Trello
The simplest kanban-style task management. Suitable for small projects and personal use.
- Project management
- Atlassian
- Free / Standard $5 / Premium $10 per user per month
What is Trello?
Trello popularised kanban boards, where cards move from one list to another. Simplicity is both its strength and weakness: it is easy to start, but may not be enough for complex projects. The free plan is relatively generous.
How can a business use it day to day?
Concrete use cases for entrepreneurs and knowledge workers:
Content-production pipeline
Move work from idea to draft, final version and publication.
Small projects
Manage events, campaigns and office moves.
Personal task lists
Use a private board for work and home tasks.
Recruitment
Move candidates through application, interview, offer and hired stages.
Video guides
See how Trello works in practice:
SWOT summary
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats — from an entrepreneur's point of view.
Strengths
- Very low barrier to entry
- The free plan is enough for many users
- Visual and intuitive
- Power-Ups add features
Weaknesses
- Limited for complex projects
- Weak reporting
- Task dependencies are difficult on the free plan
- No native timeline view
Opportunities
- Atlassian ecosystem with Jira and Confluence
- Enterprise plan
- AI automations with Butler
- Timeline and Calendar views on paid plans
Threats
- Asana and Monday.com are more versatile
- Notion can replace several tools at once
- ClickUp is growing in the enterprise market
- Smaller integration ecosystem than competitors
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