JiravsTrello

Saas

Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

Security

Integrations

JiraTrello

Signals Comparison

Performance

Jira

Painfully slow with multi-second page loads(9/10)
Third-party plugins cause thread exhaustion(8/10)

Trello

No signals

Usability

Jira

Steep learning curve with overwhelming complexity(8/10)
UI updates break workflows and frustrate users(7/10)
Overkill for simple project management(6/10)
JQL query language has steep learning curve(6/10)

Trello

May 2025 redesign called 'worst in tech history' by users(10/10)
Boards become cluttered and unmanageable at scale(7/10)
Limited reporting and analytics require workarounds(6/10)
Atlassian shifting Trello from teams to personal productivity(8/10)

Pricing

Jira

Free tier hard-capped at 10 users with sudden billing(8/10)
Marketplace apps add significant hidden costs(7/10)

Trello

Advanced views locked behind Premium - $10/user/month(6/10)
Enterprise requires 50+ users minimum - $10,500/year floor(6/10)
Maximum quantity billing charges for peak seat count(6/10)

Reliability

Jira

Recurring bugs and reliability issues(7/10)

Trello

No offline access - requires constant internet connection(5/10)

Support

Jira

Premium support restricted to higher tiers(6/10)

Trello

No signals

Customization

Jira

No signals

Trello

No task dependencies - critical for real project management(7/10)

Security

Jira

No signals

Trello

Insufficient permission controls for teams(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Jira

Free

Users: Up to 10 users (hard cap)

Storage: 2GB

Limits: 2GB storage fills quickly, basic roadmaps only, community support only

HARD CAP at 10 users - adding 11th user forces immediate payment for all. No advanced roadmaps, no premium support, limited automations

Standard

Popular

$8.15/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: 250GB

Limits: No advanced roadmaps, no sandbox, no IP allowlisting, no guaranteed SLA

Many advanced features require Marketplace apps (additional cost). Storage can fill with attachments. Support limited to business hours.

Premium

$16/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No data residency control, no cross-product insights, no enterprise admin features

Significant price jump from Standard (nearly 2x). Enterprise features like SAML SSO and org insights still require Enterprise tier.

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual commitment, pricing negotiation required

Contact sales for pricing - typically $15-25+/user/year depending on scale. Implementation, migration, and training costs extra. Annual commitment required.

Trello

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 10MB per file

Limits: Only Kanban view available, No advanced reporting, No SSO, No organization-wide controls, Cannot export data easily

10-board limit forces upgrade quickly, No Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, No admin controls, Limited automation runs

Standard

$5/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: 250MB per file

Limits: No advanced views (Timeline, Calendar, Dashboard, Map), No Atlassian Intelligence AI, No admin/security features, No priority support

$6/user/month if billed monthly (20% more), Still no Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, Limited automation vs Premium

Premium

Popular

$10/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No organization-wide admin, No public board management, No attachment permissions, No SCIM user provisioning

$12.50/user/month if billed monthly (25% more), Still no organization-wide admin, Enterprise features locked behind higher tier

Enterprise

$17.5/yr

Users: 50 user minimum (price drops with scale)

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual billing only, 50 user minimum, Complex pricing tiers based on user count

50 user minimum = $10,500/year floor, Maximum quantity billing charges peak seat count, Price per user decreases with scale (400 users = $198.75/user/year)

Feature Comparison

Feature	Jira	Trello
Usability
Scrum boards
Kanban boards Core feature, unlimited on all plans
Sprint planning
Backlog management
JQL search Powerful but steep learning curve
Roadmaps Advanced roadmaps on Premium only
Automations 100 free, 1700 Standard, unlimited Premium
Time tracking Basic built-in, advanced via Marketplace
Views
Timeline view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Calendar view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Dashboard view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Customization
Custom workflows Very powerful but complex
Project Management
Task dependencies Not available - major limitation
Gantt charts Not available natively, requires Power-Up
Automation
Butler automation Free: 250 runs/month, Premium: unlimited
Integrations
Power-Ups (integrations) Unlimited on all plans
Git integration GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab
API access All plans
Reliability
Offline mode Not available - online only
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only
Audit logs Standard and above
Pricing
Free plan Hard cap at 10 users
AI
AI features Atlassian Intelligence on Premium+
Mobile
Mobile apps iOS and Android available

