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Teamwork vs Trello comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Teamwork
Ranking in Project Management Software
28th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trello
Ranking in Project Management Software
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Teamwork is 0.9%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trello is 1.9%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Trello1.9%
Teamwork0.9%
Other97.2%
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Featured Reviews

Ryan Beckstead - PeerSpot reviewer
Multimedia Services Administrator at Brigham Young University
A project management tool that helps to manage milestones and dependencies
We use the product to design online courses. It also helps us with media production and marketing.  Teamwork has made process management easier and much better. It is very robust and improves by making a lot of changes. It is easy to use and has lots of reports. The product is expensive. It needs…
reviewer2837325 - PeerSpot reviewer
Research Assistant at a university with 10,001+ employees
Visual task boards have structured academic research projects and improve team coordination
There are several areas where Trello could be improved based on our academic research and team project usage. One improvement would be more advanced built-in analytics, such as better progress tracking dashboards or productivity insights without relying on third-party tools. Another area is scalability for complex projects where boards get very large with many cards and dependencies. It can become harder to manage without additional structure or hierarchy features. Overall, it works very well, but these enhancements would make it even stronger for larger or long-term projects. One additional area of improvement in Trello is automation and integrations. While Trello does support basic automation through Butler, more advanced and flexible automation rules would be helpful, especially for academic research workflows where tasks often move between stages in more complex forms. It would help if automation rules were easier to set up and more flexible for different project workflows. Additionally, smoother integrations with tools such as Google Drive or other study applications would save time and reduce switching between platforms. I think one additional improvement for Trello would be support for larger projects with many tasks and team members. As boards grow, they can become crowded and harder to navigate. More advanced filtering, reporting, and project overview features would help users manage complex projects more efficiently.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The setup was very easy. Deployment was very fast for us. We started using it within two weeks."
"I recommend this solution; it is very good for simple projects."
"It is a very stable solution...The initial setup of Teamwork is easy."
"Teamwork has made process management easier and much better. It is very robust and improves by making a lot of changes. It is easy to use and has lots of reports."
"Trello's user interface is really good, making it easy for us to maintain and monitor."
"Trello simplifies collaboration, reducing long email chains that are hard to follow."
"Trello's most valuable feature is its visuals. You can customize your board with covers and pictures. There are no restrictions in workflow columns as in Jira. It is a powerful solution to organize work. Jira is process-oriented and restrictive."
"Trello has positively impacted my organization as it saves us about one hour a week, and it's really good to have a product such as Trello just to organize it."
"I appreciate the ease of creating boards and the flexibility it offers."
"The most valuable feature of Trello stems from the fact of how easy it was with it to see large visual aspects, especially when people were getting their workflow in order."
"I like how user-friendly, visual, and intuitive Trello is because it doesn't take a lot of time to figure out how to make it work for you."
"Trello is not as complex as most of the other products are."
 

Cons

"The screen sharing provided by the solution can be a challenge to a user. Screen sharing is an area that needs improvement in the solution."
"The product is expensive. It needs to have a more robust and customizable calendar."
"The product could be improved with more integrations and a mobile app."
"It could have a bit more customization, especially for organizations that may want to integrate it into their own systems."
"I would like to see improvement in onboarding back-office team members."
"I would appreciate seeing how much time spend on each specific ticket."
"The product doesn't handle heavy loads very well. The information does not load quickly once there's a lot of information in the system."
"Sometimes the notifications are not updated on iOS."
"Sometimes, I find it challenging to manage the checklists."
"Being able to export reports from Trello, general reports, or board reports, would improve the solution for me as a manager."
"Trello could be improved by having a better notification system. Currently, notifications flood my inbox, making it hard to differentiate what I actually need to open."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We negotiate on pricing since we are a long-term user."
"My company makes annual payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"The pricing starts from around $6 per license for a subscription, and there might be higher subscriptions available, possibly around $12 per month."
"The product is cheap."
"I am tinkering with the free version."
"Trello has a really good price."
"I use the free version of Trello, which is sufficient for my day to day use."
"Maybe it would be better if they offered some extra tiers, so you don't have to go all the way up to the pro level."
"We are currently using the open-source option."
"It is free."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Media Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise12
 

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What needs improvement with Trello?
There are several areas where Trello could be improved based on our academic research and team project usage. One improvement would be more advanced built-in analytics, such as better progress trac...
What is your primary use case for Trello?
My primary use case for Trello is project and task management for academic research. I use it to organize research activities, track deadlines, manage project milestones, design tasks with team pro...
 

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PayPal, eBay, Disney, Forbes, Microsoft studios, Spotify Vevo, Lenovo, HP, Honda
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