monday.com vs Trello

monday.com

• Teams that want boards, dashboards and automations in one tool
• Companies that also want CRM, dev or service products from one vendor
• Eligible nonprofits, which get their first 10 seats free

Trello

• Individuals and small teams that plan work on kanban boards
• Groups of up to 10 collaborators sharing a free Workspace
• Teams already using Jira or other Atlassian products

monday.com

• The Free plan is limited to 2 seats, 3 boards and 3 docs.
• Paid plans start at 3 seats, and the price is set by the team size selected rather than by individual seats.
• Timeline, Gantt and calendar views, automations and integrations start on Standard; time tracking and private boards need Pro.
• Plan totals itemize the bundled AI credits at $10 per 1,000 a month, currently cancelled out by a "special offer" discount of the same amount.

Trello

• 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 and Enterprise.
• AI features and full Planner access start on the Standard plan.
• The Enterprise price is an estimate that depends on user count, and the plan is billed annually.

monday.com

Boards and views

Work is tracked on boards made of items and typed columns. Timeline, Gantt and calendar views start on the Standard plan.

Automations and integrations

Both are metered by monthly actions: 250 each on Standard and 25,000 each on Pro. The integrations page lists 850+ integrations and apps.

Dashboards

Dashboards bring data from boards together into charts and summaries for reporting on progress.

Docs and forms

Built-in documents and forms sit next to boards. The Free plan allows up to 3 docs, and private boards and docs need Pro.

AI credits and agents

The Sidekick assistant, AI agents and a notetaker draw on a monthly credit pool: 1,000 credits on Basic, 2,000 on Standard and 3,000 on Pro.

Portfolio and resource management

The Enterprise plan adds portfolio management, resource management and multi-level permissions.

Trello

Boards, lists and cards

Work is laid out as cards in lists on a board. Cards are unlimited on every plan; the Free plan allows up to 10 boards per Workspace.

Inbox

Captures to-dos from email, Slack and other sources into a personal Inbox. It is included on the Free plan.

Planner

Brings a synced calendar into Trello so blocks of focus time can be set aside for work. Full Planner access starts on the Standard plan.

Automation

Built-in automation is metered by Workspace command runs: 250 a month on Free, 1,000 on Standard and unlimited on Premium.

Premium views

Premium adds Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views, including Workspace-level views that span boards.

Power-Ups and integrations

Power-Ups link boards to other tools, with unlimited Power-Ups per board on every plan. An MCP server connects Trello to AI tools.

monday.com

• Free$0

  Up to 2 seats with up to 3 boards and 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types.

• Basic$9

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Unlimited items and unlimited free viewers, with 1,000 AI credits a month. Paid plans start at 3 seats.

• Standard$12

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Adds timeline, Gantt and calendar views, guest access, and 250 automation and 250 integration actions a month.

• Pro$19

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Adds private boards and docs, time tracking, advanced columns, and 25,000 automation and 25,000 integration actions a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Portfolio and resource management, multi-level permissions, enterprise security and governance, and 250 workflows.

Trello

• Free$0

  Up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace, unlimited cards and Power-Ups, and 250 command runs a month.

• Standard$5

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  Unlimited boards, AI features, full Planner, card mirroring, custom fields, 250MB per file and 1,000 command runs a month.

• Premium$10

  per user / month, billed annually ($12.50 billed monthly)

  Adds Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views, unlimited command runs, and admin and security controls.

• Enterprise$17.50

  per user / month, billed annually ($210 per user a year)

  Estimated price that depends on user count. Adds unlimited Workspaces, organization-wide permissions and Atlassian Guard Standard.

monday.com

• Annual discount

  18% discount with yearly billing

  monday.com's pricing FAQ says choosing a yearly plan instead of paying monthly gives an 18% discount.

• Nonprofit

  First 10 seats free for eligible nonprofits

  Eligible nonprofits get their first 10 seats free and 70% off each seat from the 11th, sold in lots of 5, or 33% off per user on Enterprise.

Trello

• Annual discount

  Lower per-user price with annual billing

  Standard is $5 per user / month billed annually against $6 monthly (about 17% less), and Premium is $10 against $12.50 (20% less).

• Nonprofit

  Atlassian nonprofit discount covers Trello

  Trello's pricing FAQ confirms a nonprofit community discount. Atlassian's nonprofit program lists 50-100% off its apps, Trello included, for eligible organizations.

• Education

  50% off for academic institutions

  Atlassian's licensing page lists academic licenses at 50% off Trello Standard, Premium and Enterprise, and classroom licenses for students and teachers at 75% off Standard and Premium.