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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Trello

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ATrello 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

    Microsoft Visio

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Visio, a diagramming tool for building flowcharts, diagrams (e.g. network diagrams), org charts and floor plans, available online as a subscription and also in enterprise level packages (e.g. Visio Professional).

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    TrelloMicrosoft Visio
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $17.50
    per month per user
    Free
    Forever Free
    Visio Plan 1
    $5.00
    per month per user
    Visio Plan 2
    $15.00
    per month per user
    Visio Standard 2024
    $309.99
    one-time fee On-premises diagramming solution, licensed for one PC
    Visio Professional 2024
    $579.99
    one-time fee On-premises diagramming solution, licensed for one PC
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TrelloMicrosoft Visio
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.—
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    Community Pulse
    TrelloMicrosoft Visio
    Considered Both Products
    Atlassian
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Visio
    Honestly non, wish we knew this tool earlier and I feel so stupid for using Photoshop and Illustrator for doing such work.
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    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
    54 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    53 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    56 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    TrelloMicrosoft Visio
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Trello and Microsoft Visio
    Feature
    Trello
    8.4
    223 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Microsoft Visio
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    Ratings
    Task Management9.5223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.2186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.8169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.1143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.8219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.9148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.8116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management8.2160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.4147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.2193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.989 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.6103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Trello and Microsoft Visio
    Feature
    Trello
    6.6
    73 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Microsoft Visio
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates7.250 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.643 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting6.859 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software5.845 Ratings00 Ratings
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    TrelloMicrosoft Visio
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    OmniGraffle
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    OmniGraffle
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    OmniGraffle
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TrelloMicrosoft Visio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (223 ratings)
    8.1
    (79 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (61 ratings)
    7.8
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (81 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TrelloMicrosoft Visio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Atlassian
    For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
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    Microsoft
    Visio is by far and away the best tool that I have used to do Value Stream Mapping sessions with the warehouse I support. It has all of the shapes needed built in to be able to represent all areas of the processes. I also like how you are able to make the drawing as big as needed and when printing it out of Visio you have the ability to use the necessary paper size. The biggest complaint that I have with the software if how it can be cumbersome for non-Visio users (that is, people without a license in the orgnaization) to interact with the Visio Map. We normally have to dedicate one Visio SME to be able to make the changes that Process SME's find since they do not have access to the software.
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    Pros
    Atlassian
    • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
    • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
    • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Visio is excellent for organizing thought processes related to our more complex research.
    • The diagrams created with Microsoft Visio are ideal for graphically displaying the internal organization of work and research groups through flow diagrams.
    • Microsoft Visio is a great tool for managing our students' activities by creating flowcharts that help us graphically visualize the steps of their group work.
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    Cons
    Atlassian
    • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
    • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
    • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
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    Microsoft
    • When navigating through swim lanes, the user must be careful between switching from the point to the connection features as it can be difficult to remember which mode you’re in.
    • When drawing “decision points,” it can be difficult to type words like “yes” or “no” between the connection lines.
    • The exporting options aren’t ideal. They are hard to create in PDF format.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Atlassian
    I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
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    Microsoft
    We use Microsoft Visio to keep our diagrams updated and to that end we will need the subscription to keep using the software. Otherwise we will be left with PDF versions of the diagrams.
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    Usability
    Atlassian
    Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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    Microsoft
    I have always struggled with some basics, such as connection points, object alignment, font consistency, arranging layers and their order (bring forward, send backward), and managing overlap. I usually need to create an initial rough draft and then do a separate cleanup pass to bring the diagram up to my quality standards. If I skip that step, the result generally does not look very good. And once a diagram becomes busy or the file gets large, Visio has been unstable for me in the past, including occasional crashes that caused non-recoverable edits.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Atlassian
    yes always support available when I need it!
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Atlassian
    Never experienced issues with the above!
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Atlassian
    I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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    Microsoft
    Overall, I feel that Microsoft's support is weak. They are now such a behemoth that their model of putting documentation online for their users to sift through is totally outgrown. Given the amount of money you pay for these licenses, Microsoft should provide easy one-on-one support for their products via email or chat. The idea of paying their rates for support incidents is ridiculous. If you have an enormous amount of time on your hands, use their support websites and you will eventually find a solution most of the time.
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    In-Person Training
    Atlassian
    It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Atlassian
    For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Atlassian
    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.
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    Microsoft
    Even though it’s a more expensive solution, Vizio is built for the enterprise. Therefore, it integrates perfectly with our existing Microsoft stack, and quite frankly, because it’s such a more mature product, it provides exactly the functionality we need and expect.
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    Scalability
    Atlassian
    Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Atlassian
    Not sure if we use those
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Atlassian
    • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
    • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
    • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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    Microsoft
    • Reduces the amount of time I need to create process flow diagrams. In the past I would use Powerpoint or Word which required a lot more effort and time and never looked as good. Visio just takes that headache away.
    • Only negative is that I personally believe it should always have been part and parcel of the Office suite, thus giving more users the opportunity to use it rather than specifically having to justify its separate purchase within our organisation. Different now with Office 365 of course!
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