Trello alternative
A simpler Trello alternative for teams
Trello is kanban boards for organizing tasks and projects, from Atlassian. Hourtick focuses on the core: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports. Free for your whole team.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
- Team of 10
- $50–$100
- $0 a month
- Free plan
- Up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace
- Unlimited people, every feature
Trello prices from their pricing page, checked October 2026. Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month.
The real product
What you get instead of Trello
The whole app, free for your whole team: timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports.
Why teams look for a Trello alternative
- No time tracking on any plan: teams add a Power-Up or a separate time tracker
- The free plan stops at 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace
- Priced per user once you outgrow it
Where Trello shines
- The best-known kanban board, simple to start with
- Large Power-Up catalog
- Card automation with Butler
Where Hourtick is different
Hourtick's board does what most teams use Trello for (columns, cards, labels, checklists, files) and puts a timer on every card, so the hours land in timesheets and billable reports without a Power-Up. People and AI agents work the same board, and it's free for unlimited people.
Try Hourtick next to Trello
Sign up free, add a project and run the timer for a day. Nothing to cancel.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Hourtick vs Trello at a glance
| Criteria | Hourtick | Trello |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees. | Free for up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace. Standard $5 and Premium $10 per user/month billed yearly ($6 and $12.50 monthly); Enterprise $17.50 per user/month billed yearly. Timeline and Calendar views are on Premium. The pricing page lists no time tracking on any plan. |
| Team of 10, per month | $0 on Free · $29 on Pro (5 GB) | $50–$100 (Standard or Premium, yearly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited people, every feature, 500 MB of usage a month | Up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace |
| Task board and list | Board and list, assignees, chat, files, checklists. Every plan | Yes (board; Timeline and Calendar on Premium) |
| Built-in timer | Mac menu bar and web, offline. Every plan | Not built in; through Power-Ups |
| Timesheet approvals | Included | See their site |
| Mac menu bar timer | Native menu bar timer with live time | See their site |
| Screenshots / activity monitoring | None — no screenshots or activity tracking | See their site |
| Best for | Teams that want tasks and time tracking together, simple enough to use every day, free for everyone. | Teams that want a flexible kanban board and don't bill for their time. |
Trello pricing from their pricing page, checked October 2026.
Trello pricing in 2026
| Plan | Per person/month, billed yearly | Billed monthly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | Up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace, unlimited cards |
| Standard | $5 | $6 | Unlimited boards, advanced checklists, custom fields |
| Premium | $10 | $12.50 | Timeline, Calendar and other views, admin and security features |
| Enterprise | $17.50 | — | Organization-wide permissions, Atlassian Guard Standard |
- Prices are per user, so every collaborator added to a paid Workspace adds to the bill.
- A team of 10, per month: $50–$100 (Standard or Premium, yearly).
- Hourtick: Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees.
From Trello's pricing page, checked October 19, 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you buy.
The board you'd move to
Hourtick's real Tasks page: drag cards, open a task, add files, link tasks and mention them in chat, with a timer on every card.
Drag a card between To do, In progress, In review and Done. The timer and the hours stay on the card.
Switching in an afternoon
- 1
Sign up free and add your clients and projects (task types are created for you).
- 2
Mark which task types are billable and set project rates and budgets.
- 3
Invite the team with a link. There is no per-seat price to approve.
- 4
Install the Mac menu bar app and track your first hour.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hourtick cheaper than Trello?
For a team of 10, Trello lists $50–$100 (Standard or Premium, yearly) per month on the relevant plan (October 2026). Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month, or $29/month for 5 GB.
How much does Trello cost?
Free for up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace. Standard $5 and Premium $10 per user/month billed yearly ($6 and $12.50 monthly); Enterprise $17.50 per user/month billed yearly. Timeline and Calendar views are on Premium. The pricing page lists no time tracking on any plan. (Trello's pricing page, October 2026.)
Can I import my Trello data?
There's no one-click import yet. Most teams recreate clients and projects in a few minutes (an admin's AI assistant can do it over Hourtick's MCP server), start tracking from a clean date, and keep Trello's exports as the record of past hours.
When should I stay with Trello?
If you rely on the best-known kanban board, simple to start with, Trello may still be the better fit.
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