monday.com vs Trello
Trello and monday.com both start from a board, and teams compare them at the point where Trello's simplicity starts to feel like a limit. Both have free plans and both are easy to pick up.
Which should you choose?
Choose monday.com if
- Operations, marketing and creative teams that want a flexible visual system
- Businesses that want CRM, project and service tools on one platform
- Teams that rely on automations between apps
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
monday.com, Trello
Highest editor rating
monday.com · 4.3
| Compare | monday.com |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes |
| Starting price | From $12/mo |
| Editor rating | 4.3 |
| Ease of use | Easy (4/5) |
| Category | Project Management |
| Pricing model | Free plan for up to 2 seats; paid plans need at least 3 seats at approximately $12 (Basic), $14 (Standard) and $24 (Pro) per seat per month billed monthly, or about $9, $12 and $19 billed annually, plus custom Enterprise pricing. |
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| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, API |
| Integrations | GitHub, Gmail, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Salesforce, Slack, Zoom |
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| Pros |
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| Cons |
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| AI assistant | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| App marketplace | No |
| Calendar view | No |
| Custom fields | Yes |
| Databases & tables | Yes |
| Desktop app | No |
| Forms & surveys | Yes |
| Gantt & timeline | Yes |
| Guest & client access | No |
| Kanban boards | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes |
| Reporting & dashboards | Yes |
| Templates | Yes |
| Time tracking | Yes |
| Webhooks | No |
| Workflow automation | Yes |
Common questions
- Is monday.com cheaper than Trello?
- Trello starts lower, at $6 a month against $12 for monday.com. 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 monday.com or Trello have a free plan?
- Both do. monday.com and Trello each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
- How long is the monday.com and Trello free trial?
- monday.com offers a 14-day free trial, and Trello offers a 14-day free trial.
- Which is easier to use, monday.com or Trello?
- In VERILO's editorial assessment Trello is the easier of the two, scoring 5 out of 5 against 4 for monday.com. That is a judgement about how quickly a new team gets productive, not a measured benchmark.
Our verdict
Trello is the cheaper and simpler of the two at $6 per seat per month against monday.com's $12, and scores 5 out of 5 for ease of use against 4. monday.com does considerably more — dashboards, automations, multiple views — and suits teams from about three people up to a thousand, where Trello levels off around a hundred. VERILO rates monday.com 4.3 and Trello 4.0. Stay on Trello while a board is enough; move when it is not.
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