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ProProfs Project vs Trello comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ProProfs Project
Ranking in Project Management Software
35th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trello
Ranking in Project Management Software
4th
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 June 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of ProProfs Project is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Trello1.9%
ProProfs Project0.9%
Other97.2%
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Featured Reviews

it_user830829 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing Manager at a tech vendor
It increased productivity and timely delivery of projects within a set budget
The primary uses for this tool are task delegation, generating reports, and on-time invoices It has increased productivity and timely delivery of projects within a set budget, which has helped us a lot. Real-time collaboration, invoice generation, task delegation, and file management features…
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 increased productivity and timely delivery of projects within a set budget."
"The primary uses for this tool are task delegation, generating reports, and on-time invoices."
"Real-time collaboration, invoice generation, task delegation, and file management features have become valuable features for our organization."
"I like how user-friendly, visual, and intuitive Trello is because it doesn't take a lot of time to figure out how to make it work for you."
"Trello is not as complex as most of the other products are."
"I really enjoy the drag-and-drop feature."
"It is easy for users to start working with Trello because it has a user-friendly interface."
"The software is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of Trello stems from the fact of how easy it was with it to see large visual aspects, especially when people were getting their workflow in order."
"It's a really easy tool to enter data, keep track of the tasks and management, and update all of that."
"Whenever I see the board, I can rapidly understand the overview of what tasks were done and what should be done."
 

Cons

"The timely reminders could be reduced from one mail a day to three mails in a week. This tends to fill up our inboxes a lot."
"Reporting features could be improved."
"The solution could be priced cheaper."
"It is not a scalable product."
"Trello could improve from a UI and UX standpoint and should consider adding enhanced functionality from a release management standpoint."
"It is somewhat challenging to move to the automation part of Trello."
"It's really simple, which is a good thing, but it only does one thing for us."
"I would appreciate seeing how much time spend on each specific ticket."
"Although it has many useful features, the one thing I don't like about Trello is that it constantly sends out unimportant notifications."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The tool's pricing is average."
"We pay $10 per user per month for the product."
"UiPath is cost-efficient."
"The free version of Trello covers all of the bases and all of our needs, so there's no cost involved for us. This is surprising for such a quality platform with no limitations on the key functionalities, though it also has a paid version."
"The product is cheap."
"The basic paid version is pretty expensive"
"The solution pricing is okay. The pricing is subscription-based and depends on the features that you need. If you need more features then you will need to pay more. You can use the basic features to lead your project management."
"Trello has a really good price."
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What needs improvement with Trello?
Maybe some AI enhancements would be beneficial, but in terms of how we use Trello here, a lot of people seem to be really happy with Trello and that is always the go-to. Most people will just immed...
What is your primary use case for Trello?
I mostly do software development. I am building a SaaS platform for business process automation, so I mostly work with software now. That is why Trello is mentioned. I am not working much with netw...
 

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