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Project Management Comparison

ProSonata vs. Trello

At a glance

At a glance

ProSonata

Best for

Best for freelancers and small agencies that want project management, time tracking and invoicing at a fair price, hosted in Germany.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Trello

Best for

Best for small teams and individuals that want simple, visual Kanban task boards.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion ProSonata Trello
Starting price From €8 / month (1 user) Packages scale by team size, e.g. €18 for 3 and €30 for 5 users. Free; Standard from $5 / user / month Billed annually, $6 per user and month billed monthly. Premium $10 and Enterprise $17.50 per user and month billed annually. The free tier covers up to 10 collaborators per Workspace.
Free trial Free demo, no signup Free tier plus Premium trial
Languages German Not stated
Hosting Cloud, 100% made in Germany, GDPR-compliant Not stated
Made in Germany Australia (Atlassian)
Task planning Yes, tasks, kanban boards and Gantt charts Yes, Kanban boards with cards and lists; Calendar, Timeline, Table and Dashboard views on Premium
Resource planning Yes, vacation and absence planning Not built in, available through Power-Ups
Time tracking Yes, project timer, optional work-time recording and time accounts Not built in, available through Power-Ups
Reporting and controlling Yes, reporting and profitability Limited, Dashboard view on Premium
Integrations and API Yes, API and a Memtime integration Yes, REST API and Power-Ups integrations
AI features Yes Yes
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Email helpdesk, Phone Not stated
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base Not stated
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations DATEV, Memtime, API more entries Slack, Microsoft Teams, Confluence, Jira, Gmail, Zapier

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price ProSonata From €8 / month (1 user) Trello Free; Standard from $5 / user / month
  • Free trial ProSonata Free demo, no signup Trello Free tier plus Premium trial
  • Company size ProSonata Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Trello Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Made in ProSonata Germany Trello Australia (Atlassian)
  • Task planning ProSonata Yes, tasks, kanban boards and Gantt charts Trello Yes, Kanban boards with cards and lists; Calendar, Timeline, Table and Dashboard views on Premium

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

ProSonata

Strengths

  • Very strong price-performance
  • Easy to learn, high functionality in the base package
  • Modular
  • German hosting and personal support

Limitations

  • Lighter than large suites
  • CRM and some planning are optional modules
  • Aimed at small teams rather than enterprise

Trello

Strengths

  • Simple, visual Kanban that is easy to learn
  • Generous free tier for up to 10 collaborators
  • Large Power-Up and integration ecosystem

Limitations

  • Limited for complex projects, reporting and resource planning
  • Advanced views and automation need paid plans

Plans

Pricing

ProSonata

  • ProSonata 1 €8 Per month, 1 user. Includes the base functions.
  • ProSonata 3 €18 Per month, 3 users. Includes the base functions.
  • ProSonata 5 €30 Per month, 5 users. Includes the base functions. Further packages scale to 60+ users.
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Trello

  • Free $0 Up to 10 collaborators per Workspace.
  • Standard $5 Per user and month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).
  • Premium $10 Per user and month, billed annually ($12.50 billed monthly).
  • Enterprise $17.50 Per user and month, billed annually.
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What users say

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ProSonata

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Trello

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
Not rated yet
Onboarding
Not rated yet
Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
Not rated yet
Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

ProSonata https://www.prosonata.de · checked against the official source on 2026-09-01

Trello https://trello.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-15

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.