Signals Comparison

Performance

Jira

Painfully slow with multi-second page loads(9/10)
Third-party plugins cause thread exhaustion(8/10)

Trello

No signals

Usability

Jira

Steep learning curve with overwhelming complexity(8/10)
UI updates break workflows and frustrate users(7/10)
Overkill for simple project management(6/10)
JQL query language has steep learning curve(6/10)

Trello

May 2025 redesign called 'worst in tech history' by users(10/10)
Boards become cluttered and unmanageable at scale(7/10)
Limited reporting and analytics require workarounds(6/10)
Atlassian shifting Trello from teams to personal productivity(8/10)

Pricing

Jira

Free tier hard-capped at 10 users with sudden billing(8/10)
Marketplace apps add significant hidden costs(7/10)

Trello

Advanced views locked behind Premium - $10/user/month(6/10)
Enterprise requires 50+ users minimum - $10,500/year floor(6/10)
Maximum quantity billing charges for peak seat count(6/10)

Reliability

Jira

Recurring bugs and reliability issues(7/10)

Trello

No offline access - requires constant internet connection(5/10)

Support

Jira

Premium support restricted to higher tiers(6/10)

Trello

No signals

Customization

Jira

No signals

Trello

No task dependencies - critical for real project management(7/10)

Security

Jira

No signals

Trello

Insufficient permission controls for teams(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

Jira

Free

Users: Up to 10 users (hard cap)

Storage: 2GB

Limits: 2GB storage fills quickly, basic roadmaps only, community support only

HARD CAP at 10 users - adding 11th user forces immediate payment for all. No advanced roadmaps, no premium support, limited automations

Standard

Popular

$8.15/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: 250GB

Limits: No advanced roadmaps, no sandbox, no IP allowlisting, no guaranteed SLA

Many advanced features require Marketplace apps (additional cost). Storage can fill with attachments. Support limited to business hours.

Premium

$16/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No data residency control, no cross-product insights, no enterprise admin features

Significant price jump from Standard (nearly 2x). Enterprise features like SAML SSO and org insights still require Enterprise tier.

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual commitment, pricing negotiation required

Contact sales for pricing - typically $15-25+/user/year depending on scale. Implementation, migration, and training costs extra. Annual commitment required.

Trello

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 10MB per file

Limits: Only Kanban view available, No advanced reporting, No SSO, No organization-wide controls, Cannot export data easily

10-board limit forces upgrade quickly, No Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, No admin controls, Limited automation runs

Standard

$5/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: 250MB per file

Limits: No advanced views (Timeline, Calendar, Dashboard, Map), No Atlassian Intelligence AI, No admin/security features, No priority support

$6/user/month if billed monthly (20% more), Still no Timeline/Calendar/Dashboard views, Limited automation vs Premium

Premium

Popular

$10/mo

Users: Per user pricing

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No organization-wide admin, No public board management, No attachment permissions, No SCIM user provisioning

$12.50/user/month if billed monthly (25% more), Still no organization-wide admin, Enterprise features locked behind higher tier

Enterprise

$17.5/yr

Users: 50 user minimum (price drops with scale)

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual billing only, 50 user minimum, Complex pricing tiers based on user count

50 user minimum = $10,500/year floor, Maximum quantity billing charges peak seat count, Price per user decreases with scale (400 users = $198.75/user/year)

Feature Comparison

Feature	Jira	Trello
Usability
Scrum boards
Kanban boards Core feature, unlimited on all plans
Sprint planning
Backlog management
JQL search Powerful but steep learning curve
Roadmaps Advanced roadmaps on Premium only
Automations 100 free, 1700 Standard, unlimited Premium
Time tracking Basic built-in, advanced via Marketplace
Views
Timeline view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Calendar view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Dashboard view Premium and above only ($10/user)
Customization
Custom workflows Very powerful but complex
Project Management
Task dependencies Not available - major limitation
Gantt charts Not available natively, requires Power-Up
Automation
Butler automation Free: 250 runs/month, Premium: unlimited
Integrations
Power-Ups (integrations) Unlimited on all plans
Git integration GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab
API access All plans
Reliability
Offline mode Not available - online only
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only
Audit logs Standard and above
Pricing
Free plan Hard cap at 10 users
AI
AI features Atlassian Intelligence on Premium+
Mobile
Mobile apps iOS and Android available