it. But simple doesn’t mean free forever. The moment you need more than 10 boards or real automations, you’re paying. Here’s exactly what each plan costs and where the free plan hits its ceiling.
Prices verified March 2026 via trello.com/pricing.
Trello Pricing (2026)
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | Personal use, tiny teams |
| Standard | $6/user | $5/user | Small teams (5-25) |
| Premium | $12.50/user | $10/user | Teams needing views + AI |
| Enterprise | $17.50/user (annual only) | Orgs with 50+ seats | |
Trello is one of the cheapest PM tools. Standard at $5/user/month is half the price of Asana Starter. The question is whether it does enough.
Free: 10 Boards and You’re Done
Trello Free is generous in some areas and brutal in others:
- Unlimited cards — create as many tasks as you want
- 10 boards per workspace — the hard ceiling
- Unlimited Power-Ups per board (changed in 2023 — used to be 1)
- 250 automation runs per month
- Unlimited storage (10MB per file)
- Up to 10 collaborators per workspace
10 boards sounds fine until you realize each project usually needs its own board. 3 active projects + a team planning board + a backlog = 5 boards gone. You’ll hit 10 within months.
Standard ($5/user/mo): Unlimited Boards, Finally
Standard removes the board limit and adds features that make Trello usable for real teams:
- Unlimited boards
- Advanced checklists (assign items, add due dates)
- Custom fields
- 1,000 automation runs/month (4x Free)
- Single board guests
- Saved searches
$600 /year
$5 × 10 × 12 = $600/year. That’s $50/month for your entire team.
Cheapest serious PM tool on the market.
At $600/year for 10 people, Trello Standard is hard to beat on price. Asana Starter costs $1,319 for the same team. Monday.com Standard costs $1,440. You sacrifice features but save 50-60%.
Premium ($10/user/mo): Views, AI, and Dashboards
Premium adds the visual tools power users want:
- Timeline view (Gantt-style)
- Calendar view
- Dashboard view — charts and metrics across boards
- Map view
- Atlassian Intelligence (AI) — auto-complete, summaries, natural language commands
- Unlimited automations
- Admin and security features
- Priority support
Premium is where Trello competes with Asana and Monday on features. At $10/user it’s still cheaper than both. The tradeoff: Trello’s views are simpler. Asana’s timeline is more powerful. Monday’s dashboards are more visual.
Enterprise ($17.50/user/mo): Large Organizations
Enterprise requires 50+ seats (annual only) and adds:
- SSO/SAML
- SCIM user provisioning
- Organization-wide permissions
- Unlimited workspaces
- Free SSO/SCIM setup assistance
At $17.50/user for 50+ seats, Enterprise Trello costs $10,500+/year minimum. That’s real money for what’s still fundamentally a card-based tool. At that scale, evaluate whether your team has outgrown Trello’s kanban-first approach.
Trello vs the PM Market
| Tool (mid-tier, 10 users, annual) | Cost | Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Trello Standard | $600 | Kanban boards, simple |
| ClickUp Unlimited | $840 | Everything, complex |
| Asana Starter | $1,319 | Clean, structured |
| Monday Standard | $1,440 | Visual, colorful |
Trello wins on price. It loses on power. The question isn’t “is Trello good?” — it’s “is kanban enough for your workflow?”
Who Should Pick What
Personal task management: Free. 10 boards is plenty for one person.
Small team, simple workflows: Standard ($5/user). Unbeatable price for unlimited boards.
Need timeline/calendar views: Premium ($10/user). Still cheaper than Asana or Monday.
Outgrown kanban: Don’t upgrade to Enterprise — switch to Asana, Monday, or ClickUp. Trello Enterprise is expensive for what it is.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Trello still free?
Yes, with limits: 10 boards, 250 automations/month, 10 collaborators. More generous than Asana Free (2 users) but less capable.
Is Trello cheaper than Asana?
Yes, at every tier. Trello Standard ($5) vs Asana Starter ($10.99). Trello Premium ($10) vs Asana Advanced ($24.99). You pay less but get fewer features.
Is Trello good for software development?
Basic sprint boards, yes. Proper issue tracking with epics, sprints, and roadmaps? No. Use Jira (same company, Atlassian) or Linear instead.
Can Trello replace Monday.com?
For simple kanban workflows, yes — at half the price. For complex multi-project management with automations, dashboards, and forms, Monday is more capable.
Pricing from trello.com/pricing, March 2026.
