Trello has four plans in 2026: Free, Standard at $5, Premium at $10, and Enterprise at $17.50 per user a month, billed yearly. Monthly billing costs more: $6 for Standard and $12.50 for Premium. Enterprise is yearly only, at $210 per user per year.
Most teams upgrade for one of two reasons. They hit the free plan’s 10-collaborator cap, or they want views beyond the board, like Calendar and Timeline. Those views start on Premium. Prices below come from Trello’s pricing page, checked in October 2026.
Trello plans at a glance
| Free | Standard | Premium | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per user, yearly | $0 | $5 | $10 | $17.50 |
| Per user, monthly | $0 | $6 | $12.50 | Yearly only |
| Boards per Workspace | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Collaborators | 10 per Workspace | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Max file size | 10MB | 250MB | 250MB | 250MB |
| Automation (command) runs | 250/month | 1,000/month | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Views beyond Board | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Free: good for small groups, with two hard caps
Free gives you unlimited cards, unlimited Power-Ups, an inbox for quick capture, and mobile apps. That is a lot for $0.
But two limits bite:
- 10 boards per Workspace. You can make a second Workspace, but it has its own members and billing. It is a workaround, not a fix.
- 10 collaborators per Workspace. Try to add an 11th person and Trello blocks the invite. For a growing team, this usually hits before the board limit.
Automation is the quiet wall. Free Workspaces get 250 command runs a month, shared across every board. One busy rule that moves and labels cards can use that up in two weeks.
Standard ($5): more boards, not more views
Standard removes the board and collaborator caps. It also adds:
- Custom Fields
- Advanced checklists (due dates and assignees on checklist items)
- Card mirroring (one card shown on several boards)
- List colors and collapsible lists
- 250MB file uploads
- 1,000 command runs a month
- Single-board guests
- AI features
What it does not add: Calendar, Timeline, Table or Dashboard views. If your team plans by dates or reports on progress, Standard will feel unfinished within a month or two. It is right for teams that truly live in a Kanban board and only need more boards and structured card data.
Premium ($10): the plan most teams really want
Premium is where Trello becomes a real project tool. You get:
- Views: Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map
- Workspace views: Table and Calendar across many boards at once
- Unlimited command runs
- Admin and security controls
- Workspace-level templates, board collections and observers (read-only members)
- Simple data export
For a marketing team running a content calendar, or a lead tracking deadlines, these views are the whole point. If you have been using Power-Ups to fake a calendar on Free or Standard, Premium pays for itself in saved hassle.
Enterprise ($17.50): control for big companies
Enterprise adds governance: unlimited Workspaces, organization-wide permissions, public board management, attachment and Power-Up controls, and multi-board guests. It includes Atlassian Guard Standard, which gives you SSO and user provisioning. On other plans, Guard is a separate subscription starting at $4 per user a month.
What a team actually pays per year
| Team size | Standard (yearly) | Premium (yearly) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $300 | $600 |
| 12 people | $720 | $1,440 |
| 25 people | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| 50 people | $3,000 | $6,000 |
Paying monthly instead adds 20% on Standard ($6 vs $5) and 25% on Premium ($12.50 vs $10).
The billing trap: guests
On Standard and Premium, a guest added to more than one board counts as a paid member. Trello calls them multi-board guests and bills them at the same rate as your team. So a freelancer on three boards costs as much as an employee.
Fix: keep each outside person on one board. Or share a single client board and link to others.
A worked example: a 10-person agency
A 10-person design agency runs one board per client. It has 14 active clients and invites 2 client contacts to each board.
- Free fails first. The workspace allows only 10 boards and 10 collaborators. 14 boards and 28 client contacts break both caps.
- Standard fixes the board cap, but client contacts who join boards may count as paid members. That is the guest trap below.
- Premium adds views like Timeline and Calendar, plus admin tools, at $10 per user a month billed yearly. For 10 staff that is $1,200 a year.
The lesson: count boards and outside people before you pick a plan. Those two numbers decide more than features do.
How experienced teams pick a plan
- Under 10 people, simple boards: stay on Free. Watch the 250 command runs.
- Growing past 10, board-only work: Standard.
- Need dates, timelines or reports: go straight to Premium. Skip Standard. Paying $5 for two months before jumping to $10 is wasted money.
- Over 100 people or need SSO: Enterprise.
Use the free Premium trial before you pay. It shows you whether your team actually uses the extra views.
When NOT to pay for Trello
- You need real project scheduling. Trello’s Timeline is light. For heavy dependency planning, look at Asana or Smartsheet.
- You need docs and tasks together. Notion or ClickUp fit better.
- You want lots of views for less money. ClickUp Unlimited is $7 per user yearly and includes Gantt and more.
My take: Trello is still the fastest tool to learn. For small teams that like boards, it is great value. For teams that need planning and reports, Premium is fine but not cheap compared with ClickUp.
Common questions
Is Trello free in 2026?
Yes. The Free plan includes unlimited cards and Power-Ups, but only 10 boards and 10 collaborators per Workspace, with 250 automation runs a month.
How much does Trello Premium cost?
$10 per user a month billed yearly, or $12.50 billed monthly. It adds Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard and Map views, plus unlimited automation runs.
What is the difference between Trello Standard and Premium?
Standard adds unlimited boards, custom fields and 1,000 automation runs. Premium adds the extra views, unlimited automation, admin controls and data export.
Do guests cost money on Trello?
Single-board guests are free. A guest on more than one board in your Workspace is billed like a full member on Standard and Premium.
What happens when I downgrade Trello?
You keep paid features until the end of the paid period. Then the Workspace becomes Free and can hold 10 boards.
Does Trello offer a free trial?
Yes. Any Workspace can start a free trial of Premium.
Prices and limits checked on trello.com/pricing on October 14, 2026. Vendors change plans; confirm before you buy.
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