Asana vs Trello
Trello and Asana are the two tools most teams try first, and the choice between them is almost never about features. It is about whether your work fits on a board. Trello is a kanban board that has stayed deliberately simple; Asana is a project manager that can model dependencies, workloads and portfolios. The right one depends on how complicated your work honestly is.
Which should you choose?
Choose Asana if
- Marketing, operations and cross-functional teams at mid-sized companies
- Leaders who need portfolio-level visibility across many projects
- Organizations that prioritize ease of adoption over deep customization
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
Cheapest to start
Trello · From $6/mo
Free plan
Asana, Trello
Highest editor rating
Asana · 4.4
| Compare | Asana |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes |
| Starting price | From $13.49/mo |
| Editor rating | 4.4 |
| Ease of use | Easy (4/5) |
| Category | Project Management |
| Pricing model | Free Personal plan for up to 10 users; Starter approximately $13.49 and Advanced approximately $30.49 per user per month billed monthly (about $10.99 and $24.99 annually), with Enterprise on custom pricing and seats sold in bundles. |
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| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension, API |
| Integrations | Figma, GitHub, Gmail, Google Workspace, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Salesforce, Slack, Zoom |
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| Cons |
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| AI assistant | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| App marketplace | No |
| Calendar view | Yes |
| Custom fields | Yes |
| Desktop app | No |
| Forms & surveys | Yes |
| Gantt & timeline | Yes |
| Goals & OKRs | Yes |
| Guest & client access | No |
| Kanban boards | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes |
| Reporting & dashboards | Yes |
| Templates | No |
| Time tracking | Yes |
| Webhooks | No |
| Workflow automation | Yes |
Common questions
- Is Asana cheaper than Trello?
- Trello starts lower, at $6 a month against $13.49 for Asana. Both figures are the entry paid plan billed monthly, checked against each vendor's own pricing page. Higher tiers and add-ons can change the comparison, so price the plan you actually need.
- Does Asana or Trello have a free plan?
- Both do. Asana and Trello each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
- How long is the Asana and Trello free trial?
- Asana offers a 30-day free trial, and Trello offers a 14-day free trial.
- Which is easier to use, Asana or Trello?
- In VERILO's editorial assessment Trello is the easier of the two, scoring 5 out of 5 against 4 for Asana. That is a judgement about how quickly a new team gets productive, not a measured benchmark.
Our verdict
Choose Trello if the work is visible on a board and the team is small. It is the easiest tool in the category to learn — VERILO scores it 5 out of 5 for ease of use against Asana's 4 — and its free plan is genuinely usable rather than a demo, covering up to 10 collaborators per Workspace. Standard is $6 per user per month billed monthly ($5 annually), Premium $12.50 and Enterprise $17.50. Calendar, timeline and dashboard views need Premium, and there are no native task dependencies, workload views or advanced reporting at any tier. Choose Asana when somebody has to answer for whether work is on track. Portfolios and goals connect daily tasks to objectives, rules-based automation is reliable, and the interface stays approachable for non-technical teams. It costs considerably more: Starter is $13.49 per user per month billed monthly and Advanced $30.49, seats are sold in bundles so a team of seven may pay for ten, and native time tracking and workload management require Advanced. Neither is ideal if you want dependency management on a small budget — that gap is exactly where teams end up looking at ClickUp or monday.com instead. The practical test: if you have ever needed to know what is blocking what, Trello will frustrate you within a quarter. If you have not, Asana's price is buying capability you are not using.
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