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Trello vs monday.com comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

monday.com
Ranking in Project Management Software
1st
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
224
Ranking in other categories
CRM (3rd), Project Portfolio Management (2nd), Marketing Management (3rd), Opportunity Management (1st)
Trello
Ranking in Project Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of monday.com is 8.1%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 3.0%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software
 

Q&A Highlights

NC
Jun 09, 2023
 

Featured Reviews

SolèneVerhaeghe - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 25, 2023
Helps you avoid delays because you can visualize your deadlines and track your progress
I like the automation you can do with monday.com. You can automate priorities, status changes, notifications, etc. You may need another solution to create this automation in other tools, but monday.com includes everything. The Gantt view for project planning is also pretty good. The interface is another area where monday.com shines. It is colorful and visually appealing. You can paint with colors, and there are multiple views. If you are the type of person who wants all of your information displayed linearly, you can set it up in lines. It's the best tool for evaluating timelines and projects. The most challenging part is deciding how you want to display your information, but as soon as you know what you're doing, it's effortless to view where you are in the project and who's involved. You can set up a simple project in under five minutes, but a super complex one might take a few days. I think it's straightforward if you know how you want to organize your information. monday.com is accessible to non-technical users but takes a lot of time. They have many tutorials, and you can easily use monday.com if you can take the time to go through them and learn. When you initially create a project, it's only a board with lines on which you enter the tasks. You have some columns with the task owner, status, deadlines, etc. It is not that easy to understand all the features and how you can use them for your case, which is why people contact me. When you implement the tool, you decide which layout to use and what information you want to disclose. I've seen clients who have been using this for three years, and they still only know how to do things one way because they haven't taken the time to understand all the features. It's crucial to spend time at the start and learn the tool. I don't think the learning curve is that huge.
Arsalan Nili - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 17, 2023
The solution is easy to set up, extremely stable, and is available on multiple devices
We use the solution to assign tasks to our people and they report what they do on their tasks. We set our priorities and set the last status using Trello We found that the solution was available on multiple devices, has a great user experience, is simple to use, and it is available on multiple…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We have project overviews to keep track of each client and project and I can also see what the other managers are doing."
"The features that I have found most valuable include the dashboards, forms, and item and task tracking."
"It has allowed our small team of five to deliver more projects on time and with quality as well as instill trust with clients that their projects do not fall through the cracks."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The appearance of Monday.com makes it easier to consume and digest."
"It has improved our organizational skills and kept us up to the task."
"Monday.com sends email notifications to keep us all on task. I love the email reminders asking me where I am with the assigned task and if I need some help. I have used this to get things done on time, and it also encourages me to acknowledge when I need some help because I have not been able to complete the task."
"The automation is great."
"It is easy for users to start working with Trello because it has a user-friendly interface."
"The most valuable feature of Trello stems from the fact of how easy it was with it to see large visual aspects, especially when people were getting their workflow in order."
"I think task management, prioritization, rankings, and collaboration features are useful."
"All the features are valuable but the data extraction is extremely helpful for automation."
"I like how user-friendly, visual, and intuitive it is. It doesn't take a lot of time to figure out how to make it work for you."
"Kanban is the best feature of the tool."
"I really enjoy the drag-and-drop feature."
"Trello is quite easy to learn. The features that are available in the current version are enough to do your basic documentation and management."
 

