What is our primary use case?
I use Trello for small teams. It's my day-to-day work, and it's for small teams.
So I have a small team of five members. So we have a backlog for my team. I use it for that. And when I do trainings, I use the training backlog as part of Trello. And when I offer coaching, I use Trello for goal setting and helping them to focus on the goals, and visualize the goals and those scenarios.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable features is visualization. It really helps every one to get transparency in when and what is happening because you see the same lane. It's pretty helpful.
Another important feature is that it is easier to allocate people because we have the labels, and we can assign people. So those are the things that I find interesting.
What needs improvement?
n Trello, there's one aspect that could be enhanced. Sometimes, I find it challenging to manage the checklists. Specifically, I'd like to have the ability to track the checklist as a separate entity. Let me explain. When I have a detailed checklist for a task, like organizing an event with items such as "Talk to the hotel" and "Get details," it would be helpful if I could convert this checklist into a new card while retaining all the same content, labels, and other details. Currently, if I convert it into a new card, I have to manually update everything, which can be time-consuming. Improving this aspect of the checklist feature would be beneficial.
There's another thing that comes to mind. Sometimes, I use PowerApp to supplement Trello because I find that some of the basic features in Trello might not fully meet my needs. PowerApp helps me accomplish specific tasks and allows me to do things in a way that I couldn't solely achieve using Trello.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Trello for maybe the last five years. I did an upgrade, but I'm not sure if I'm using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I haven't found any challenges in that. Trello has been stable in my experience.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I think when you have bigger teams and also, like, a proper backlog, for example, in an infrastructure team, maybe I feel that Jira is better suited. But for a small team, Trello is fair.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. There is no maintenance required.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have seen the paid version, but currently, I'm not using it. Some time ago, when I wanted to use more power apps, I considered the paid version for a while, but right now, I'm using the free version.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
In my experience, coming from software development and event management, I prefer Jira for software development because of its proper use of storage, and Confluence integration adds to its benefits. So for software development, Jira is a better fit. However, in my company's events-based workshops, I find Trello more suitable. I don't need all the extensive features of Jira for that. Simplicity matters for my company. But when it comes to software product development, Jira proves to be more helpful.
What other advice do I have?
I would always recommend Trello when it comes to small team collaboration, especially for those looking for transparency and tracking progress. Trello is a great choice. However, if it's a big team working on software development, I believe Jira would be a better fit. So, it depends on the specific needs of the team.
One is the worst, and ten is the best. I would say it's an eight. Overall, it's been a good experience with Trello.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.