TRELLO
Trello is a web-based, Kanban-style, list-making application and is developed by Trello Enterprise, a subsidiary of Atlassian Created in 2011 by Fog Creek Software (now Glitch), it was spun out to form the basis of a separate company in New York City in 2014 and sold to Atlassian in January 2017.
The name Trello is derived from the word "trellis" which had been a code name for the project at its early stages. Trello was released at a TechCrunch event by Fog Creek founder Joel Spolsky. In September 2011 Wired magazine named the application one of "The 7 Coolest Startups You Haven't Heard of Yet". Lifehacker said "it makes project collaboration simple and kind of enjoyable".
In 2014, it raised US$10.3 million in funding from Index Ventures and Spark Capital. Prior to its acquisition, Trello had sold 22% of its shares to investors, with the remaining shares held by founders Michael Pryor and Joel Spolsky. In May 2016, Trello claimed it had more than 1.1 million daily active users and 14 million total signups.
On January 9, 2017, Atlassian announced its intent to acquire Trello for $425 million. The transaction was made with $360 million in cash and $65 million in shares and options.
In December 2018, Trello Enterprise announced its acquisition of Butler, a company that developed a "Power-Up"for automating tasks within a Trello board.
Trello announced 35 million users in March 2019 and 50 million users in October 2019.
Users can create their task boards with different columns and move the tasks between them.Typically columns include task statuses such as To Do, In Progress, Done. The tool can be used for personal and business purposes including real estate management, software project management, school bulletin boards, lesson planning, accounting, web design, gaming, and law office case management.
According to a Fog Creek blog post in January 2012, the client was a thin web layer which downloads the main app, written in CoffeeScript and compiled to minified JavaScript, using Backbone.js, HTML5 .pushState, and the Mustache templating language.The server was built on top of MongoDB, Node.js and a modified version of Socket.io.
On January 26, 2017, PC Magazine gave Trello a 3.5 / 5 rating, calling it "flexible" and saying that "you can get rather creative", while noting that "it may require some experimentation to figure out how to best use it for your team and the workload you manage."
Trello: The Good and The Bad
As much as we love Trello, it doesn’t come without its drawbacks. In this section, we explore our favorite—and least favorite—qualities that Trello has to offer.
The Good
Easy to Use: Trello’s usability is one of the biggest reasons it’s on our list of the best project management tools. It’s as intuitive as it gets, making a great solution for smaller teams looking for a no-brainer solution. Even non-technical users can navigate the platform without any hassle or headaches—it’s familiar and simple yet powerful enough to streamline your project management processes. From starting a new project to onboarding new team members, everything is straightforward and takes just a few clicks. Since simplicity is at Trello’s core, there’s virtually no learning curve. You can sign up now and be managing your next project in less than five minutes. It’s that easy.
The Bad
Limited Project Views: Aside from Kanban, Trello’s other project views are limited compared to other project management tools on the market at the same price point. The free and entry-level plans are particularly limited—Kanban is the only view available. It works great for small, linear projects that don’t have a lot of moving parts. But larger projects with team members who need more granular insight will become challenging with Kanban. If you upgrade to the Premium Plan ($10 per month per user) or higher, you can also take advantage of dashboard, timeline, workspace table, calendar, and map views with more control over the visual layout of each project, board, and user experience.
Trello Pricing
As previously stated, Trello is one of the most affordable project management tools on the market today. There’s even a free plan for basic use. However, the paid options deliver tremendous value for teams of all sizes
