Trello Costs Explained
It’s no secret that the economy still isn’t firing on all cylinders. So, it’s more important than ever that companies are getting good returns on investment when it comes to software. Trello’s plans are actually very good value for money and among the cheapest on the market. The Standard plan represents an excellent option for small teams who can’t fork out big bucks for software.
Trello scores 4.1/5 for pricing on our 2024 tests. Although it’s more limited than some of its rivals in terms of features and functionality, you’re also not paying much for it at all. This means it’ll be more than serviceable if you’re looking for a basic task-tracking tool with a few handy features, rather than a completed Work OS for centralizing all of your business’s planning and communication. If you do want that, you may feel a little shortchanged with Trello.
Only 46% of organizations make project management a cultural priority, and 11.4% of all resources are wasted due to deficiencies in project management methods. Right now, it’s a good chance to get ahead of the game, and Trello can certainly help you with that. Below we’ve explained the provider’s pricing plans in detail.
Trello Free plan – Best for individuals just getting started
As we mentioned earlier, Trello pricing starts with a free plan. Trello’s Free plan has unlimited personal boards(viewable only by a single individual) and 10 boards (projects) per workspace. Other features in the free plan include:
- Unlimited cards (i.e. tasks)
- Unlimited lists
- 10MB per file attachment on task cards
- Unlimited power-ups
The free tier does come with limits though. There aren’t any data visualization tools on Trello’s free plan, or many collaboration features either. This is one of the reasons why it’s better suited for individuals. It’s quite some distance off being as useful as ClickUp’s free offering, which offers a wealth of collaboration features and data visualization tools for absolutely nothing.
Both ClickUp and Trello let users create automations on their respective free plans. This is a big plus for project managers who want to boost efficiency without spending a dime.
Trello Free plan users will also have access to Agile project templates and you’ll be able to integrate your project management software with Microsoft Teams, Hangouts, Telegram, and Slack as well as CRM software like Pipedrive. As free plans go, it’s pretty good.
Trello Standard plan – Best for smaller teams that like the basic Trello interface
The Standard tier ($5 per user, per month) offers small businesses a more affordable option for project management. However, it still offers core features necessary for professional operations. Additional features include:
- Unlimited project boards
- Advanced checklists
- Ability to add guests
- Custom fields
- 250MB per file attachment on task cards
The ability to add guests and have unlimited project boards is largely why smaller teams will feel more at home than with the free plan, despite not adding that many more features.
A lot of other top project management software providers make many of their features available on their first paid plans. For example, Asana’s free plan offers no data visualization tools such as charts and widgets (just like Trello) but its first paid plan has one of the best sets of tools for presenting data money can buy.
Last year, Trello released Advanced Checklists for its Standard, Premium, and Enterprise plans. Advanced checklists let managers create step-by-step to-do lists for tasks, and subsequently assign staff members and due dates to each item in these to-do lists.
You do miss out on some of the more functional Trello features found in the Premium plan though. You’ll only get access to the standard board view, with no timeline view, table view, dashboard view, or any of the other options available on this plan.
Additionally, you’ll only get standard support, rather than the priority support found in more expensive plans. Still, this is a decent entry-level option that is more affordable and better value than rival standard plans. For example, Wrike’s first plan is almost double the price of Trello’s. monday.com also has a more expensive first paid plan, but a lot of features are still locked away on top tiers, so we’d recommend Trello’s cheaper option.
Trello Premium plan – Best for businesses that need admin control
Going up to the Premium tier will cost $10 per user, per month billed annually. This tier supports the same unlimited personal boards, cards, and lists, but adds a few more features, including:
- Additional views (Timeline, Calendar, Dashboard)
- Admin control
- Security features
- Simple data export
Most importantly, this is the first plan with proper admin control and advanced security features too. This means you can truly manage your larger team in a more meaningful way.
There’s also a Gantt chart for tracking project progress and some preset charts for visualizing data, and milestones so you can see your project’s critical dates. On this plan, you’ll be able to create sub-tasks that branch off main tasks, and there’s that handy calendar we mentioned earlier.
Unfortunately, when compared to a premium plan from the likes of ClickUp, monday.com, or Wrike, Trello still falls short. What’s more, ClickUp’s premium offering, the Business plan, is just $2 more per user, per month than Trello’s Premium plan. ClickUp has a much vaster set of features than Trello offers, so we think it’s worth the small difference in price. Besides, you’ll only end up buying add-ons once if you opt for Trello in this sort of situation, anyway.
On the other hand, if you think another provider might be a better fit for you, check out our monday.com review and Wrike pricing guide.
Trello Enterprise plan – Best for enterprise-level organizations
Finally, there’s the Enterprise tier. This plan has variable pricing depending on the number of team members. To use Trello with 25 Enterprise users — the minimum number of users — you’ll be paying $17.50 per user, per month, billed annually. But this price starts to fall as you add more users.
As well as everything in the Premium plan, Trello Enterprise adds several additional features, including:
- Organization visible boards
- Organization-wide permissions
- Unlimited workspaces
- Multi-board guests
- Attachment permissions
All these features are aimed at enterprise-level organizations. This makes this plan the best option for large businesses that need a certain level of control over the platform and a whole lot of team members.
Trello scores 5/5 for customer support, higher than any other provider we tested. On the Enterprise plan, which is still cheaper than the Business plans provided by the likes of Wrike and Asana (both retail at over $20 per user, per month), you’ll have access to onboarding assistance and 24/7 live support. You’ll also be able to receive guidance over the phone too.
