Trello Review & Pricing (2026)

What is Trello?

Visual work management for boards, inbox capture, and task tracking. Trello is a work management tool for planning projects and tracking tasks on boards.

Full review

Trello is a work management tool for planning projects and tracking tasks on boards. It helps teams capture ideas, sort work, and move items from intake to done without a lot of setup. The product is a fit for teams that want a visual way to manage work across web, iOS, and Android. What stands out on the site is how Trello ties inbox capture, boards, and a planner together. You can forward emails into Trello and send messages from Slack or Microsoft Teams into your inbox with AI-generated summaries and links. That makes it useful when work starts in chat or email and needs to become trackable tasks. Trello also pushes a no-code automation layer on every board, plus card mirroring for work that lives in more than one place. It is a free product, so it appeals to teams that want to get organized first and worry about

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Who it's for

Best for

Agencies
SMB marketing teams
product teams
education teams
ecommerce operators
healthcare teams
remote teams
solo organizers

At a glance

Pricing	Free plan
Free plan	Yes
Free trial	No
Pricing page	View pricing
Platforms	Web app, iOS (iPhone & iPad), Android
API	No
Company	Trello, Inc.

Integrations

Slack Microsoft Teams

How Trello compares

Feature	Trello	Notion	ClickUp	Todoist
Rating	—	4.7 / 5	4.0 / 5	4.0 / 5
Pricing	Free plan	Free+Paid	Free plan	Free+Paid
Starting price	Free	From $10/mo	Free	Free
Free plan	Included	Included	Included	Included
Free trial	No	No	No	No
Platforms	Web app, iOS (iPhone & iPad), Android	Web app, iOS (iPhone & iPad), Android, macOS, Windows	Web app, iOS (iPhone & iPad), Android, macOS, Windows	Web app, iOS (iPhone & iPad), Android, macOS, Windows
Best for	Agencies, SMB marketing teams, product teams, education teams, ecommerce operators, healthcare teams, remote teams, solo organizers	Teams, startups, knowledge workers	Project teams, marketing teams, product teams, IT and PMO teams, HR operations, leadership teams, SMBs, enterprise teams, cross-functional departments	Solo creators, Freelancers, Students, SMB teams, Marketing agencies, Professional services, Operations managers, Enterprise buyers

Trello vs Notion Trello vs ClickUp Trello vs Todoist

Key features

Inbox Task Capture

Collect to-dos from email or app messages in one place before sorting them into active work.

Visual Boards

Track tasks as cards on boards so teams can see status at a glance.

Planner Calendar View

Drag tasks onto a calendar to turn priorities into scheduled work.

Slack and Teams Intake

Send messages from Slack or Microsoft Teams into Trello with summaries and links attached.

No-Code Automation

Use built-in automations on every board to handle repetitive task moves and updates.

Card Mirroring

Mirror a card across boards when the same task needs to appear in multiple places.

Mobile Access

Manage boards and tasks from web, iOS, or Android when work happens away from a desk.

Key benefits

Reduce the time spent copying action items out of email and chat by turning messages into tracked tasks.
Keep distributed teams aligned with one shared view of who owns what and what is next.
Cut status-check meetings by letting people see progress directly on boards and in the calendar.
Handle recurring coordination work with less manual follow-up by using built-in automation.
Support cross-team projects where one task needs to be visible in more than one workflow.

Pricing

Free plan

View official pricing

Pros & Cons

Pros

Has a free plan, so teams can start without a purchase decision.
Works on web, iOS, and Android, which helps teams manage work from different devices.
Built-in automation is included on every board, reducing manual task updates.
Supports Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations, plus other integrations listed on the site.
The site claims 75% of organizations see value within 30 days, 81% choose it for ease of use, and 74% report better communication.

Cons

The fact sheet does not list paid tiers or pricing details beyond the free plan, so buyers need to check the pricing page for upgrade limits.
There is no free trial because the product already offers a free plan.
The site points to premium-only benefits for some templates and power-ups, so advanced board features may require an upgrade.
The product is built around project management and work tracking, not a broad suite for unrelated business functions.