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Project Management

Asana vs Trello

Which project management tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.

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Asana

4.410,500 reviews

Cross-functional teams and project/program managers who need structured task tracking, timelines, and lightweight portfolio visibility across marketing, product, operations, and business teams.

Starting at $13.49/user/month
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Trello

4.414,000 reviews

Teams and individuals who want a simple, visual Kanban workflow for task tracking, lightweight project management, and collaboration across marketing, product, operations, and personal productivity.

Starting at $6/user/month

Side-by-Side Comparison

FeatureAsanaTrello
Pricing$13.49/user/month$6/user/month
G2 Rating4.4 (10,500 reviews)4.4 (14,000 reviews)
Capterra Rating4.54.5
Best ForCross-functional teams and project/program managers who need structured task tracking, timelines, and lightweight portfolio visibility across marketing, product, operations, and business teams.Teams and individuals who want a simple, visual Kanban workflow for task tracking, lightweight project management, and collaboration across marketing, product, operations, and personal productivity.

Pros & Cons

Asana

Pros

  • + Intuitive UI with flexible views for different work styles
  • + Strong collaboration features (comments, mentions, approvals) and task clarity
  • + Good automation and templates to standardize workflows
  • + Broad integration ecosystem and solid admin controls on higher tiers

Cons

  • Costs can rise quickly for larger teams or when advanced features are needed
  • Reporting/analytics and portfolio management can feel limited without higher tiers or add-ons
  • Can become complex to maintain at scale without consistent governance and conventions

Trello

Pros

  • + Very easy to learn and adopt with a clean, visual UI
  • + Flexible workflows via boards, lists, and cards plus templates
  • + Strong ecosystem of integrations and add-ons (Power-Ups)
  • + Useful built-in automation (Butler) to reduce repetitive work

Cons

  • Can become hard to manage at scale without strict conventions and governance
  • Advanced reporting, portfolio management, and dependencies are limited compared to heavier PM tools
  • Some key capabilities (views, admin controls, advanced permissions) require paid tiers