Cons

"It would be great if there was a setting where you could customize the email reminders."
"Opening up a task and adding content/updates could be a little more organized visually."
"Monday, the service, can be improved with even greater integration and configuration."
"I'd like better CRM integrations."
"If I want to use the product after I have completed my assignment, or if I want to use it for some of my other projects, I don't really get to use it again."
"Subitems could be reworked a little so that they’re more helpful."
"Being able to create 'sub-teams' so people in these teams can be assigned to tasks in one go and receive updates on the progress of tasks would be useful."
"Once timers are cleared, there is no way to recover this data."
"It would be good if we could update the project status by email without logging into Trello."
"It would be great if there was a tour for new users to explain how this solution works. Using this solution for the first time can feel complicated."
"The product is not easy to use."
"Having more integration with third party tools is an area for improvement in Trello. It would also be nice if it has a voice messaging functionality similar to what you have in WhatsApp, for quicker communication with colleagues."
"Trello does not provide you with as many functionalities as Jira and various third-party integrations provided by these different platforms."
"Being able to export reports from Trello, general reports, or board reports, would improve the solution for me as a manager."
"It is somewhat challenging to move to the automation part of Trello."
"The mobile version of Trello can be improved upon."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Though I am unsure about the product's pricing plan, there is a need to make monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution, and it operates on a per-user plan."
"It's definitely affordable. I don't think it is necessarily the cheapest, but it's definitely not the most expensive. The price is well worth the value that we get out of it."
"There are features that they're putting in the Enterprise plan that you have to pay for the Enterprise plan to use those features. The Enterprise plan is probably double or triple the Pro plan price, or it may be two and a half times. From a business standpoint, I don't like the fact that I have to pay two and a half times more to use a particular feature."
"The solution is quite inexpensive. For example, we pay $8,500 for 75 users. It's somewhere around $100 a user, approximately."
"I think monday.com's paywalls are a little too high. Some basic features are locked behind the premium subscription. Some applications they offer within their subscription model are locked in an expensive package. These applications provide functionality that would benefit small teams, but it's too much money for a startup or a small business."
"The pricing of monday.com was a little bit high for us, especially here in South Africa, compared to Basecamp."
"The licensing cost is not that high for monday.com. However, if you need an implementer, the cost is high because there aren't so many monday.com professionals."
"The product is not expensive."
"I use the free version of Trello, which is sufficient for my day to day use."
"Its pricing is good. It is about $6 per license for what we use, but then there are other plans as well, such as $12 a month. I would rate it a nine out of ten in terms of pricing."
"The product is cheap."
"We are using the open-source version of Trello."
"I am tinkering with the free version."
"It is free."
"The basic paid version is pretty expensive"
"We pay $10 per user per month for the product."
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Answers from the Community

NC
Jun 9, 2023
Jun 9, 2023
This is a good question, but the starting point would be to understand whether your focus is on project management software or portfolio management software because there is a big difference between the two. In terms of software, project management software is really focused on managing individual projects and can help communicate information about a specific project. Project management softwa...
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DT
Apr 5, 2022
The real question is: what type of Project/Portfolio Management system do I need?  The Trello, Asana, and Monday.com types of products tend to be a bit more lightweight. Sometimes, they lack the structure that a more robust system such as Project Online or Project for the Web can offer.  If the organization is small(er) and or only a few individuals will be utilizing the system, then the former may work well. If a large(r) organization and many PMs /Portfolio Managers, compliance issues, etc., a more mainstream Project? A Portfolio Management approach may be needed. Look into a bigger player in the market.  Take a look at the Gartner reviews for additional suggestions as to what level and type of system may be the right one for your organization.
HeshamFouad - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 5, 2022
I have experience with Asana. It's an easy-to-use and configure solution, especially for medium and non-complex plans.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
62%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Educational Organization
81%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
2%
Manufacturing Company
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Monday.com?
Monday.com is one of the best project management softwares available on the market. It lets you create and customize the tools you need to run every aspect of your work. I particularly favor it bec...
What do you like most about monday.com?
The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.
What needs improvement with monday.com?
I believe the reporting functionality could be improved on monday.com. While some reports are accessible, this area has room for enhancement. For example, including a Gantt chart in project plannin...
What do you like most about Trello?
The solution is very user-friendly, where you have everything you need.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Trello?
The pricing for Trello is relatively cheap compared to other similar solutions.
What needs improvement with Trello?
It is somewhat challenging to move to the automation part of Trello. This is based on feedback from our team members who have tried to implement automation features.
 

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