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Teamwork vs Trello comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Teamwork
Ranking in Project Management Software
28th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trello
Ranking in Project Management Software
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Teamwork is 0.9%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 1.8%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Trello1.8%
Teamwork0.9%
Other97.3%
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Featured Reviews

Ryan Beckstead - PeerSpot reviewer
Multimedia Services Administrator at Brigham Young University
A project management tool that helps to manage milestones and dependencies
We use the product to design online courses. It also helps us with media production and marketing.  Teamwork has made process management easier and much better. It is very robust and improves by making a lot of changes. It is easy to use and has lots of reports. The product is expensive. It needs…
reviewer2837325 - PeerSpot reviewer
Research Assistant at a university with 10,001+ employees
Visual task boards have structured academic research projects and improve team coordination
There are several areas where Trello could be improved based on our academic research and team project usage. One improvement would be more advanced built-in analytics, such as better progress tracking dashboards or productivity insights without relying on third-party tools. Another area is scalability for complex projects where boards get very large with many cards and dependencies. It can become harder to manage without additional structure or hierarchy features. Overall, it works very well, but these enhancements would make it even stronger for larger or long-term projects. One additional area of improvement in Trello is automation and integrations. While Trello does support basic automation through Butler, more advanced and flexible automation rules would be helpful, especially for academic research workflows where tasks often move between stages in more complex forms. It would help if automation rules were easier to set up and more flexible for different project workflows. Additionally, smoother integrations with tools such as Google Drive or other study applications would save time and reduce switching between platforms. I think one additional improvement for Trello would be support for larger projects with many tasks and team members. As boards grow, they can become crowded and harder to navigate. More advanced filtering, reporting, and project overview features would help users manage complex projects more efficiently.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a very stable solution...The initial setup of Teamwork is easy."
"The setup was very easy. Deployment was very fast for us. We started using it within two weeks."
"I recommend this solution; it is very good for simple projects."
"Teamwork has made process management easier and much better. It is very robust and improves by making a lot of changes. It is easy to use and has lots of reports."
"The most valuable features of the solution are that it is easy to use and flexible while offering the ease of use of drag-and-drop functionality for each task."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that I can see everything on one page, like sticky notes, and everything is set up, and it's pretty easy to use."
"It helped us to organize project information and assign tasks to team members properly."
"While Nasuni has a learning curve, it becomes user-friendly once mastered."
"The product has a lot of integrations."
"I really enjoy the drag-and-drop feature."
"The user interface is great. I find it very easy to create cards."
"Trello has impacted my organization positively by keeping everything very organized and allowing people to keep track of their tasks."
 

Cons

"The product is expensive. It needs to have a more robust and customizable calendar."
"The screen sharing provided by the solution can be a challenge to a user. Screen sharing is an area that needs improvement in the solution."
"The product could be improved with more integrations and a mobile app."
"It is not a scalable product."
"The product is not easy to use."
"Many more categories could be enabled."
"There aren't as many tracking tools."
"Trello does not provide you with as many functionalities as Jira and various third-party integrations provided by these different platforms."
"We don't really have any automated features. If they had more automated options, that would be helpful."
"If there are pre-done templates or suggested templates for various fields, they would be helpful for me as a coach."
"It is hard to track completed requests and show performance based on closed cards."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company makes annual payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"We negotiate on pricing since we are a long-term user."
"Paying for the solution's license is worth it only if our enterprise or organization can use Trello, integrated with some other solution, and we can have good reports."
"I do believe that Trello has a licensed version, but I used the free version of the tool with limited capabilities."
"The product is cheap."
"We are using the open-source version of Trello."
"Trello has a really good price."
"We didn't need to pay for the solution."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Media Company
7%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise12
 

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What needs improvement with Trello?
There are several areas where Trello could be improved based on our academic research and team project usage. One improvement would be more advanced built-in analytics, such as better progress trac...
What is your primary use case for Trello?
My primary use case for Trello is project and task management for academic research. I use it to organize research activities, track deadlines, manage project milestones, design tasks with team pro...
 

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PayPal, eBay, Disney, Forbes, Microsoft studios, Spotify Vevo, Lenovo, HP, Honda
Pixar, Google, PayPal, Kickstarter, National Geographic, Viewbox Holdings
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