Trello
A visual project management tool that uses Kanban boards to organize tasks, track progress, and facilitate team collaboration.
Price: Freemium
Description
Trello is a popular web-based project management application that utilizes Kanban-style boards to help individuals and teams organize tasks, manage projects, and collaborate efficiently. Users create boards for projects, lists for stages of work, and cards for individual tasks, which can then be moved across lists as work progresses. It's highly visual and intuitive, making it suitable for a wide range of uses, from personal task management and small team projects to agile software development and content planning. Trello stands out for its simplicity and flexibility, offering a clear overview of who is doing what and what needs to be done, with recent integrations of AI-powered features (via "Butler" and power-ups) for automation and intelligent suggestions to streamline workflows.
How to Use
1.Sign up or log in to Trello.
2.Create a new board for your project (e.g., "Marketing Campaign").
3.Add lists to represent workflow stages (e.g., "To Do," "Doing," "Done").
4.Create cards for individual tasks within lists, adding details, due dates, and attachments.
5.Invite team members to your board and assign cards to them.
6.Move cards between lists as tasks progress, and use power-ups for enhanced functionality.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Highly visual and intuitive Kanban-style interface.
- Excellent for task management and team collaboration.
- Flexible and adaptable to various project types.
- Offers AI-powered automation via Butler.
- Integrates with a vast ecosystem of tools via Power-Ups.
Cons
- Can become cluttered with too many cards or complex workflows.
- Lacks some advanced features found in dedicated project management software (e.g., robust resource management).
- The free plan has limits on Power-Ups and board features.
Pricing
Free Plan:
Unlimited cards, unlimited members
Up to 10 boards
Unlimited Power-Ups (1 per board).
50 MB per file attachment, basic automation (Butler)
Standard Plan:
$5/user/month (billed annually at $60/user/year) or $6/user/month (billed monthly)
Unlimited boards, advanced checklists, custom fields
Unlimited storage (250 MB per file), unlimited Butler automation runs
Premium Plan:
$10/user/month (billed annually at $120/user/year) or $12.50/user/month (billed monthly)
All Standard features, Dashboard, Timeline, Table, Calendar, Map, Workspace views
Admin and security features, priority support
Enterprise Plan:
$17.50/user/month (billed annually, for 250+ users)
Pricing scales with users
All Premium features, organization-wide permissions, Power-Up administration
Attachment restrictions, dedicated account manager
Free trial available through the Free Plan
Paid plans offer a 14-day free trial
Refund policy: Generally, no refunds are offered
Check Atlassian's (Trello's parent company) terms.
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