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Trello
Kanban boards with built-in automation and an Inbox for to-dos from email and chat, free for 10 collaborators
What is Trello?
Trello is Atlassian's board-and-card tool for organising tasks and projects. Cards move across lists on Kanban boards, and built-in automation runs rules, buttons and commands on every board. An Inbox captures to-dos from email, Slack and Microsoft Teams, and Planner schedules cards on a calendar. Pricing is per user, cheaper billed annually. The free plan covers 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace; Standard adds AI features, unlimited boards and more automation runs; Premium adds Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views and unlimited automation; Enterprise adds organisation-wide controls and Atlassian Guard Standard.
Good for
- Individuals and small teams organising work on simple Kanban boards
- Capturing to-dos from email and chat and scheduling them on a calendar
- Teams that want light automation without a complex setup
Key features
- Kanban boards of lists and cards with assignees, due dates and checklists
- Built-in no-code automation: rules, card and board buttons, and commands, with monthly command-run limits per plan
- Inbox that captures to-dos from email, Slack and Microsoft Teams, and Planner for blocking time on a calendar
- AI on Standard and above: AI-generated boards, AI summarisation, and AI that generates checklists, adds due dates and merges cards
- Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views on Premium
- Power-Ups that connect 200+ apps such as Slack, Google Drive and Salesforce
- Official MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and GitHub
- Automation integrations that post to Slack, create Jira tickets and send emails
Limitations to know about
- Free plan: 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace, 250 command runs a month and 10MB per file, with no AI features listed
- Timeline, Table, Calendar, Dashboard and Map views need Premium
- SAML SSO needs Atlassian Guard, a separate subscription from $4 per user a month, unless on Enterprise
- Trello is cloud-only; the FAQ says there is no on-premises version
Trello pricing
Trello has a free plan. Standard, Premium and Enterprise cost $5 to $17.50 per user a month billed annually.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace, 250 command runs/month, 10MB per file |
| Standard | $5/user/mo billed annually, or $6 billed monthly | AI features, unlimited boards, Planner, advanced checklists, card mirroring, custom fields, 1,000 command runs/month, 250MB per file, single-board guests |
| Premium | $10/user/mo billed annually, or $12.50 billed monthly | Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views, Workspace views, unlimited command runs, admin and security features, Workspace templates, collections, observers |
| Enterprise | $17.50/user/mo billed annually ($210 per user a year), shown as an estimate | Unlimited Workspaces, organisation-wide permissions, public board management, multi-board guests, Power-Up administration, Atlassian Guard Standard (SSO and provisioning), 24/7 Enterprise Admin support |
Free plan limits: Up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, up to 10 boards per Workspace, unlimited cards, unlimited Power-Ups per board, unlimited storage (10MB per file), 250 Workspace command runs per month, Inbox, iOS and Android apps
What a team pays: For a team of five on Standard: $25 a month billed annually ($300 a year), or $30 billed monthly.
Costs on top of a plan
- Atlassian Guard: From $4/user/month (Separate subscription for SAML SSO and enforced 2FA across Atlassian products; Guard Standard is included in Enterprise)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Trello free?
Trello has a free plan. Up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, up to 10 boards per Workspace, unlimited cards, unlimited Power-Ups per board, unlimited storage (10MB per file), 250 Workspace command runs per month, Inbox, iOS and Android apps. Paid plans start at $5/user/mo billed annually.
How much does Trello cost?
Standard, Premium and Enterprise cost $5 to $17.50 per user a month billed annually. There is also a free plan. On Standard: $5 per user a month billed annually, $6 billed monthly. Unlimited boards, AI features, 1,000 Workspace command runs a month, 250MB per file. Every Workspace member is billable, and multi-board guests are billed at the member rate. Prices as published on Trello's pricing page on 21 October 2026.
Which Trello plans include AI?
The pricing page lists AI features on Standard, Premium and Enterprise, including AI-generated boards, AI summarisation and AI board organisation. The Free plan's feature list does not include AI.
What is Trello used for?
Trello is Atlassian's board-and-card tool for organising tasks and projects. People use it for individuals and small teams organising work on simple Kanban boards, capturing to-dos from email and chat and scheduling them on a calendar and teams that want light automation without a complex setup.
What are the alternatives to Trello?
Tools that do a similar job include Asana, monday.com, Jira, Notion and ClickUp. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Trello?
Trello is made by Atlassian. The company was founded in 2011.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Atlassian's own pages, read on the dates shown.
- trello.com/pricing (plan prices (annual and monthly), free plan limits, command runs per plan, AI by plan, views, Premium trial, billing of members and guests, Atlassian Guard price, cloud-only FAQ) read 21 October 2026
- trello.com/home (product description: Inbox, boards, Planner) read 21 October 2026
- trello.com/butler-automation (automation: rules, buttons, commands, Slack, Jira and email actions) read 21 October 2026
- trello.com/mcp (official MCP server, supported AI tools, admin controls) read 21 October 2026
- trello.com/platforms (platforms: web, iOS and Android apps, and desktop apps from the Mac App Store and the Microsoft Store) read 21 October 2026
- trello.com/about (company: launched 2011, acquired by Atlassian in 2017) read 21 October 2026
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