Trello vs Workast (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Trello if

• Fits if you plan your work as cards moving across a board, alone or in a small team
• Works for groups of up to 10 who want to share a Workspace without paying

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want a timeline, calendar or table view, as those need Premium at $10 a user a month
• Tight if you're staying free: 10 boards, 10 collaborators, 10MB a file and 250 command runs a month
• Too light for work where one task blocks another, since no dependencies or time tracking are on record
• Skip it if you want AI features or the full Planner for free, as both start on Standard at $5
• Watch out: Enterprise's $17.50 a user is an estimate that changes with user count, and it's billed annually

Pick Workast if

• Fits if your team already talks all day in Slack
• Works for groups that want to turn messages into tasks

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want prices up front, as plan prices were not shown on the page we read
• Tight if you pick Essential, which has 100 MB of storage and keeps task features in Slack only
• Watch out: the pricing FAQ says Workast does not offer refunds
• Not for you if you work outside Slack and Webex
• Too light for large firms, as Enterprise is aimed at 200+ users with several Slack workspaces

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.

Workast

• The plan prices are not shown in the pricing page text, so pricing is recorded as unverified.
• Plans are Essential, Standard, Pro and Enterprise; Essential has 100 MB of storage and keeps task features in Slack only.
• The pricing FAQ says Workast does not offer refunds.
• Enterprise is aimed at organizations of more than 200 users with multiple Slack workspaces or extra security needs.

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.

Workast

Tasks in Slack and Webex

Tasks, checklists and reminders can be created and assigned from Slack or Webex; the Essential plan keeps task features inside Slack.

AI triage and subtasks

AI workflows sort incoming tasks by priority, type or project, assign them, and break tasks into subtasks.

Multi-channel task capture

To-dos are pulled in from Slack, email, forms and calendars, with a no-code builder for trigger, condition and action rules.

List, board, calendar and timeline views

A web app offers several views and custom lists; the timeline view is listed on the Pro and Enterprise columns of the plan table.

Custom forms, notes and reports

The plan table lists custom forms, notes, advanced search and reporting, CSV export and 2-way calendar sync on paid plans.

Time tracking and dependencies

Subtasks, custom tags, templates, time tracking and task dependencies are part of the Professional plan, with 10 uses on Standard.

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.

Workast

Pricing could not be confirmed. See workast.com.

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.

Workast

• Nonprofit

  Non-profit rates on annual plans

  Qualifying teams on an annual plan with more than 25 users can get a non-profit rate with proof of tax-exempt status.