Trello
Simple kanban boards.
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Notion and Asana cover the headline feature free, so the $5/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- AI planning and task breakdown. Anthropic, August 20, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Notion, Asana and Linear.
- What the call is worth $60/yr
- $5/mo at the entry paid tier — $60 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- August 20, 2024
- List price
- $5/mo
- Per year
- $60
The backstory
Trello is the classic kanban board: simple cards and columns for tracking tasks. Because it's so simple, it's also the easiest kind of tool for an AI assistant to replicate, planning, breaking down and organizing tasks from a prompt without a dedicated app. It's wounded because low-complexity tools have the least to defend against a capable assistant, though Trello's Power-Ups, integrations and the sheer habit of teams who already run their work on its boards keep it alive.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $60/yrBoards, docs and databases with AI
notion.com open_in_newTask and project management, free tier
asana.com open_in_newFast issue tracking with a free tier
linear.app open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.