Is Trello actually free?
How these scores work
Yes — Trello's free plan is a real permanent tier: unlimited cards and members, ten boards per workspace, and the drag-and-drop kanban that made the product famous, no card anywhere.
Comparable project tools charge $5–10 per user per month for what most small teams do here free.
What you get free
- Unlimited cards, lists, and members
- 10 boards per workspace
- Checklists, due dates, labels, and attachments
- Automation in modest monthly doses
In practice: a household, a small team, or a couple of projects run comfortably free forever. It's one of the fairest freemium fences in software.
Drawbacks
- 10-board cap forces consolidation or workspaces gymnastics
- Advanced views locked
- Owned by Atlassian — expect steady nudges toward its paid family
Also paywalled
- More than 10 boards per workspace
- Large file attachments
- Admin controls and advanced views (timeline, calendar, dashboard)
Free facts
| Verdict | Free Forever |
| Card required | No |
| Auto-bills | — |
| Account | Required |
| Limits | 10 boards per workspace on free |
| The real cost | An account. Ten boards covers most small teams indefinitely. |
The catch
The ten-board ceiling is the fence, and it's generously placed — many teams live inside it for years. The squeeze arrives with scale: more boards, bigger file attachments, and admin controls are the paid tier's territory.
The smart play
- One board per project, not per week — the 10-board cap rewards tidy structure
- Archive finished boards instead of deleting; archived boards don't count against you
- The free automation allowance covers recurring-task busywork — set it up once
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Where the fence actually sits
The Atlassian context
Last checked: July 2026 · Verdict: Free Forever — a real permanent free plan. signup and fair limits — but no clock and no card.
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