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Best tools for kanban boards

Visual boards for moving work through stages. 6 tools in this list, 6 with a free plan.

How this list is ranked. Tools are ordered by how strongly they are built for this job (as tagged in VERILO’s catalogue), then by editorial score and editor rating. Affiliate relationships and featured status are never inputs.

  1. 01

    Trello

    Built for it

    Kanban-style board tool from Atlassian for organizing tasks with cards, lists and Power-Up add-ons.

    4.0From $6/moFree plan
    • This is a core use case of the product.
    • Includes Guest & client access, Workflow automation, API access
    View TrelloVisit Trello
  2. 02

    Asana

    Good at it

    Work management platform for planning projects, assigning tasks and tracking progress across teams.

    4.4From $13.49/moFree plan
    • Well supported, though not the product's main focus.
    • Includes AI assistant, Workflow automation, API access
    View AsanaCompare with TrelloVisit Asana
  3. 03

    Linear

    Good at it

    Issue tracking and project planning tool built for software teams, with a keyboard-driven interface.

    4.5From $10/moFree plan
    • Well supported, though not the product's main focus.
    • Includes Guest & client access, Workflow automation, API access
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  4. 04

    monday.com

    Good at it

    Customizable work OS built on spreadsheet-like boards with automations, dashboards and integrations.

    4.3From $12/moFree plan
    • Well supported, though not the product's main focus.
    • Includes AI assistant, Workflow automation, API access
    View monday.comCompare with TrelloVisit monday.com
  5. 05

    ClickUp

    Good at it

    All-in-one work management platform combining tasks, docs, goals, chat and whiteboards in one workspace.

    4.2From $10/moFree plan
    • Well supported, though not the product's main focus.
    • Includes AI assistant, Workflow automation, API access
    View ClickUpCompare with TrelloVisit ClickUp
  6. 06

    Todoist

    Supports it

    Cross-platform to-do list and task manager with natural-language entry, projects and shared workspaces.

    4.4From $5/moFree plan
    • Possible, but other tools on this list are more purpose-built.
    • Includes AI assistant, Real-time collaboration, Comments & mentions
    View TodoistCompare with TrelloVisit Todoist

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