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Trello vs monday.com comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Monday.com boosts productivity by streamlining tasks and communication, improving efficiency, and saving time and costs across industries.
Sentiment score
4.2
Trello's free version saves time, enhances workflows, and organizes tasks, providing value despite users' challenges in quantifying ROI.
Being able to auto-create, auto-close, and many other automated functions makes it easier to follow processes and make fewer mistakes.
Project Engineer at Unilever
We have about 14% of time savings on average on a given project and about 17 to 18% in cost savings as well.
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
Some of the advantages or returns on investment we've seen since we started using monday.com include the time savings from automating tedious tasks, making team catch-ups quicker.
Sr. Project Manager at GlaxoSmithKline
Sometimes we can have a back-and-forth conversation in the comments, which helps minimize some meetings.
VP Product at PeerSpot
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Monday.com's support is praised for responsiveness and effectiveness, with occasional feedback on slow or impersonal service being infrequent.
Sentiment score
2.1
Trello is intuitive with mixed technical support satisfaction; users appreciate online resources but note occasional support delays from time zones.
I would rate their customer service a ten.
Head of Financial Team at resolutte
The customer support is very proactive, responsive, and easy to reach.
Sr. Project Manager at GlaxoSmithKline
monday.com is very cost-effective and it has great customer support.
Project Engineer at Unilever
I tried to reach out to get answers before or even look on the web community support for things, such as the out-of-office notifications, without finding answers.
Senior Content Strategist at PeerSpot
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Monday.com scales from startups to enterprises, offering features and automation, though pricing may impact smaller businesses' affordability.
Sentiment score
6.1
Trello is effective for small teams but faces scalability limitations for larger organizations, needing better management and integration features.
Within about four to five months of rolling this out across teams, we got usage rates up to anywhere between 70 to 85% of members within each of the teams that we rolled out using monday.com on a daily basis or a few times a week.
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
monday.com is very scalable because we can work with multiple projects at a time from different departments, and it can handle all of that.
Project Engineer at Unilever
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Monday.com is reliable with minimal downtime, quickly resolving issues, making it a trusted platform for team management and tracking.
Sentiment score
6.8
Trello is stable and reliable, highly rated by users, with minor issues in flexibility and performance under extensive data.
We got on the phone with our rep and the IT support team and we were able to get our issues resolved within an hour.
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
monday.com is very stable.
Project Engineer at Unilever
 

Room For Improvement

Monday.com users desire better integrations, enhanced automation, customization, and improved mobile, reporting, and pricing features to address lags.
Trello users seek enhanced time tracking, integration, customization, notifications, and improved mobile experience for better task and team management.
The need for a stable connection is critical as there are network issues that slow our processes down.
PM at Galaxy Software Services
I would like to have the ability to create more than two levels of subtasks in monday.com.
Project manager at WITS
The integration with Google Sheets is also not working very well.
Sr. Project Manager at GlaxoSmithKline
More control over email notifications would also be helpful.
VP Product at PeerSpot
Currently, notifications flood my inbox, making it hard to differentiate what I actually need to open.
CSM at PeerSpot
It would be beneficial to have a search system that can pull up topics using keywords or AI-driven capabilities, making it easier to find relevant cards.
Customer Success Manager at PeerSpot
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find monday.com’s features and ROI justify its cost, recommending the pro plan for flexibility and functionality.
Trello's pricing is versatile, with a free version and scalable paid options, though some feel costs are high.
It is quite expensive.
Head of Financial Team at resolutte
The pricing is cost-effective, especially for my organization, helping us manage a lot of projects efficiently.
Sr. Project Manager at GlaxoSmithKline
The basic, standard, and pro plans range from $12 to $24 per user per month.
Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Monday.com boosts productivity with automation, customizable dashboards, integration, and user-friendly features for task management and collaboration.
Trello offers intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, Kanban-style visualization, easy collaboration, and flexibility across devices with customizable organization options.
monday.com saves time and gets everyone on the same page within my team.
Head of Financial Team at resolutte
monday.com has positively impacted my organization because automation helps us automate a lot of time-consuming and tedious tasks, and we've been able to save about 80% of our time.
Sr. Project Manager at GlaxoSmithKline
Through automation of tasks which were previously time-consuming and tedious, we've been able to save a lot of time and cost.
Project Engineer at Unilever
It replaces ping-ponging emails back and forth with a board where people can follow a task from start to finish and see when it's done.
CSM at PeerSpot
Trello's interface is aesthetically pleasing for project management, and it enhances collaboration with other team members.
Customer Success Manager at PeerSpot
The ability to tag different team members in both the description and the comments, and the due dates feature are handy.
VP Product at PeerSpot
 

Categories and Ranking

monday.com
Ranking in Project Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
235
Ranking in other categories
CRM (5th), Project Portfolio Management (3rd), Marketing Management (4th), Opportunity Management (4th)
Trello
Ranking in Project Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of monday.com is 4.2%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 2.3%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
monday.com4.2%
Trello2.3%
Other93.5%
Project Management Software
 

Q&A Highlights

NC
Content Manager at PeerSpot
Jun 09, 2023
 

Featured Reviews

Shreyans Parekh - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist
Centralized workflows have boosted cross-team collaboration and made complex projects manageable
monday.com can continue to improve their AI capabilities. When comparing monday.com to several alternatives when I was evaluating a project and project management, product road mapping, and workflow management platform for us, I looked at competitors such as Asana, ClickUp, SmartSheet, Airtable, and Notion. In my opinion, competitors such as Airtable and SmartSheet, especially followed by Asana and ClickUp, have worked on their AI and generative AI roadmap to combine database functionality with a very user-friendly interface for knowledge management and project tracking, essentially combining both worlds. Their AI is more sophisticated than what monday.com has released thus far. They provide a cleaner task-focused workflow management platform and I think that monday.com can still improve on this core piece of their technology. I think monday.com could also seek to be more process-oriented and intuitive. Other alternatives such as Asana and SmartSheet offer that approach. There is a steeper learning curve to learn monday.com in my opinion compared to Airtable, Asana, and others because I have also used those tools and platforms at other organizations. There is a bit of a learning curve with new users on monday.com because it is not as streamlined as I have experienced with competitors such as SmartSheet or Airtable. The capability sets are great, however, you may need to be hand-held via a monday.com rep when you get started within your organization or view the library of tutorials that monday.com has available. You can also view them on YouTube and that will help you get started on monday.com.
Davina Becker - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Content Strategist at PeerSpot
Keeps requests better organized
The best feature Trello offers is that it keeps things better organized, so it makes things easier to collaborate with people. I can say that I really enjoyed using Trello for a lot of things, and it has some really good features, such as helping people write out descriptions and the comment section being absolutely one of the best parts of it.
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Answers from the Community

NC
Content Manager at PeerSpot
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
Project Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
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
Quality and Technical Support Department Manager at dsquares
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
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business180
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise30
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise11
 

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 needs improvement with monday.com?
One way monday.com can be improved is by enhancing the notification system, which is not trustworthy for me, as some notifications are very overwhelming. I also see a need for more tools to input d...
What is your primary use case for monday.com?
The main use case for monday.com is to track project progress from start to finish, beginning with the sales team and continuing through the onboarding process. It helps keep our teams aligned and ...
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?
I do not know about the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Trello because this part was handled by another coworker, and I never worked with that part.
What needs improvement with Trello?
It is hard to track completed requests and show performance based on closed cards.
 

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Sample Customers

Raw Digital, Wix, Discovery, Frost & Sullivan, Adidas, Asos, Uber
Pixar, Google, PayPal, Kickstarter, National Geographic, Viewbox Holdings
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