Slack vs. Trello

Slack

Trello

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Slack	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Slack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…	$8.75 per month per user
Trello	Score8.4 out of 10	N/A	Trello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.	$6 per month per user

Pricing

Slack

Trello

Free: $0
Pro: $7.25*
per month per user
Business+: $12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise: Contact Sales

Standard: $6
per month per user
Premium: $12.50
per month per user
Enterprise: $17.50
per month per user
Free: Forever Free

Pricing Offerings
Slack	Trello
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.

A discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Slack	Trello
Considered Both Products	Salesforce Carl Grant-Acquah Founder in Information Technology at Grant Studios (Graphic Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Slack Trello is a task management tool platform that best complements Slack. Even though you can tag different team members to boards or specific tasks, Slack provides a more robust platform to communicate and share files, ideas, or issues about a task. And can be used as a general … Incentivized Helpful? Leona Dorothy Web Applications Developer; System Administrator in Information Technology at Living Church of God Intl. Inc. (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Slack Slack is vastly easier to use than Teams and far less convoluted. It also handles Trello and GitLab integrations in a way that is easy to read and digest (whereas Teams handles them in the most useless way possible). Every time I use Teams, something is broken or I can't find … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack is the first level of organization after Whatsapp/Telegram groups for teams. Slack is easier to adapt but more feature-limited and also more expensive than Discord. Slack is more well-suited for communication and less suited for task management than Trello. More focused … Incentivized Helpful? JaCoby Marston, CPA Chief Financial Officer in Finance and Accounting at Trust Brands (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Slack I feel that if you want to have a well ran company, then you need Trello and Slack for your business. Both of these products will increase efficiencies for the company. Both of these products will allow your co-workers to be able to work with better organization and they will … Incentivized Helpful? Mike Hilverda Director of Customer Success in Customer Service at SalesRabbit (Computer Software, 51-200 employees) Chose Slack Project management and communication apps tend to overlap but I find that no one app does all jobs perfectly. Trello and Hive have better Kanban functionality and so serve the "small task within a large project" paradigm better. Slack is by far the better communication tool but … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack We tried other management tools, but to be honest, the real competition to Slack was Gmail or real-world interruptions. Email has more disadvantages compared to Slack: slower, duplicate of information, version conflict, and harder to administrate. In Slack, you're chatting, so … Incentivized Helpful? Angelina Altobano Graphic Designer in Social Media at Ayzenberg (Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees) Chose Slack Slack is an easy team messaging app that's fun to use, with features like the random gif generator. It's an easy way to consolidate multiple team message boards and contact individuals in the company. Although it's not exactly a work flow type app it is suppose to easily … Incentivized Helpful? Alexander Liss VP, Director of Analytics in Research & Development at Momentum Worldwide (Marketing and Advertising, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Slack slack is free, and has paid plans if you scale up to a bunch of users. It's more a communication platform then a checklist platform (Trello, Asana, etc) Incentivized Helpful? Sally French Content Writer in Marketing at NerdWallet (Public Relations & Communications, 501-1000 employees) Chose Slack Way more features on Slack than Google Hangouts! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack's flexibility vs usability is well balanced. Slack does not require a time-sonsuming setup. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Honestly, we did some research and Slack was the one rated the best so we tried that first. We haven't gone back from it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Before Slack, I used to use Telegram and Whatsapp, but they both were also my personal platform to chat with friends and family. This mix between personal and professional life was very damaging because it felt like I was always working. Slack gave me the possibility to feel … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Rohan Director in Information Technology at Devtics Technologies (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose Slack I selected Slack because it is the combination of the two that are mentioned above. In ClickUp you can manage the projects and tasks, in Skype you can communicate. Whereas Slack single-handedly handles both of these features, It manages your projects / tasks and allows you to … Incentivized Helpful? Adib Bamieh 🇵🇸 CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Corporate at Bamboo Orchard (Management Consulting, 11-50 employees) Chose Slack Slack is better at scaling, better for project management, and better for integrations than everything else we tried, including plain email. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack For internal/team communications, Slack is by far the best app I've worked with. The channel system is very simple yet very intuitive. As a result, the app is extremely easy to get familiar with and use daily, even for members of our team who are not very tech-savvy. Slack is … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack is better in every way. Slack supports multiple workspaces in a single application. It allows to configure notification of each channels so that you receive messages that you need. Meetings with huddle is pretty awesome where we can have separate space for chat for that … Incentivized Helpful? Vikram Waghela Senior Consultant in Information Technology at CS (Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees) Chose Slack Slack is just more superior in every way despite certain shortcomings. It is visually pleasing as well. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Slack was so simple to start using--super easy integrations with Jira, Sharepoint/OneDrive, and our PM tools--that it was a no-brainer. The video was glitchy, especially for any users who had iffy upload speeds (which isn't Slack's fault entirely, but they did not have as many … Incentivized Helpful? Cat Nguyen Health Coach at Noom (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Slack Simply put, Slack is a much more robust and comprehensive tool. Conversations & discussions in Slack can easily be reviewed & are searchable. Skype for Business doesn't offer this. Slack offers a clear-cut "Workplace Directory" that's easy to use. Skype for Business didn't quite … Incentivized Helpful? Roberto Antonio Costinho Sosa Senior Software Engineer in Information Technology at Marketing - Brasil Crachás (Market Research, 11-50 employees) Chose Slack Before in the organization, we used Google Hangouts, but it was not well integrated into our team. The functionalities were very limited and could not cover our needs. The advice was very messy and we failed to meet the productivity objectives we had. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Whatsapp - Slack is more professional Incentivized Helpful? Jake Sleyster Graduate Student in Engineering at MTM Program at Univeristy of California Santa Barbara (Aviation & Aerospace, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Slack Google Hangouts doesn't integrate calendars and scheduling like Slack does. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack Much more customization and ability to organize by topic rather than just by project. Incentivized Helpful? Brendon Bushman Designer and Project Manager in Marketing at University of Minnesota-Morris (Graphic Design, 1-10 employees) Chose Slack I have used Basecamp in the past, but have not evaluated in the last 3 years. At the time I began using slack, Basecamp was overkill for my needs, and didn't provide as strong of a mobile experience. