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Alternatives to Trello
22 project management tools sit alongside Trello in this directory. Below is what separates each from Trello on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 17
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Trello starts at
- Free, then $5/user/month
Why people look past Trello
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Trello entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Trello publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $17.5/user/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Trello pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online
- Starts $5.99 a month dearer, at $10.99/month.
One app to replace them all
- Starts $2 a user/month (annual) dearer, at $7/user/month (annual).
- 5 tiers to Trello's 4.
The most intuitive project and task management tool
- Starts $7.5 a month dearer, at $12.5/month.
Unified platform for feature flags, A/B testing, and product analytics
- Starts $145 a month dearer, at $150/month.
- 3 tiers to Trello's 4.
Open-source all-in-one project management and collaboration platform
- Starts $14.989999999999998 a month dearer, at $19.99/month.
Collaborative Gantt chart software
- Starts $19 a month dearer, at $24/month.
- 5 tiers to Trello's 4.
Every Trello alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trello (this page) | Free, then $5/user/month | - | 4 | |
| AsanaProject management tool with timeline, calendar, and list views similar to Trello, offering more advanced portfolio management. | Free, then $10.99/month | - | - | vs Trello |
| ClickUpAll-in-one project management with Kanban boards, timeline views, and more customization options than Trello. | Free, then $7/user/month (annual) | - | 5 | vs Trello |
| MeisterTaskTeam project management focused on Kanban boards with visual workflow, direct alternative to Trello's core functionality. | Free, then $12.5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Trello |
| Statsig | Free, then $150/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Trello |
| Huly | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Trello |
| Teamgantt | Free, then $24/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Trello |
| Clockwise | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Trello |
| Teamhood | Free, then €9/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Trello |
| Paymo | Free, then $5.9/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Trello |
| Pipefy | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Trello |
| Roadmunk | Free, then $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Trello |
| Taskade | Free, then $6/month | - | 3 | vs Trello |
| Freedcamp | Free, then $1.49/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Trello |
| Hive | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Trello |
| Podio | Free, then $11.2/per user/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Trello |
| Nifty | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Trello |
| Basecamp | Free, then $25/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Trello |
| Tempo Timesheets | $1/month | Subscription | 7 | vs Trello |
| Sunsama | $17/month | - | 2 | vs Trello |
| GanttPRO | $7/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Trello |
| LiquidPlanner | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Trello |
| ProofHub | $45/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Trello |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Trello badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (17)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Trello (5)
Entry price under Trello's $5/user/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Clockwise , Free
- Freedcamp , Free, then $1.49/month
- Hive , Free
- Nifty , Free
- Tempo Timesheets , $1/month
What you would be giving up
Trello is most often brought in for project tracking, content calendars, sales pipelines, onboarding processes, personal task management. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Trello is broadly right and the question is cost, the Trello pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Project Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best project management tools ranks them.
Trello runs on web, ios, android, windows, macos. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Trello alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Trello?
- 22 other project management tools are listed in this directory, led by Asana, ClickUp, MeisterTask, Statsig. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Trello?
- 17 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Asana, ClickUp, MeisterTask, Statsig, Huly.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Trello?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Trello's $5/user/month: Clockwise at Free, Freedcamp at Free, then $1.49/month, Hive at Free, Nifty at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Trello?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Trello?
- Trello is most often brought in for project tracking, content calendars, sales pipelines, onboarding processes, personal task management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Trello?
- None of the project management tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Trello alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Project Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Trello against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Trello covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every project management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Project Management category, 22 tools beside Trello. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.