-WHAT IS TRELLO?
Trello is a collaborative work management app designed to track team projects, highlight tasks underway, show who they are assigned to, and detail progress towards completion.
At its core, Trello relies on the principles of Kanban project boards to visualize workflows, providing managers and team members with a simple overview of a project from start to finish
Boards are the starting point, and typically focus on an over-arching project such as launching a new website, or process-based tasks, such as on-boarding an employee. Within each board, several lists can be created to indicate the progress of a project; “to do” “in progress” and “done” lists are common examples. Individual cards within the lists hold information on a specific task and can be moved from list to list as needed
Each card can contain a broad range of task information, including a text description, file attachments, automations, comments, and more.
A big part of Trello’s appeal is its ease of use and versatility: the app is often also used for personal itineraries, including anything from planning holidays to weddings. In that sense, it differs from full-featured project management software, prioritizing lightweight functionality and accessibility over a broad feature set.
“Unlike project management applications like Microsoft Project that target traditional project managers, Trello can be used across the organization by anyone that needs to manage projects but does not need or want a specialized – and complex – project management tool,” said Raúl Castañón, senior analyst at 451 Research, a division of S&P Global Market Intelligence.
-TRELLO PRICING
The free tier requires users to sign up, and provides access to unlimited power-up integrations, unlimited storage (up to 10MB per file), 250 Butler automations, and other features. But the number of accessible boards is limited to 10.
The recently introduced Standard tier adds advanced checklists and custom fields, additional Butler automations, and higher file size storage (up to 250MB per file. It costs $5 per user each month, when paid annually.
The Premium option – $10 per month – has unlimited Butler automations, added dashboard, timeline and calendar views, and admin and security tools.
-HOW TRELLO COMPARES TO OTHER ALTERNATIVES?
The growing popularity of remote work and hybrid workplaces has only increased the need for tools to coordinate tasks among disparate teams.
In fact, Gartner expects spending on social and collaboration platforms to rise 17% this year to $4.5 billion, with spending on work management platforms being the biggest driver.
It’s a competitive field. Alongside Trello, a variety of work management software vendors have emerged to capitalize on business demand.
-HOW TRELLO PLANS TO EVOLVE?
Among other changes, Trello has gotten several new board views: table, timeline, dashboard, and calendar. These provide different perspectives allowing users to view and interact with the information held in boards.
Going forward, Trello said users will be able to move cards across different boards in each of the different views, just as is possible with the table view currently. Third-party developers will also be able to create their own apps and services to connect with the various board views in future.
