1. Should you try Trello AI? Overview

What it is	Trello AI (Atlassian, Sydney 2011, Active, Not Shut Down) Status: Active (founded 2011 by Fog Creek; acquired by Atlassian 2017 for $425M; trello.com reachable 2026-08, AI features rolling since 2024).
Country / HQ	New York, USA (Atlassian)
Best for	Small teams & startups needing visual task tracking in 10 min
Check before buying	Watch out: Large orgs with strict governance/compliance (→ Jira Enterprise, Asana)
Editor rating	4.2 / 5
Pricing signal	Free tier + paid from $1.99/mo

2. Features What it does

Feature	What it does
Kanban core	Boards → lists → cards; drag-drop; 10 color labels/card; due dates, members, attachments, comments, checklists — Free = 10 boards, unlimited cards
Views	Board, Timeline (Gantt), Calendar, Dashboard, Table, Map — Timeline/Dashboard = Premium+
Automation (Butler)	Rule-based triggers/actions, scheduled commands, custom buttons — Free tier limited monthly runs
Atlassian Intelligence (AI)	Board Summary, Create with AI (cards+checklists from prompt), AI Card Summary, writing assistant, agentic flows, MCP/agent access to Jira+Confluence data — Add-on + opt-in beta; usage quotas by plan
Power-Ups	200+ integrations (Slack, GitHub, Figma, Google Drive, Salesforce, Zoom) — Free = 1 Power-Up/board; Premium unlimited
Collaboration	Real-time, @mentions, voting, card mirroring, read-only guests — Guest permissions = Premium+
Enterprise	SSO/SAML, SCIM, data residency, audit logs, org admin, Atlassian Guard — Part of Atlassian cloud estate

Plan	Price / mo	Key limits & who it fits
Free	$0	No Atlassian Intelligence (read-only Board Summary via limitedtrial on some orgs) 10 boards, 1 Power-Up/board, 2FA, no Timeline/Dashboard
Standard	$6/user/mo (annual) / $7.50 monthly	No AI Unlimited boards/cards, custom fields, advanced checklists, 1,000 Workspace automations
Premium	$12.50/user/mo (annual) / $15.57 monthly	No AI (AI add-on separate $/add-on below) Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard/Table views, unlimited automations, admin controls, guest permissions
Enterprise	$17.50/user/mo (annual) / $21.94 monthly	AI add-on available (Org-level, consumption) SSO/SCIM, data residency, audit, Atlassian Guard, org-wide AI policy
AI Add-on	~$1.99–2.50/user/mo (announced Oct 2025, billed annually, varies by org)	Board Summary, Create with AI, AI Card Summary, writing assistant, agent flows Requires Premium or Enterprise; quotas; priced separately from base seat

Access type	Details
access_type	web-ios-android-desktop-electron-no-local-api-selfserve
access_display	🌐 trello.com · iOS/Android apps · macOS/Win desktop (Electron wrapper) · Atlassian MCP server (Enterprise) · REST API (developer) · no offline standalone editor

Source	Rating	What it says
G2	4.4/5	~10,000+ Ease-of-use #1; “limited for complex PM”, automation quotas dinged
Capterra	4.5/5	~23,000 Visual simplicity praised; reporting/analytics weak
Gartner Peer Insights / PeerSpot	4.3–4.4/5	mid-market Strong for small teams; enterprise reviewers cite Power-Up sprawl + AI immaturity vs Asana/Jira
Trustpilot	2.8–3.5/5	thinner Billing/plan-confusion + AI add-on surprise complaints

✔ Suitable	✘ Not suitable
• Small teams & startups needing visual task tracking in 10 min • Content/creative/marketing ops (column = workflow stage) • Personal task management & side projects • Teams already on Atlassian (Confluence/Jira/Guard) • Cross-functional handoffs via Power-Ups	• Large orgs with strict governance/compliance (→ Jira Enterprise, Asana) • Complex multi-project portfolios with dependencies/critical path (→ Jira/ClickUp/Monday) • Heavy resource/capacity planning & auto-scheduling (→ Motion, Float) • Buyers expecting AI in the base price • Offline-first / air-gapped work (cloud-only)

Competitor	How it differs	Best for
Kanban-first (closest)	Asana	$10.99/user/mo
Work OS / PM	Monday.com	$12/user/mo
All-in-one	ClickUp	Free / $7+
Atlassian native	Jira (Software/Product Discovery)	Free tier / $7.75+
AI auto-schedule	Motion	$19/user/mo
Notion-verse	Notion + Notion AI	$10/mo
Free Kanban	WeKan, KanbanFlow	$0
Agentic PM (emerging)	Claude / ChatGPT agents via MCP	$20/mo

Who should pick it	Small teams & startups needing visual task tracking in 10 min
Who should skip it	Large orgs with strict governance/compliance (→ Jira Enterprise, Asana)