Trello vs. Whimsical

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Trello
Score 8.3 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
Whimsical
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.
$12
per month per editor
Pricing
TrelloWhimsical
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
Pro
$12
per month per editor
Business
$18
per month per editor
Enterprise
$240
per year per editor
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TrelloWhimsical
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.17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
TrelloWhimsical
Features
TrelloWhimsical
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Trello
8.5
222 Ratings
10% above category average
Whimsical
8.0
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Task Management9.5222 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Resource Management9.3185 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.273 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Scheduling9.1168 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.2142 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.0218 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.9147 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.5115 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Document Management8.3159 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Email integration7.8146 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Mobile Access9.1192 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.388 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.7102 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.773 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Trello
5.9
72 Ratings
27% below category average
Whimsical
8.3
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Quotes/estimates6.049 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Invoicing5.042 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project & financial reporting6.658 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Integration with accounting software6.044 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
TrelloWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(222 ratings)
9.5
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(60 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.9
(81 ratings)
5.7
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 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
TrelloWhimsical
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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Whimsical
It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint.
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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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Whimsical
  • Simple to use
  • Tons of uses
  • Can be customized with themeing
  • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
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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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Whimsical
  • It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything
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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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Whimsical
No answers on this topic
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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Whimsical
It's fairly intuitive, I rarely have any problems using the app. The layout is pretty user-friendly and easy to adapt to. There's a lot of tooltips to help with the various features and functions, so it's very easy to get self-help for the most part. Overally, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with the usage of Whimsical for mind-mapping.
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Reliability and Availability
Atlassian
yes always support available when I need it!
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Whimsical
No answers on this topic
Performance
Atlassian
Never experienced issues with the above!
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Whimsical
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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Whimsical
I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is.
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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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Whimsical
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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Whimsical
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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Whimsical
Whimsical is so much easier and has a better interface, so I think it's more suited to our workflow if compared to other tools like Google Charts. I really love this tool and I'm looking to learn and use it even more, as it helps us optimize our time, planning, and delivering more efficiently.
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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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Whimsical
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Atlassian
Not sure if we use those
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Whimsical
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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Whimsical
  • No hard numbers I can quote. Other than the free plan has been adequate for my needs.
  • It's my go to mind mapping tool.
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