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Todoist vs Trello
Short answer: Pick Todoist if you want shared task management with AI assistance; pick Trello if you want visual kanban boards with AI assistance. Both have a free plan.
Which to pick
Pick Todoist if you want…
- Shared task management with AI assistance
- Integrations with Google Calendar, Zapier or Outlook Mail (on Todoist's list, not Trello's)
Pick Trello if you want…
- Visual kanban boards with AI assistance
- Kanban board collaboration
- Integrations with Email, Google Drive or Salesforce (on Trello's list, not Todoist's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Todoist:Todoist is a cross-platform task manager that lets individuals and teams capture, organize, and track tasks with natural-language input and flexible views.
- Trello:Trello is a visual kanban board platform for organizing tasks, projects, and workflows.
- Best for
- Todoist:Shared task management with AI assistance
- Trello:Visual kanban boards with AI assistance
- Who it’s for
- Todoist:Individuals, teams, and businesses needing a simple yet powerful to-do list and project tracker.
- Trello:Teams and individuals needing simple, flexible task management.
- Pricing
- Todoist:Freemium
- Trello:Freemium
- Free plan or trial
- Todoist:—
- Trello:Free plan (Free) · Free trial
- Plans
- Todoist:Beginner US$0 · Pro US$5 per month per month
- Trello:Free $0 · Standard $5 per user/month (annual) · Premium $10 per user/month (annual) · Enterprise $17.50 per user/month (annual)
- Works with
- Todoist:Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zapier, Outlook Mail, Chrome & Gmail
- Trello:Slack, Microsoft Teams, Email, Google Drive, Salesforce
Todoist features
- Natural language Quick Add. Capture tasks instantly using plain-language commands like “tomorrow at 4pm”.
- Multiple view layouts. Switch between list, board, calendar, and table views to suit any workflow.
- Custom filters & labels. Create up to 150 filter views and use labels to segment tasks across projects.
- Collaboration workspace. Shared team workspace with roles, permissions, and up to 1,000 members/guests.
- AI-powered Assist. Task Assist, Email Assist and smart reminders suggest actions and automate task creation.
- Templates library. Access 50+ ready-made templates for work, personal, education, and more.
Trello features
- Inbox capture. Capture to-dos from email, Slack, Teams or anywhere and store them in a personal inbox.
- Boards & cards. Organize tasks into boards and cards that can be dragged, dropped, and customized.
- Planner view. Drag-and-drop cards onto a calendar to schedule work and see tasks in timeline, calendar, or map views.
- Built-in automation. No-code automation runs on every board to handle repetitive actions.
- Card mirroring. Mirror a card across multiple boards to keep information in sync.
- AI features. AI generates checklists, summaries, due dates, images and can create boards from a goal description.
- Power-Ups & integrations. Connect to 200+ apps like Slack, Google Drive, Salesforce via Power-Ups.
- Mobile & desktop apps. Access boards on iOS, Android, web and native desktop clients.
Todoist vs Trello FAQ
What is the difference between Todoist and Trello?+
Trello focuses on visual kanban boards without built-in AI or natural-language entry.
Should I use Todoist or Trello?+
Pick Todoist if you want shared task management with AI assistance or integrations with Google Calendar, Zapier or Outlook Mail (on Todoist's list, not Trello's). Pick Trello if you want visual kanban boards with AI assistance, kanban board collaboration or integrations with Email, Google Drive or Salesforce (on Trello's list, not Todoist's).
Is Todoist or Trello free?+
Todoist has a free plan and paid plans. Trello has a free plan and paid plans.
Do Todoist and Trello integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Microsoft Teams and Slack. Todoist also lists Google Calendar, Zapier, Outlook Mail and Chrome & Gmail; Trello also lists Email, Google Drive and Salesforce.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.