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Planview AdaptiveWork vs Trello comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Planview AdaptiveWork
Ranking in Project Management Software
21st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
8
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 August 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Planview AdaptiveWork is 1.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 1.9%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Trello1.9%
Planview AdaptiveWork1.5%
Other96.6%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

VishalSingh11 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director BPM at a marketing services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has resources management and timesheets but could be more flexible
Compared to Broadcom Clarity, there was some flexibility with blueprints, etc. You can create a blueprint for different business groups or different customers. Planview AdaptiveWork doesn't have something like that. If they can build up something like a view price. It's still a traditional way where you have to create different instances for different customers. The PPM solution uses queries if I'm rolling out for different divisions. In that case, I have to create different instances for each region because each division may have a different look and feel. But if I have a blueprint, then it's very convenient. I can create multiple interfaces for different processes. Broadcom Clarity has some access control on those viewpoints.
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

"Clarizen Slide Publisher has helped increase transparency and communication with project stakeholders for us."
"Provides visibility into employee utilization, progress on specific client projects and a portfolio view of all programs."
"Clarizen's strength is reporting. Aside from reporting, I also like the ability to create customized workflow and custom actions. The workflow rules are handy. For example, you can create custom fields and dependent picklists."
"Slide Publisher has been a lifesaver for us; it saves us five to 10 hours a week."
"Clarizen's reporting features have been critical."
"I like the project management solution. It's really nice."
"The feature that has improved our project planning the most is the ability to create custom workflows, which allows us to automate manual tasks that project managers need to perform. The collaboration feature enhances our team's productivity by allowing individuals to see the impact of their decisions on projects owned and managed by other teams."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The usability of this solution is its most valuable feature, as it offers a great flow of creating a business rule that allows you to just add identifiers and qualifiers."
"The product has a lot of integrations."
"While Nasuni has a learning curve, it becomes user-friendly once mastered."
"I'd advise people interested in trying the solution to just jump in and start using it as it is very effective and simple to use."
"It has a very modern-looking interface."
"It can be used online or as an application from anywhere."
"Trello definitely saves time and makes things a lot easier, except when it's buggy."
 

Cons

"I felt like the slide publisher isn't that user-friendly. I think it wasn't that easy to use or to figure out because of formatting constraints, or maybe we need to get better at understanding some of its limitations."
"One specific area for improvement could be implementing a development environment to test workflows with live production data."
"If I start customizing too many things, Clarizen tends to get really slow in our environment and especially if I'm tunneled in an environment, like if I'm connected to my VPN."
"It could be more user-friendly. I think it is too overwhelming, initially, in terms of possibilities and so on."
"Have struggled with reporting and user adoption."
"It is hard to track completed requests and show performance based on closed cards."
"There can be bugs sometimes. When more than one person tries to edit the description at the same time, it can do some unexpected things."
"It would be good if we could update the project status by email without logging into Trello."
"Users should be able to log their time against the tasks and visual reports should be available in Trello for time spent."
"The product is not easy to use."
"Sometimes the notifications are not updated on iOS."
"Another area is scalability for complex projects where boards get very large with many cards and dependencies."
"Trello cannot be integrated with other tools like Jira and Google Workspace."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing for this solution is reasonable."
"The basic paid version is pretty expensive"
"Maybe it would be better if they offered some extra tiers, so you don't have to go all the way up to the pro level."
"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."
"Trello has a really good price."
"I do believe that Trello has a licensed version, but I used the free version of the tool with limited capabilities."
"It is free."
"The tool's pricing is average."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

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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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Sample Customers

Cisco Capital, JLL, Conagra Brands, Cargill, JLL, IBM, IIROC, Siemens Energy
Pixar, Google, PayPal, Kickstarter, National Geographic, Viewbox Holdings
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