Reviewed 2026-10-14
Trello vs monday.com
One board per project against boards you configure with your own columns and automations.
Our take
monday.com
Trello is the faster start and stays cheap for a small team that only needs a board. monday.com is the better fit when several teams need different fields, automations and dashboards over the same work. If nobody will administer the tool, Trello's simplicity is the advantage.
Side by side
Rows marked in colour show which option we think is ahead on that point.
| Criteria | Trello | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Board model | A Kanban board per project | Boards configured with custom columns and fields |
| Automation | Butler rules on paid plans | Recipes that react to any column change |
| Dashboards across projects | Not without Power-Ups | Built-in dashboards |
| Setup effort | Minutes | Requires deliberate configuration |
| Free tier shape | Unlimited cards, limited Power-Ups | A small number of seats |
Sources
These are the vendor pages we used when writing this comparison. Prices and plan limits change; confirm them before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
Answers restate what this comparison records and link to the vendor pages it cites.
What is the difference between Trello and monday.com?
One board per project against boards you configure with your own columns and automations.
How do Trello and monday.com compare on price?
Both are tiered, so the figure depends on your own volume. Our entries describe Trello as: Free tier available; paid plans per user with a lower per-seat rate billed annually. And monday.com as: Free tier for a small number of seats; paid plans are per seat billed monthly or annually. Compare the Trello pricing page and the monday.com pricing page before you commit.
Which should I choose, Trello or monday.com?
Trello is the faster start and stays cheap for a small team that only needs a board. monday.com is the better fit when several teams need different fields, automations and dashboards over the same work. If nobody will administer the tool, Trello's simplicity is the advantage.
Where did the figures in this comparison come from?
This comparison is based on the vendor pages we read: Trello pricing and monday.com pricing. Prices and plan limits change, so check them before you commit.
How do Trello and monday.com compare on "Board model"?
Trello: A Kanban board per project. monday.com: Boards configured with custom columns and fields.
How do Trello and monday.com compare on "Automation"?
Trello: Butler rules on paid plans. monday.com: Recipes that react to any column change.