Atrix AI vs Trello
Trello is the simple, flexible kanban board, extended with Power-Ups. Atrix AI keeps a board at the centre and adds the chat, docs, calendar, CRM and AI a small company would otherwise add as separate tools.
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Atrix AI
- Boards plus chat, docs and calendar
- AI runs on every plan
- CRM and hiring included
Trello
- Simple, flexible kanban boards
- Power-Ups for integrations
- AI from the Standard plan
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The short answer
A great board, or a board and the rest of the company.
Choose Trello if…
- You want the simplest possible kanban board.
- You like extending boards with Power-Ups.
- Your team is happy keeping chat and docs in other tools.
- You want up to 10 collaborators free on a workspace.
Choose Atrix AI if…
- You want chat, docs, a calendar and a CRM next to the board.
- You want AI that writes the spec and plans the cards.
- You want booking links and hiring pages without another tool.
- You want one monthly price with seats included.
Feature by feature
What each one does
Only capabilities we could confirm for both products are listed.
| Atrix AI | Trello | |
|---|---|---|
| Kanban boards | Yes | Yes |
| Views beyond the board | List | Calendar, timeline, table and more on Premium |
| AI | Every plan, metered by runs | Standard plan and above |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | iPhone; Android in beta | iOS and Android |
| Free plan | None; 7-day trial, card required | Up to 10 collaborators, 10 boards |
| How pricing works | Flat monthly price, seats included | Per user, per month |
Compared as of September 2026
Where Atrix AI differs
Work
A board that knows the plan
A Develop run turns a brief into requirements and puts the planned issues on the board, so the cards start from a spec.
- A board and a list of the same work
- Issues planned from requirements
- Overdue work flagged to its owner
To do
Doing
Done
Messages
The conversation next to the cards
Channels and direct messages live in the same workspace as the board, with mentions that reach your phone.
- Channels and direct messages
- Mentions as push notifications
- Replies from the lock screen on iPhone
Can we ship booking by Friday? @Moeid
Yes — webhooks land Thursday.
Pricing
What it costs
Atrix AI
- Trial: 7 days of Builder, with a card required up front. The card is charged when the trial ends unless you cancel first; cancelling in the trial costs nothing.
- Builder: $39 a month for the workspace, with 5 seats and 100 AI runs.
- Studio: $149 a month for the workspace, with 15 seats and 500 AI runs.
- There is no free plan. If a subscription ends, the workspace keeps its data but becomes read-only until you subscribe again.
Trello
- Free: $0, up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per workspace.
- Standard: $5 per user/month billed annually, or $6 billed monthly.
- Premium: $10 per user/month billed annually, or $12.50 billed monthly.
- Enterprise: $17.50 per user/month, billed annually.
Compared as of September 2026. Competitor prices are in US dollars as shown on the vendor's pricing page and can vary by country, billing period and promotion. Check their site before you decide.
The workspace
Everything a company runs on.
Built for teams running several products at once — each with its own work, documents and people, and one place to see all of it.
Getting started
Moving a board from Trello
Start with the board your team opens most.
- 01
Create a project
Start the 7-day trial (card required) and create a project for the board you use most, and invite a teammate.
- 02
Recreate the cards
Add the open cards as tasks on the project board; keep finished ones where they are.
- 03
Add what was missing
Open a channel for the project, connect your calendar and share your booking link.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is Atrix AI as simple as Trello?
The board is just as direct: columns, cards, assignees and dates. Atrix AI adds chat, docs, a calendar and a CRM around it, which Trello leaves to other tools or Power-Ups.
Does Atrix AI have a calendar view of work?
Atrix AI has a shared calendar for meetings and booking links, and work shows as a board or a list. It does not have a timeline view.
Which plan includes AI?
Trello includes AI from its Standard plan. Atrix AI includes AI runs on every plan, from 100 a month on Builder to 500 on Studio.
Can AI assistants work with both?
Yes. Trello and Atrix AI both offer an official MCP server.
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