Does GitHub or Trello have a free plan?

Both do. GitHub and Trello each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.

How long is the GitHub and Trello free trial?

GitHub offers a 30-day free trial, and Trello offers a 14-day free trial.

Which is easier to use, GitHub or Trello?

In VERILO's editorial assessment Trello is the easier of the two, scoring 5 out of 5 against 3 for GitHub. That is a judgement about how quickly a new team gets productive, not a measured benchmark.

GitHub vs Trello

A side-by-side look at GitHub and Trello: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

Choose GitHub if

Software teams of any size hosting code and reviewing pull requests
Open-source projects and public developer communities
Teams that want CI/CD and issue tracking alongside their code

Visit GitHub

Choose Trello if

Individuals and small teams that need a simple visual to-do board
Non-technical departments tracking content, hiring or event pipelines
Teams already in the Atlassian ecosystem alongside Jira and Confluence

Visit Trello

Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

GitHub, Trello

Highest editor rating

GitHub · 4.7

Comparison of GitHub and Trello
Compare	GitHub Visit site	Trello Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes
Starting price	From $4/mo	From $6/mo
Editor rating	4.7	4.0
Ease of use	Moderate (3/5)	Very easy (5/5)
Category	Development	Project Management
Pricing model	Free plan with unlimited repositories; Team is $4 per user per month; Enterprise is $21 per user per month; Copilot is a separate add-on from $10 per month for individuals.	Free plan for up to 10 collaborators per Workspace; Standard approximately $6 and Premium approximately $12.50 per user per month billed monthly (about $5 and $10 annually), with Enterprise around $17.50 per user per month billed annually.
Plans	Free — Free Team — $4/user/mo Enterprise — $21/user/mo Copilot Pro — $10/user/mo	Free — Free Standard — $6/user/mo Premium — $12.50/user/mo Enterprise — $17.50/user/mo
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, API, CLI	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, API
Integrations	Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack	Dropbox, GitHub, Gmail, Google Workspace, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Slack
Best for	Software teams of any size hosting code and reviewing pull requests Open-source projects and public developer communities Teams that want CI/CD and issue tracking alongside their code	Individuals and small teams that need a simple visual to-do board Non-technical departments tracking content, hiring or event pipelines Teams already in the Atlassian ecosystem alongside Jira and Confluence
Pros	Largest developer community and open-source ecosystem Actions CI/CD, Projects, Packages and Pages included in one platform Free plan includes unlimited private repositories Copilot brings completion, chat and agents directly into the pull request workflow Extensive API, webhooks and Marketplace apps	Easiest tool in the category to learn; boards make sense within minutes Free plan is genuinely usable for individuals and small teams Power-Ups and Butler automation add capability without cluttering the core Low per-seat pricing on the Standard tier
Cons	Copilot is a separate per-user charge on top of plan seats Actions minutes and storage overages on private repositories can surprise teams Projects and issue tracking are lighter than dedicated tools such as Jira SAML SSO and enterprise controls require the $21 per user Enterprise tier	No native task dependencies, workload views or advanced reporting Calendar, timeline and dashboard views require the Premium plan Large boards with many cards become difficult to navigate Free plan limits each Workspace to 10 boards and 10 collaborators
AI agents	Yes	No
AI assistant	Yes	No
API access	Yes	Yes
App marketplace	No	Yes
Calendar view	No	Yes
CI/CD & preview deployments	Yes	No
Code completion	Yes	No
Code review	Yes	No
Custom fields	No	Yes
Desktop app	No	Yes
Gantt & timeline	No	Yes
Git integration	Yes	No
Guest & client access	No	Yes
Kanban boards	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	No	Yes
Roles & permissions	Yes	No
SSO / SAML	Yes	No
Templates	No	Yes
Two-factor authentication	Yes	No
Webhooks	Yes	Yes
Workflow automation	No	Yes

Common questions

Does GitHub or Trello have a free plan?: Both do. GitHub and Trello each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
How long is the GitHub and Trello free trial?: GitHub offers a 30-day free trial, and Trello offers a 14-day free trial.
Which is easier to use, GitHub or Trello?: In VERILO's editorial assessment Trello is the easier of the two, scoring 5 out of 5 against 3 for GitHub. That is a judgement about how quickly a new team gets productive, not a measured benchmark.

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