Trello advertises $5/month. Counting its 4 documented recurring fees, an illustrative monthly estimate is $20/month. This data has not yet been compared with the vendor's pricing page, so confirm current prices before buying. Vendor pricing page (trello.com).
Atlassian's visual Kanban board tool. Free plan is limited by Power-Up restrictions, automation caps, and view limitations that push teams to paid plans fast.
Advertised Price
$5
/month
Estimated Monthly Cost
$20
/month (illustrative scenario)
Vs. Advertised
4×
of the advertised price
Pricing Data
Pricing check date not recorded
Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
What the pricing page doesn't tell you
Free plan allows only 1 Power-Up per board. Need Slack + Google Drive + Calendar? That is 3 Power-Ups — requires Standard at $5/user/mo immediately.
Trigger: powerUps > 1
+$5/mo
Free: 250 command runs/mo. Standard: 1,000. Premium: 6,000. Complex automations burn through limits fast — a single rule running 50x/day = 1,500/mo, exceeding Standard.
Trigger: automationRuns > 250
+$5/mo
Dashboard, Timeline, Calendar, and Map views require Premium at $10/user/mo. Free and Standard only have Board and Table views. Teams needing reporting must upgrade.
Trigger: advancedViews > 0
+$5/mo
Free plan caps file attachments at 10MB per file. Standard allows 250MB. Teams sharing design files, PDFs, or videos hit this immediately.
Trigger: attachmentSize > 10
+$0 per use
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per mo) | Key Limits | Overage Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Free | $0 | $0 |
| No overages |
StandardPOPULAR per user | $5 | $5 |
| No overages |
Premium per user | $10 | $10 |
| No overages |
Enterprise per user | $18 | $18 |
| No overages |
Trello Free gives unlimited cards and up to 10 boards per workspace, but limits Power-Ups to 1 per board. Standard at $5/user/mo unlocks unlimited Power-Ups, and Premium at $10/user/mo adds Dashboard, Timeline, Calendar views. Enterprise at $17.50/user/mo adds org-wide permissions.
Trellooffers a free plan, but with significant restrictions. Here's exactly what you get — and what forces you to upgrade.
⚠️ When you'll need to upgrade:
Most teams outgrow the free plan within 1-3 months. The first paid tier (Standard) costs $5/mo.
Trellocharges per user. Here's what your team will actually pay at different sizes.
| Team Size | Standard | Premium | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $5/mo | $10/mo | $17.5/mo |
| 3 users | $15/mo | $30/mo | $52.5/mo |
| 5 users | $25/mo | $50/mo | $87.5/mo |
| 10 users | $50/mo | $100/mo | $175/mo |
| 25 users | $125/mo | $250/mo | $437.5/mo |
| 50 users | $250/mo | $500/mo | $875/mo |
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