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The best Trello alternatives in 2026
Eight tools that can replace Trello, from a free plan with no member limit to database-backed boards and a flat-priced option. Each pick says who it suits and where it stops.
Updated Oct 4, 2026 · 8 tools · How we pick
Trello organizes work as cards in lists on a board, which suits individuals and small teams. People look for alternatives when the plan limits or the format itself get in the way. The Free plan is capped at 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace, with 10MB per file. Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views are only on Premium, at $10 per user a month billed annually, and Enterprise. AI features and the full Planner start on Standard.
The alternatives fall into three groups. ClickUp, Asana and monday.com are fuller work management tools with timelines, dashboards and automation. Notion, Basecamp and Airtable change the shape of the tool: documents and wikis, per-project chat at a flat price, or a database behind the board. Todoist is for one person's tasks, and Jira is for software teams.
Picks run from the alternatives that suit the most people leaving Trello to the more specialized ones. Prices are the vendors' own, read on the date shown on each tool's page. For comparison, Trello Standard is $5 per user a month billed annually.
Replacing Trello?Kanban boards with an inbox, planner and built-in automation. Free plan · from $5/mo.
Trello detailsThe shortlist
- 1ClickUpBest free plan with no member limitFree plan · from $7/mo
- 2AsanaBest step up for growing teamsFree plan · from $10.99/mo
- 3monday.comBest for boards with more structureFree plan · from $9/mo
- 4NotionBest for docs and trackers togetherFree plan · from $10/mo
- 5TodoistBest for personal task boardsFree plan · from $5/mo
- 6BasecampBest flat-rate option with chat built inFree plan · from $25/mo
- 7AirtableBest for boards backed by a databaseFree plan · from $20/mo
- 8JiraBest for software teamsFree plan · from $9.05/mo
The picks in detail
- 01
ClickUp
Best free plan with no member limitWork platform combining tasks, docs, chat and dashboardsClickUp answers both of Trello's usual sticking points. Its Free Forever plan has no cap on members, where Trello's Free plan stops at 10 collaborators per Workspace. The same tasks can be shown in more than 15 layouts, including board, list, calendar and Gantt, with docs, chat and whiteboards in the same workspace. Unlimited, with unlimited Gantt charts, is $7 per user a month billed yearly, against $10 for Trello Premium.
Worth knowing: The Free Forever plan is capped at 60MB of storage and 5 spaces, timeline view needs Business at $12 per user a month billed yearly, and AI is billed separately per user.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $7 per user / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- 02
Asana
Best step up for growing teamsWork management for projects, goals and cross-team workflowsAsana is the step up when work has outgrown a single board. Projects can be viewed as a list, board or calendar on the free Personal plan, and Starter adds timeline and Gantt views, reporting dashboards, forms, custom fields and automations for $10.99 per user a month billed annually. On the Advanced plan, goals link projects to company-level objectives and portfolios track groups of related projects.
Worth knowing: The free Personal plan is limited to 2 users, against 10 collaborators on Trello's Free plan, and seats above 5 users are sold in blocks of 5 or 10.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly)
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- 03
monday.com
Best for boards with more structureBoard-based work management with automations and dashboardsmonday.com keeps the board as the starting point but gives it more structure: work is tracked as items in typed columns, and dashboards bring data from boards together into charts and summaries. Standard, at $12 per seat a month billed annually, includes timeline, Gantt and calendar views along with automations and integrations, and Pro adds time tracking and private boards.
Worth knowing: Paid plans start at 3 seats and are priced by the team size selected, and the Free plan is limited to 2 seats and 3 boards, against 10 boards on Trello's Free plan.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $9 per seat / month, billed annually (3-seat minimum)
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- 04
Notion
Best for docs and trackers togetherWorkspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AINotion suits teams whose project information has spread beyond cards. Docs, wikis and databases sit side by side, so notes, project trackers and reference material live in one workspace, and databases can organize hundreds or thousands of items such as projects or tasks. The Free plan gives one person unlimited pages and blocks, and Plus is $10 per member a month billed yearly.
Worth knowing: The Free plan limits blocks once a second member joins and caps file uploads at 5 MB, and database automations start on Plus.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $10 per member / month, billed yearly
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- 05
Todoist
Best for personal task boardsCross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entryIf you use Trello as a personal task board, Todoist is built for that job. Any project can be switched between a list and a kanban board, tasks are added in plain language with their due dates, and it runs on every platform Trello does plus Linux. The free Beginner plan covers 5 personal projects with list and board layouts, and Pro is $5 per user a month billed yearly.
