Comparison · Atlassian

TODO for AI
vs Trello

By Marcell Havlik, founder of TODO for AI · Updated

The simplest kanban board, with AI that summarises and organises cards rather than working them. Here is where each one wins, with numbers, and who should pick which.

Start free PricingTrello site
FactTrelloTODO for AI
InterfaceWeb, desktop, mobileWeb, desktop, mobile, CLI, IDE (Zed, JetBrains, VS Code), voice
ModelsVendor managedClaude, GPT, Gemini, Grok and other supported models
SourceClosedEdge + CLI public
Starts atFreeFree
Facts verified 2026-09-30. Pricing is public list price.

Key takeaways

  • Models. Trello model choice: Vendor managed. TODO for AI includes Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok on paid plans. Pick the model for each job; let another review the result.
  • Benchmark. TODO for AI scored 91.0% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 with Opus 5.5 (high) (own harness, 81/89 tasks, 2026-10-26; not an official leaderboard submission).
  • Price. Trello pricing: Free, Standard $5, Premium $10, Enterprise $17.50 per user per month billed annually ($6 and $12.50 billed monthly). TODO for AI has a free plan (Claude Sonnet only), then Starter $20, Pro $100 or Ultra $200 a month with the supported multi-vendor catalog.
  • Shared business work. TODO for AI: Your whole team and its AI agents, on one board. Shared company context, brand voice and memory. AI working in your connected tools, signed-in browser and machines.
  • Included usage. One shared pool of credits, with the cloud VM and browser included. Personal session and weekly limits apply. Credit usage depends on the model; see the pricing page for plan details.
  • Who should pick which. Pick Trello if you want the simplest possible shared board. Pick TODO for AI if you want items executed, not just summarised.
Multi-vendor
models, vs vendor managed
Your machines
PC, cloud VM, real Chrome
Any CLI
is an integration, not just MCP
Free
from, vs Free
Architecture at a glance
Trello
Models
?Vendor managed
Runs in
Web, desktop, mobile
Where it lives
The vendor's cloud
Produces
Tasks
Docs
Cards and Power-Ups
Code
SEO
Email
TODO for AI
Models
AnthropicOpenAIGooglexAIDeepSeekSupported vendors
Cross-vendor review
Runs in
Your PC
Cloud VM
Real Chrome
Your IDE
Voice
Where it lives
Always-on cloud VM · vault · your logins
Produces
Code
SEO
Email
Ads
Social
CRM
Struck-through outputs are outside Trello's scope. TODO for AI runs the same models plus the rest, from a machine that stays on.
Positioning

Where our product fits

Where the work lives

One board for the company’s work.
People decide. Agents do the work.

Your whole team and its AI agents, on one board. Shared company context, brand voice and memory. AI working in your connected tools, signed-in browser and machines.

Chase the invoice. Ship the website update. Prepare the report. Fix the code. Every task keeps its request, contributors and result together, ready for the next colleague or agent to pick up.

Keep Trello where it fits. Bring the rest of the company’s backlog here.

Plans and usage limits
Context

What Trello is, and where it stops

Trello is the board people adopt without a rollout. Lists, cards, drag and drop, and a free plan that works, which is why it is still everywhere years after heavier tools arrived. Its AI stays in character: summarise a long card, turn a description into a checklist, suggest due dates, schedule a focus block.

That is the whole ceiling. Trello AI helps you read and organise the board faster; nothing on it gets done without a person. A card saying "write the launch email" gets a tidier checklist and then waits for a human. There are no agents, no machine and no browser session behind any card.

Small teams who want a simple shared board and nothing more.
Why people switch

Three reasons Trello users look elsewhere

01
It tidies, it does not do

Summaries, checklists and due dates make the board easier to read. Every card is still executed by a person.

02
No agent at all

There is nothing to assign work to. Trello has assistive AI features, not agents that take an item and return it finished.

03
Thin past kanban

Once work needs reporting, permissions or execution, Trello runs out and the team starts shopping for a second tool.

Scores

Six dimensions that decide it

Six dimensions, 0 to 5
Trello 12/30TODO for AI 28/30
Model freedom1 · 5 /5
Which vendors and models you can run
Long-running work1 · 5 /5
Persistent machine, scheduling, parallel tasks
Beyond code2 · 5 /5
Marketing, ops, browser, email, not only repos
Openness1 · 4 /5
Source available, self-host, extend
Team & permissions3 · 5 /5
Roles, pooled usage, tool approvals
Cost predictability4 · 4 /5
Included usage, limits and additional charges
Feature by feature

How does Trello compare to TODO for AI, feature by feature?

TODO for AI vs Trello, feature by feature. Verified 2026-09-30.
FeatureTrelloTODO for AI
Persistent cloud VM
A hosted workspace with persistent files, separate from the machines you connect.
No
Yes
Model choice
Vendor managed
Supported models across vendors
Cross-vendor review
Review GPT output with Claude, or the other way around.
No
Yes
Drives your real browser
Browser extension (Chrome, Firefox) plus cloud browsers.
No
Yes
Business tasks, not only code
SEO, email, ads, social, CRM via CLI tools.
Cards and Power-Ups
Yes
Any CLI as an integration
Power-Ups + API
Any binary
Voice control
No
Yes
People and agents on one board
Colleagues and agents work the same list. Items show who contributed and which agent ran them; filter the board by person.
People only
Yes
Many agents, each configured
Each agent gets its own model, prompt, tools and permissions. Runs remain subject to usage limits.
Assistive AI, no agents
Configured per task
Projects for the whole company
Engineering, marketing, ops, finance: separate projects and agents, one team and one bill.
Boards and workspaces
Unlimited, shared
Team roles and usage
Pooling is not exclusive to TODO for AI. A shared budget does not remove personal session or weekly limits.
Per seat
Shared credits, per-seat limits
Tool permissions
Board-level
Allow, approve, block
Open runtime
No
Edge + CLI public
Pricing

Same ladder, different meter

TierTrelloTODO for AI
EntryFree, or Standard $5 per userFree (Sonnet only), or Starter $20
MidPremium $10 per userPro $100
TopEnterprise $17.50 per userUltra $200
TeamPer seat, Enterprise $17.50 billed annuallyAny plan is a team: each person from $5/month for their machine, from the credit
Trello · what it meters

Flat per seat with AI included from Standard and small request caps. The cheapest board in this comparison, because the AI does the least.

TODO for AI · what it meters

One shared pool of credits, with the cloud VM and browser included. Personal session and weekly limits apply. Credit usage depends on the model; see the pricing page for plan details.

USD per month, monthly billing, public list prices as of 2026-09-30.
Verdict

Bottom line

Our take
Trello is the right board when you want the lowest possible friction and the AI is a nice-to-have. TODO for AI is the same simplicity with a different promise: an item on the board can be assigned to an agent with a shell on your machines and a session in your real Chrome, and it comes back done. If your board is only a board, Trello is cheaper; if you want the board to clear itself, that is the difference.
FAQ

Common questions

Is TODO for AI a Trello alternative?
Yes, if you want the board to do work. Both are simple shared boards; Trello's AI summarises and organises cards, while TODO for AI assigns items to agents that execute them on your machines and in your browser.
Does Trello have AI agents?
No. Trello has assistive AI features from the Standard plan: summaries, generated checklists, suggested due dates, focus blocks. There is nothing to assign a task to.
How much cheaper is Trello?
Standard is $5 per user per month billed annually against our $30 standard team seat. Trello is a board; we are a board plus the agents, models and machines that clear it.
Can I use both?
Yes. Keep Trello as the team's simple board and use TODO for AI for the items that need doing rather than tracking.