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Asana vs Trello: plans, pricing, and team fit
Both can organize team work, but their free-plan limits and paid features differ. Compare the number of collaborators, views, file sizes, automation usage, and planning features your team needs.
Source check: · Desk research only; StackEvalify has not run a hands-on product test for this comparison.
Quick take
Shortlist Asana if you need the project-level Timeline/Gantt views, dashboards, goals, or portfolio and resource features listed on its higher plans. Shortlist Trello if your team can organize work as cards on boards and wants to compare its free collaborator allowance or lower listed Standard price. Verify the view and automation limits against the plan you would actually buy.
Plans and documented limits
Free plan
- Asana
- Two users can collaborate on unlimited tasks and projects. Includes list, board, and calendar views, with 100 MB per-file storage.
- Trello
- Up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, unlimited cards, up to 10 boards, and 250 Workspace command runs per month.
First paid tier
- Asana
- Starter is $10.99 per user/month billed annually. It adds no user-seat limit, Timeline and Gantt views, dashboards, unlimited automations, forms, and custom fields.
- Trello
- Standard is $5 per user/month billed annually ($6 monthly). It adds unlimited boards, custom fields, advanced checklists, and 1,000 Workspace command runs per month.
Broader planning
- Asana
- Advanced is $24.99 per user/month billed annually. It adds portfolios, goals, resource management, approvals, proofing, and branching forms.
- Trello
- Premium is $10 per user/month billed annually ($12.50 monthly). It adds Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard, and Map views, plus unlimited Workspace command runs.
File storage
- Asana
- Unlimited storage, with a 100 MB per-file limit on Personal.
- Trello
- Unlimited storage with a 10 MB per-file limit on Free; the Standard plan raises the file limit to 250 MB.
Prices above are USD per user/month with annual billing, where stated. Trello also publishes monthly prices for Standard and Premium. Confirm seat count, billing frequency, taxes, and the current checkout total before subscribing.
Automation limits use different labels
Asana describes Starter automations as unlimited. Trello publishes monthly Workspace command-run limits for Free and Standard, then lists unlimited runs for Premium. The labels and counting rules differ, so do not assume the caps are directly equivalent. Test your recurring workflows and check each product’s usage counter before choosing a plan.
A practical way to decide
- Shortlist Asana if you need its documented multi-project planning, timeline views, goals, portfolios, or resource management.
- Shortlist Trello if cards, boards, and its included Power-Ups cover your process and the collaborator, board, and command-run limits fit your team.
- Before migrating, model one active project in both products. Compare permissions, recurring work, attachments, reports, integrations, automation counts, and total price for your team size.
Sources and method
This comparison summarizes the vendors’ plan and pricing pages checked on 29 October 2026. It is desk research, not independent usability or performance testing. Plan names, included features, seat allowances, and prices can change.