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Web App

Trello

The simplest possible kanban board for visual work tracking.

Visit Trello4.4

  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, iOS, Android

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What is Trello?

Trello is a board of lists and cards you drag from left to right as work progresses. It stays useful because it asks almost nothing of you upfront, and automation rules can quietly handle the repetitive card moves once a process settles.

Pros: what Trello does well

  • Learnable in minutes
  • Generous free plan
  • Built-in automation rules

Cons: where it falls short

  • Weak for dependencies and timelines
  • Boards get unwieldy at scale

Who Trello is for

Anyone who thinks in stages and wants work visible at a glance.

Who can skip it

Teams tracking complex, dependent projects.

Compare Trello

See how Trello stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.

Trello alternatives

Not sold on Trello? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Project Management resources

PLANKA

Focus: self-hosted and project tracking. Shares kanban and boards with Trello. Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit

WeKan

Focus: open source, self-hosted and trello alternative. Shares kanban and boards with Trello. Free (Trello: Freemium). Rated 4.2 (Trello: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit

ClickUp

Focus: all-in-one, dashboards and views. Shares teams with Trello. Adds Linux. Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit

Vikunja

Focus: gantt, open source and self-hosted. Shares kanban with Trello. Free (Trello: Freemium). Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to Trello

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

TaskView

Focus: self-hosted, task management and project management. Shares teams with Trello. Free (Trello: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Trello: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit

Kanri

Focus: offline, task boards and open source. Shares kanban with Trello. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Trello: Freemium). Adds Linux and Offline. Rated 4.5 (Trello: 4.4).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

Kanban for Obsidian

Focus: obsidian, project management and markdown. Shares kanban and boards with Trello. Free (Trello: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Trello: 4.4).

OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit

Bruno

Focus: api client, api testing and postman alternative. Also in Workflows and Collaboration, like Trello. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Trello: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Trello: 4.4).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Leantime

Focus: project management, goals and adhd friendly. Shares kanban with Trello. Free (Trello: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Trello: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
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