My experience with Trello.
March 27, 2025

My experience with Trello.

Nick Butler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Trello

A colleague at the head office recommended Trello to me, and I used Trello to monitor the development of new learning resources. I started to use it as part of my personal productivity routine. It helped me keep track of my daily and weekly To-Do lists and was a key component of my Weekly Review process. I created a series of personal Kanban boards. The Card format of Trello lends itself to this approach. As a visual thinker, the colour coding of the cards helped me understand what needed to be done and what type of task it was. Finally, the physical movement of cards from 'To Do' to my weekly plan and then to 'Done' was helpful and satisfying.

Pros

  • Allows you to create cards for specific tasks.
  • Allows you to colour code cards for different types of task.
  • Makes it easy to create a functioning Kanban Board.

Cons

  • 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.
  • I got great output from the free version.
  • The return on investment was excellent because I used the free version.
  • It was easier to convince colleagues to give it a try as we all used the free version.
I found it easy and intuitive to use, and there is lots of help available within Trello and also from articles and forums on the internet. I did not use the premium features, but I am certain they would improve usability even further. Depending on the other software and apps you use, tools such as Zapier will create even more integration and automation if you need it.
Trello is more visual than Todoist and MS To Do. For me, the major advantage of Trello is its functionality around creating Kanban Boards—there is not the same flexibility or options in either of the other two products. I was also able to seek advice from colleagues who were experienced users, which was really useful when I was getting started.

Do you think Trello delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Trello's feature set?

Yes

Did Trello live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Trello go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Trello again?

Yes

Trello is great for enhancing personal productivity. I use the Kanban approach, but it can also be used to monitor progress with projects, either as an individual or by sharing Trello Boards within a team.

Trello Feature Ratings

Task Management
9
Resource Management
Not Rated
Gantt Charts
Not Rated
Scheduling
9
Workflow Automation
8
Team Collaboration
10
Support for Agile Methodology
Not Rated
Support for Waterfall Methodology
Not Rated
Document Management
Not Rated
Email integration
10
Mobile Access
10
Timesheet Tracking
Not Rated
Change request and Case Management
Not Rated
Budget and Expense Management
Not Rated
Quotes/estimates
Not Rated
Invoicing
Not Rated
Project & financial reporting
Not Rated
Integration with accounting software
Not Rated

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