Trello alternative
A Trello alternative for one freelancer's day, sized in hours
Trello is a good board: unlimited cards, automation, hundreds of integrations, and free for up to 10 collaborators. But a card does not know how long it takes. TaskBerry gives every task a time size, turns the board red before the day is overbooked, and keeps the hours you log per client in the same app.
Honest fit
Who each one is really for
Trello fits a team that shares a board
If several people move cards on the same board, you want mobile apps, or you lean on Power-Ups to connect Slack, Google Drive and the rest, Trello is the better fit. It is free for small teams and it does this well.
TaskBerry fits one freelancer with one full day
If you work alone for 2 to 5 clients, the board you need is not a shared one. It is one that adds up today's work in hours, warns you before you say yes to more, and turns the time you log into a report per client. One screen, one day, one person.
One screen, one day
The columns you stop maintaining
A board keeps you sorting the same cards between backlog, in progress, waiting and review. TaskBerry lays today out as one sized list, so there is nothing left to drag around.
On a board
Four columns to keep tidy
Backlog
In progress
Waiting
Review
TaskBerry
One sized day
TodayOne screen, one day, one person. No board to keep in sync.
Same full day
Five cards on a list, or a day that does not fit
Both tools can hold the same overbooked day. Only one of them tells you it is overbooked.
9 hours of work planned into a 6 hour day.
TaskBerry
The board adds up the hours and turns red
Every task gets a time size. The bar fills as you plan and turns red when the day runs past the hours you have, so you choose what moves before you commit.
3h over before you start
Trello
Cards with due dates, not hours
Trello holds the same day as cards on a list, with assignees and due dates. On paid plans its Planner drops cards into calendar slots. It does not add up how long the cards take against your day.
Five cards or fifty, the list looks the same. Nothing adds up the hours.
Side by side
TaskBerry next to Trello
| Comparison of TaskBerry and Trello across capacity, time, price, and scope | TaskBerry | Trello |
|---|---|---|
| How you handle a full day | Each task has a time size, and the board turns red before the day runs over. | Cards with due dates. Nothing adds up how long they take against your day. |
| Boards and teamwork | Not built in. One person's day, by design. | A real strength. Unlimited cards, free for up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, built-in automation. |
| Integrations | Not the focus. One screen for one person's day. | Unlimited Power-Ups per board, connecting 200+ apps. Some Power-Ups charge their own fee. |
| Time tracking | Built in, per task, on the free plan. | Not listed on any plan on Trello's pricing page. |
| Hours per client and client reports | Built in. Pro turns your logged hours into a report per client. | Not listed on any plan on Trello's pricing page. |
| Apps | Works in your browser. No mobile or desktop app. | iOS, Android and desktop apps. |
| Price | Free plan. Pro €9.95 a month or €99 a year, VAT included. | Free plan. Standard $5 per user a month billed yearly, as of October 2026 (USD). |
How you handle a full day
- TaskBerry
- Each task has a time size, and the board turns red before the day runs over.
- Trello
- Cards with due dates. Nothing adds up how long they take against your day.
Boards and teamwork
- TaskBerry
- Not built in. One person's day, by design.
- Trello
- A real strength. Unlimited cards, free for up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, built-in automation.
Integrations
- TaskBerry
- Not the focus. One screen for one person's day.
- Trello
- Unlimited Power-Ups per board, connecting 200+ apps. Some Power-Ups charge their own fee.
Time tracking
- TaskBerry
- Built in, per task, on the free plan.
- Trello
- Not listed on any plan on Trello's pricing page.
Hours per client and client reports
- TaskBerry
- Built in. Pro turns your logged hours into a report per client.
- Trello
- Not listed on any plan on Trello's pricing page.
Apps
- TaskBerry
- Works in your browser. No mobile or desktop app.
- Trello
- iOS, Android and desktop apps.
Price
- TaskBerry
- Free plan. Pro €9.95 a month or €99 a year, VAT included.
- Trello
- Free plan. Standard $5 per user a month billed yearly, as of October 2026 (USD).
Price, honestly
Trello Free and Standard cost less. This is what the difference buys.
Trello is free for up to 10 collaborators, and Trello Standard is $5 per user a month billed yearly, or $6 billed monthly, as of October 2026. TaskBerry has a free plan too, and TaskBerry Pro is €9.95 a month or €99 a year, VAT included. The difference pays for the part a board leaves out: the day sized in hours before you commit, and the hours per client in the same app afterwards. If you share boards with a team, Trello is the better buy.
- TaskBerry Free
- €0, forever
- TaskBerry Pro
- €9.95 / month, VAT incl.
- Trello Standard
- $5 / user / month, yearly (USD)
Switching
Trying it does not undo Trello
Start on the free plan in a couple of minutes and keep your Trello board open in another tab. Add one real day of work and watch the bar. If it shows you something the board never did, moving the rest takes a handful of tasks. If not, you have lost nothing. Pro comes with a 14-day trial, no card needed.
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Straight answers
Questions worth asking first
- Is TaskBerry a full Trello replacement?
- Only for one person's working day. If you share boards with other people, rely on Power-Ups, or need a mobile app, Trello does that and TaskBerry does not. TaskBerry replaces it when the board was really your day plan, and the question you kept asking it was whether today still fits.
- What does Trello do better?
- Teamwork and reach. Trello is free for up to 10 collaborators, has built-in automation, connects to 200+ apps through Power-Ups, and runs on iOS, Android and desktop. Views like Timeline and Calendar come with Premium.
- Does Trello track time or bill clients?
- Not on any plan its pricing page lists. TaskBerry tracks time per task on the free plan, and Pro turns those hours into a report per client.
See if today is already full
Start free, add one real day, and watch the bar. You will know in five minutes whether this is your kind of planner.