Asana vs Trello
Trello is a board of cards that a small group can start using in minutes, while Asana is a planning layer for work that spans several teams. The money question differs too: Trello's free plan holds ten collaborators, Asana's holds two. Pick by whether you need to see a chain of dependent projects or just move cards.
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Choose Asana ifyou coordinate several teams, need dashboards, timelines and portfolios, and are ready to pay from the first seat beyond two people.
Choose Trello ifyou are a small team that tracks work as cards, want a free plan that fits ten people, and accept that the vendor belongs to Atlassian.
Asana and Trello side by side
| Asana | Trello | |
|---|---|---|
| Our project management rank | #9 of 18 | #16 of 18 |
| Established in | United States | United States |
| List price, 4 November 2026 | Personal $0 (2 users); Starter $10.99, Advanced $24.99 per user per month billed annually; Enterprise by quote | Free (10 collaborators); Standard $5, Premium $10, Enterprise $17.50 per user per month billed annually |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | A cross-functional team coordinating work across departments | Small teams that track work as cards moving across a handful of boards |
| Not for | A small team that only needs a shared list | Programmes needing portfolio reporting, or buyers wanting an independent vendor |
Both are reviewed in full in our project management ranking: Asana and Trello.
Where they differ
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Who fits on the free plan
Asana's Personal plan is described as being for one or two people, and its page shows 2 users. Trello Free allows up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, with unlimited cards but a ceiling of 10 boards. A five-person team can stay on Trello without paying. On Asana it must buy Starter.
Edge: Trello
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Cost once you pay
Asana asks $10.99 for Starter and $24.99 for Advanced, per seat monthly on an annual contract, and Enterprise is by quote. Trello is $5 (Standard) and $10 (Premium) per user per month billed annually, Enterprise $17.50. For ten people, Trello Premium costs less than Asana Starter.
Edge: Trello
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Planning views and reporting
Asana Starter already includes Timeline, Gantt views and reporting dashboards, and Advanced adds portfolios, goals and resource management. Trello gets Timeline, Calendar, Table, Dashboard and Map views only at Premium. Asana's reporting reaches across projects, which a set of separate boards does not.
Edge: Asana
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Getting data out and independence
Trello board JSON export keeps only the 1,000 most recent actions, CSV export needs Premium, and Trello cannot import JSON or CSV to rebuild a board. Trello, Inc. is an Atlassian subsidiary, with Atlassian headquartered in Sydney. Asana's country is given as the United States.
Edge: Asana
When neither fits
If you want a self-hosted or independent European tool, look at OpenProject or Taiga instead of either of these two.
Asana or Trello: questions
3 answersCan a team of eight use either for free?
Only Trello. Its Free plan covers up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, while Asana's Personal plan is limited to 2 users.
When does Trello get timeline and calendar views?
On Premium, at $10 per user per month billed annually. Standard adds custom fields and Planner but not those views.
Who owns Trello?
Atlassian acquired it in early 2017, and Trello, Inc. is listed among Atlassian's US subsidiaries. Asana's country is given as the United States.
Sources
Checked 4 November 2026- Asana pricing: Personal 2 users, Starter $10.99 and Advanced $24.99 per user per month billed annually, Enterprise by quote, and which views and portfolios sit on which plan.
- Trello pricing: Free limits of 10 collaborators and 10 boards, the Standard, Premium and Enterprise prices, and the views that start at Premium.
- Trello data export help: JSON export limit, CSV export on Premium, no JSON or CSV import.
- Trello about page: Acquisition by Atlassian in early 2017.
- Atlassian contact page: Atlassian headquarters listed as Sydney.