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Slack We switched to slack because of the pragmatic, simple, and elegant approach they used when building the app. It's clear that they built their app and pricing structure with practical utility in mind. Other tools we've used have either been riddled with useless features, had … Incentivized Helpful?	Atlassian Verified User Chose Trello We actually use both in our company. I personally prefer Slack just because I feel like it gives me more avenues of communication with my peers and coworkers then Trello does. However, Slack would fail to meet our business requirements for what we need to succeed with new … Incentivized Helpful? Muhammad Rohan Director in Information Technology at Devtics Technologies (Computer Software, 1-10 employees) Chose Trello Asana is awesome but it comes with a price. For a startup pricing hurts. ClickUp is so vast and has a lot of areas to get lost in, if you don't set some standards there are many ways to do it wrong. Slack is just a communication platform, you can collaborate and stuff but not … Incentivized Helpful? JaCoby Marston, CPA Chief Financial Officer in Finance and Accounting at Trust Brands (Computer Software, 11-50 employees) Chose Trello Trello is another must product for any business like Slack. Both allow a company to have collaborative efforts and increase efficiency which means happier employees and more money for businesses. Incentivized Helpful? Heath Achatz Street Outreach Coordinator in Human Resources at Family Youth Interventions (Mental Health Care, 11-50 employees) Chose Trello Without a doubt, Trello is the easy one of the bunch to use. It is beautiful to look at and easy to interact with. It does for sure lack some features that other software has like Wrike, Basecamp, and Slack. But for simple smooth task management, it is the go-to. Incentivized Helpful? Ricardo Ernesto Ramos Cuevas Junior Software Developer Consultant in Engineering at CANTV (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees) Chose Trello Trello is the best way to give all of your project ideas and display your thoughts in a stream. Even if this app does not have a calendar, you can still estimate the time [of completion] of your project by adding up the tame it'll take to finish every task. Something that Slack … Incentivized Helpful? Ellen Valdez, CMP Event Manager at Platinum XP (Events Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Trello Our business ended up using Monday due to the holistic nature of the tool. It allows us to collaborate amongst teams and see the project as a whole easier. Trello is for personal usage and task management. I use Monday to organize my overarching needs, and then put specific … Incentivized Helpful? Courtney Wolf Founder in Sales at Educate \| Empower \| Encourage (E-Learning, 1-10 employees) Chose Trello Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello We found that those software, while they included Kanban boards, offered a lot more features. Our tickets tended to get lost and it was harder to navigate through. Our Product team didn't particularly like how they functioned as much. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello Trello won becuase of the easy drag and drop feature that makes it simple for team members to jump on and use from day one. That said, Asans has way more features and for a tech-savvy person it would be the choice; it is still user-friendly. While it has a steeper learning … Incentivized Helpful? Smeetha Singh Founder in Marketing at Look-Sci (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Trello I have been able to use the free version of Trello for many years and for the free version, this platform offers incredible value. I have not yet found such value in other free versions of similar platforms. This platform is also very easy to use as a first time user. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello Trello is more in-depth and task-driven, whereas 15Five is more accountable and has personal weekly goals and accomplishments. Trello can be divided up to allow others to do the listed task, and all employees work together to accomplish and complete each required ticket/card … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello I also use Whatsapp chat as a task management tool. Whatsapp group chat is very convenient for assigning tasks and making follow-ups. Trello currently lacks here. Whatsapp chat is also way more handy and user-friendly than Trello, because of its better interface and engagement. … Incentivized Helpful? Sean LeSuer Freelance in Marketing at Slickplan (Internet, 11-50 employees) Chose Trello We do use and like Jura but this can be used with it and we do. It isn’t just Jira light. It’s feature packed but available and understandable to the masses. Anybody can learn this where Jira may take more time. The price is better and it’s just better looking visually honestly. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello The impact of knowledge sharing is drastically increased among teammates after using Trello. [It is a] one-stop go-to place for my teammates for finding required information to solve issues. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello monday.com has some really good basic templates and offers more unique use cases. I think their platform is probably the better one but is more expensive. monday.com is more work to add task details to, which makes it more work in many cases. Trello is more basic but more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello Compared to others, Trello is definitely one of the most economical options which makes it more appealing to freelancers. It is also more simple and visually engaging which makes it intuitively easy to use. However, it lacks advanced features such as timeline management, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello I selected Trello because even if it's similar to a lot of competitors, it is the cheaper but mainly it is the simplest and quickest software. Incentivized Helpful? Roberto Antonio Costinho Sosa Senior Software Engineer in Information Technology at Marketing - Brasil Crachás (Market Research, 11-50 employees) Chose Trello Trello is very easy to use. It is an intuitive software that does not require prior learning to take advantage of it. Asana has a complicated interface, not very intuitive and difficult to use. Trello has an intuitive interface that I like very much. Compared to other … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello Being free and SaaS, it requires very little setup in comparison. It's very simplistic but is just enough. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello We selected Trello as it was easy to setup...only a few minutes. We looked at MS Planner as part of our Teams integration but that did not have nearly enough labels for our purposes. Incentivized Helpful? Joel McAfee Producer in Professional Services at lilDRAGON (Media Production, 1-10 employees) Chose Trello I would say Trello is very well suited for my team's needs as we are relatively small in size but frequently scale up based on the project's size and needs. We tend to use it at a basic level for organizing internal tasks and to-dos, but also develop large complicated boards … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello Trello fills a specific function for simple project tracking. It is better to use this tool as a complement to your workflow instead of a replacement. Anything more complicated should be moved to more adept tools, and communication should be moved to a more focused platform. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello I like Trello because it is simple and easy to use. I also like that the free version can do what I need it to do. Other options, such as LeanKit, JIRA, and ServiceNow are expensive and complicated. Trello does what I need it to do without being overly complicated. JIRA and Serv… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Trello JIRA is mainly focused on tech projects that have independent stages of productions. JIRA makes it easier to prioritize things and Trello lacks complexity on that feature. Trello is easier to use for the non-sophisticated user and JIRA has a worse user experience. Also, Trello … Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Slack

