Our pick for most teams
91.1/ 100
- Price
- From $6/user/mo · $60/user/yr
- Free plan
- Up to 10 boards per Workspace, 10 collaborators, unlimited storage (10MB/file), 250 Workspace command runs/month
monday.com vs Trello: Trello fits most teams of 5
57.8/ 100
- Price
- From $12/user/mo · $108/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free forever: up to 2 seats, 3 boards, 3 Docs, 200+ templates, 8 column types
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 3 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Trello: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Teams and individuals wanting a lightweight visual Kanban tool
- Beginners who want an easy interface without training
- Not for
- Users needing built-in reporting or time tracking
- Teams needing the broader feature set of full project management apps
- The catch
- Simple and easy Kanban boards, but lacks built-in reporting and time tracking; extras rely on Power-Ups (limited on free).
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
monday.com: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Non-technical teams wanting easy visual setup without IT help
- Operations teams running recurring automated workflows
- Small teams wanting a highly customizable workspace
- Not for
- Organizations needing advanced portfolio management or forecasting
- PMOs managing complex dependencies and critical-path scheduling
- Software teams that need Jira-level dev workflows
- The catch
- Highly customizable and visual, but seat-block pricing with a 3-seat minimum drives costs up quickly as teams grow.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Trello
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $1,500
On the Standard plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $360
- Paid yearly, one year
- $300
Paying yearly saves $60 a year (17%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18monday.com
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $2,700
On the Basic plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $720
- Paid yearly, one year
- $540
Paying yearly saves $180 a year (25%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Trello | monday.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 91.1 | 57.8 |
| Cheapest plan | Standard | Basic |
| Free plan | Up to 10 boards per Workspace, 10 collaborators, unlimited storage (10MB/file), 250 Workspace command runs/month | Free forever: up to 2 seats, 3 boards, 3 Docs, 200+ templates, 8 column types |
| Works with (apps) | 9 | 6 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Trello
- Score out of 100
- 91.1
- Cheapest plan
- Standard
- Free plan
- Up to 10 boards per Workspace, 10 collaborators, unlimited storage (10MB/file), 250 Workspace command runs/month
- Works with (apps)
- 9
monday.com
- Score out of 100
- 57.8
- Cheapest plan
- Basic
- Free plan
- Free forever: up to 2 seats, 3 boards, 3 Docs, 200+ templates, 8 column types
- Works with (apps)
- 6
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Task managementTrello: Yesmonday.com: Yes
Board view (Kanban)Trello: Yesmonday.com: Yes
- Trello
- Kanban board view shown (Sprint Management example) and linked in menus Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Timeline view (Gantt)Trello: Yesmonday.com: Yes
Time trackingTrello: Yesmonday.com: Not verified
- monday.com
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Recurring tasksTrello: Not verifiedmonday.com: Not verified
- Trello
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- monday.com
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
File sharingTrello: Not verifiedmonday.com: Yes
- Trello
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- monday.com
- Unlimited storage: 10MB/file (Free), 250MB/file (Standard) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Invite clients or guestsTrello: Yesmonday.com: Yes
- monday.com
- Single-board guests on Standard; multi-board guests on Enterprise Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Does routine steps for youTrello: Yesmonday.com: Yes
- Trello
- 250 actions/month (Standard), 25,000 (Pro), 250,000 (Enterprise) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- monday.com
- Butler automation: 250 command runs/month (Free), 1,000 (Standard), unlimited (Premium) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
ReportingTrello: Yesmonday.com: Yes
Mobile appTrello: Yesmonday.com: Yes
What you risk by starting
Trello
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Trello.
- Getting your data out
- 'Simple data export' listed for Premium (and Enterprise)
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
monday.com
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of monday.com.
- Refund policy
- Yearly subscribers who cancel within 30 days of purchase are entitled to a partial refund; no refunds for downgrades after that
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Where these facts come from
monday.com
https://monday.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14https://monday.com/work-management · checked 2026-10-14What to do next
- Work out the cost for your own team size
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14