Trello vs Monday.com: Pricing Compared at Every Team Size (2026)
Trello is cheaper than Monday.com at every team size. Trello Standard costs $5/user/month vs Monday Basic at $9/seat/month (3-seat minimum). But Monday includes more views and automations in lower tiers.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing Comparison
| Trello Plan | Price | Monday Plan | Price | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Free | $0 | TrelloUnlimited users vs 2-user cap |
| Standard | $5/user/mo | Basic | $9/seat/mo | Trello$4/user cheaper |
| Premium | $10/user/mo | Standard | $12/seat/mo | Trello$2/user cheaper |
| Enterprise | $17.50/user/mo | Pro | $19/seat/mo | Trello$1.50/user cheaper |
The 3-Seat Minimum Trap
Monday.com requires a minimum of 3 seats on all paid plans. This means solo users, freelancers, and teams of 2 must pay for 3 seats regardless of actual usage. On Monday Basic ($9/seat), a solo user pays $27/month instead of $9. On Monday Standard, a pair of users pays $36/month.
Trello has no seat minimum on any plan. A solo user on Trello Standard pays exactly $5/month. A team of 2 pays $10/month. This makes Trello significantly more economical for very small teams and individuals.
Impact on small teams:
Solo user
Trello Standard: $5/mo
Monday Basic: $27/mo
Team of 2
Trello Standard: $10/mo
Monday Basic: $27/mo
Team of 3
Trello Standard: $15/mo
Monday Basic: $27/mo
Monthly Cost at Different Team Sizes
Annual billing prices. Green highlights the cheaper option at each comparison tier.
| Team | Trello Standard | Trello Premium | Monday Basic | Monday Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 users | $15 | $30 | $27 | $36 |
| 5 users | $25 | $50 | $45 | $60 |
| 10 users | $50 | $100 | $90 | $120 |
| 25 users | $125 | $250 | $225 | $300 |
| 50 users | $250 | $500 | $450 | $600 |
| 100 users | $500 | $1000 | $900 | $1200 |
Trello is consistently 44-55% cheaper per user than Monday.com at the entry-level paid tier. For a 50-person team, choosing Trello Standard over Monday Basic saves $200/month ($2,400/year). Even Trello Premium is cheaper than Monday Basic for teams of 10 or more.
Free Plan Comparison
Trello Free (Winner)
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited cards
- 10 boards per workspace
- 250 Butler automations/month
- Unlimited Power-Ups
- Mobile apps
Monday.com Free
- 2 users maximum
- 200 items maximum
- 3 boards
- No automations
- 500 MB storage
- Mobile apps
Winner: Trello Free. Trello's free plan is dramatically more generous. Unlimited users and cards versus Monday's 2-user, 200-item cap. For any team larger than 2 people, Monday's free plan is unusable. Trello Free supports entire small teams for basic Kanban workflow management.
Feature Comparison Matrix
| Feature | Trello | Monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Kanban boards | ||
| Timeline view | Premium ($10) | Basic ($9) |
| Calendar view | Premium ($10) | Basic ($9) |
| Dashboard | Premium ($10) | Standard ($12) |
| Gantt chart | Premium ($10) | Standard ($12) |
| Time tracking | Power-Up ($8-9) | Pro ($19) |
| Automations | 250-Unlimited | 0-25,000/mo |
| Integrations | Power-Up based | Built-in |
| Forms | Basic ($9) | |
| Guest access | Standard ($5) | Standard ($12) |
| Custom fields | Standard ($5) | Basic ($9) |
| Docs | Standard ($12) | |
| SSO | Enterprise ($17.50) | Enterprise |
| Minimum seats | None | 3 seats (paid) |
When Trello Wins
- Price-conscious teams. Trello is 44% cheaper per user at the entry paid tier. For budget-constrained teams, Trello Standard at $5/user provides excellent Kanban functionality at the lowest price point in the market.
- Solo users and pairs. No seat minimum means you pay for exactly what you use. Monday's 3-seat minimum triples the cost for individual users.
- Simple Kanban workflows. If your team primarily uses boards to track tasks through stages (To Do, In Progress, Done), Trello's focused interface is less cluttered than Monday's feature-heavy approach.
- Better free plan. Unlimited users and 10 boards beat Monday's 2-user, 200-item limit. Trello Free can serve a real team; Monday Free cannot.
When Monday.com Wins
- More views at lower tiers. Monday Basic ($9/seat) includes Timeline and Calendar views. Trello locks these behind Premium ($10/user). For teams needing Gantt charts, Monday offers better value despite being pricier per user.
- Built-in dashboards. Monday Standard includes real-time dashboards with charts and widgets. Trello Premium has basic dashboard view, but Monday's is more powerful and customisable.
- Stronger automation. Monday provides 250 automations/month on Standard and 25,000/month on Pro. Trello Standard caps at 1,000/month. For automation-heavy teams, Monday scales better.
- Built-in forms. Monday includes form views for data collection on Basic plans. Trello has no native form feature, requiring third-party Power-Ups or external tools.