Trello

Comparison of Project Management features of Slack and Trello
Feature	Slack 8.2 479 Ratings	Trello 9.5 207 Ratings
Task Management	8.2310 Ratings	9.8207 Ratings
Gantt Charts	6.961 Ratings	10.068 Ratings
Scheduling	7.9259 Ratings	10.0157 Ratings
Workflow Automation	8.4284 Ratings	10.0131 Ratings
Mobile Access	9.5460 Ratings	10.0181 Ratings
Search	8.7463 Ratings	00 Ratings
Visual planning tools	8.0187 Ratings	00 Ratings
Resource Management	00 Ratings	9.6172 Ratings
Team Collaboration	00 Ratings	10.0203 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology	00 Ratings	9.4141 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology	00 Ratings	6.5112 Ratings
Document Management	00 Ratings	10.0150 Ratings
Email integration	00 Ratings	10.0137 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking	00 Ratings	10.084 Ratings
Change request and Case Management	00 Ratings	8.297 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management	00 Ratings	10.070 Ratings

Comparison of Communication features of Slack and Trello
Feature	Slack 8.9 488 Ratings	Trello - Ratings
Chat	9.8488 Ratings	00 Ratings
Notifications	9.1484 Ratings	00 Ratings
Discussions	9.6473 Ratings	00 Ratings
Surveys	8.1302 Ratings	00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase	7.8300 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting	8.9110 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts	8.7182 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook	8.9120 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Slack and Trello
Feature	Slack 8.7 461 Ratings	Trello - Ratings
Versioning	8.4229 Ratings	00 Ratings
Video files	8.8412 Ratings	00 Ratings
Audio files	9.1403 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document collaboration	8.5318 Ratings	00 Ratings
Access control	8.4305 Ratings	00 Ratings
Advanced security features	8.4264 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive	9.0211 Ratings	00 Ratings
Device sync	9.1339 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Slack and Trello
Feature	Slack - Ratings	Trello 5.0 68 Ratings
Quotes/estimates	00 Ratings	5.048 Ratings
Invoicing	00 Ratings	5.041 Ratings
Project & financial reporting	00 Ratings	5.054 Ratings
Integration with accounting software	00 Ratings	5.042 Ratings

User Ratings
	Slack	Trello
Likelihood to Recommend	9.4 (489 ratings)	9.8 (207 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (23 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Usability	9.2 (103 ratings)	9.6 (45 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (66 ratings)	10.0 (80 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (3 ratings)	8.0 (2 ratings)
Configurability	10.0 (1 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

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