Worth knowing: The free plan stops at 5 personal projects, the calendar layout needs Pro, and personal projects are capped at 5 people even on paid plans.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $5 per user / month, billed yearly
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- 06
Basecamp
Best flat-rate option with chat built inFlat-priced project management with chat, to-dos and filesBasecamp replaces per-user pricing with a flat monthly fee: Freelancer is $25 a month for up to 20 users and Studio is $59 with unlimited users. Each project has kanban-style Card Tables alongside to-do lists, a message board, group chat, a schedule and file storage, and clients can be brought into a project with control over what they see.
Worth knowing: Paid plans are limited by active projects (3 on Freelancer, 10 on Studio, 25 on Pro), and the Free plan covers one project with up to 5 users.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $25 per month, flat rate for up to 20 users (Freelancer)
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- 07
Airtable
Best for boards backed by a databaseRelational database platform for building team workflows and appsAirtable fits when a board is really a database underneath. Records live in linked tables, and kanban is one of eight ways to view them, along with grid, form, calendar, gallery, timeline, list and Gantt. Custom interfaces and automations sit on top of the same records. The Free plan allows up to 5 editors and 1,000 records per base.
Worth knowing: Timeline and Gantt views are not part of the Free plan, the Team plan is $20 per seat a month billed annually, and record limits apply per base on paid plans too.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $20 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- 08
Jira
Best for software teamsIssue and project tracking for software and business teamsJira suits a software team that needs more than cards, and it comes from Atlassian, the same company as Trello. Bugs and tasks become work items that move through a workflow the team defines, viewed on boards, in lists, on a timeline or on a calendar, with connections to code hosts such as Bitbucket and GitHub. Its Free plan covers up to 10 users.
Worth knowing: Standard is $9.05 per user a month billed monthly and rises to $9.70 from October 13, 2026, and annual billing is sold in fixed user tiers rather than per individual seat.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans from $9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users)
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
How to choose
Work out which Trello limit you have hit
If it is the 10-collaborator cap on the Free plan, ClickUp's free plan has no member limit and Basecamp charges a flat fee instead of a price per user. If it is views, Asana includes timeline and Gantt views from Starter and monday.com from Standard, where Trello holds its Timeline and Calendar views for Premium. If boards no longer fit the work at all, Airtable and Notion organize it in databases and Jira as work items in a custom workflow.
Count the people who need access
Free plans differ sharply on team size. ClickUp allows unlimited members, Jira up to 10 users and Airtable up to 5 editors, while Asana and monday.com stop at 2. On paid plans, monday.com needs at least 3 seats and Asana sells seats above 5 in blocks. Basecamp's Freelancer plan covers up to 20 users for $25 a month, and Studio has no user limit.
Just you, or a team?
For personal task boards, Todoist's free plan includes board layouts for 5 projects and Notion's Free plan gives one person unlimited pages. For a team, start with ClickUp, Asana or monday.com. For client work, Basecamp lets you bring clients into a project and control what they can see.
Compare the price of the plan you will need
Trello Premium, the plan with the extra views, is $10 per user a month billed annually. ClickUp Unlimited is $7 per user, Asana Starter $10.99 per user, monday.com Standard $12 per seat, Notion Plus $10 per member and Airtable Team $20 per seat, all on annual billing. Jira Standard is $9.05 per user billed monthly, and Todoist Pro is $5 per user billed yearly.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Trello?
Yes. ClickUp's Free Forever plan has unlimited tasks and members, Jira's Free plan covers up to 10 users, Airtable's allows up to 5 editors, and Asana's Personal plan covers up to 2 users. For one person, Todoist's Beginner plan includes board layouts for 5 projects and Notion's Free plan has unlimited pages.
Which Trello alternative has a free plan for more than 10 people?
Among these picks, ClickUp: its Free Forever plan allows unlimited members, with caps of 60MB of storage and 5 spaces. Wrike's Free plan also allows unlimited users, with board and table views. Trello's own Free plan stops at 10 collaborators per Workspace.
What is the cheapest Trello alternative?
Todoist Pro matches Trello Standard at $5 per user a month billed yearly, but it is a personal task manager. Among the team tools, ClickUp Unlimited is the lowest per-user price at $7 a month billed yearly. Basecamp's flat $25 a month for up to 20 users can work out lower per person for a larger group.
Which Trello alternatives include timeline or Gantt views?
Asana includes timeline and Gantt views from its Starter plan and monday.com from Standard. ClickUp includes Gantt charts from Unlimited, and Airtable includes both views from Team. In Trello, the Timeline view is on Premium and Enterprise only.
Is Jira a good replacement for Trello?
For software teams, yes. Jira tracks bugs and work items through customizable workflows and connects to code hosts such as Bitbucket and GitHub, and both products are made by Atlassian. Its Free plan covers up to 10 users. For general task boards, ClickUp or Asana are closer substitutes.
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