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Project Management

monday.com 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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monday.com

4.712,500 reviews

Teams that want a flexible, visual work management platform for project tracking, cross-functional collaboration, and lightweight workflow automation—especially marketing, operations, product, and PMO-style teams that need customizable processes without heavy admin overhead.

Starting at From $9/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

Featuremonday.comTrello
PricingFrom $9/user/month$6/user/month
G2 Rating4.7 (12,500 reviews)4.4 (14,000 reviews)
Capterra Rating4.64.5
Best ForTeams that want a flexible, visual work management platform for project tracking, cross-functional collaboration, and lightweight workflow automation—especially marketing, operations, product, and PMO-style teams that need customizable processes without heavy admin overhead.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

monday.com

Pros

  • + Very flexible customization (boards, columns, views) to fit many workflows
  • + Strong collaboration UX (updates, mentions, notifications) and visibility
  • + Robust integrations and no-code automations to reduce manual work
  • + Good dashboards and reporting for portfolio-level oversight

Cons

  • Costs can rise quickly with more users, higher tiers, and seat minimums
  • Some advanced features (automations, integrations, reporting) require higher plans
  • Can feel complex to set up and govern at scale without clear standards

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