CataleoSoftware
Get Your Software Listed Get Listed

Project Management Comparison

Trello vs. Wrike

At a glance

At a glance

Trello

Best for

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

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Wrike

Best for

Best for resource-heavy and creative teams that need capacity planning and proofing.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Trello Wrike
Starting price 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; Team from ~$9.80 / user / month Business ~$24.80 per user and month, Enterprise and Pinnacle on request. The free tier is limited.
Free trial Free tier plus Premium trial Free tier plus trial
Made in Australia (Atlassian) USA
Task planning Yes, Kanban boards with cards and lists; Calendar, Timeline, Table and Dashboard views on Premium Yes, with custom workflows
Resource planning Not built in, available through Power-Ups Yes, native resource management and capacity planning
Time tracking Not built in, available through Power-Ups Yes, native
Reporting and controlling Limited, Dashboard view on Premium Yes
Integrations and API Yes, REST API and Power-Ups integrations Yes, integrations
AI features Yes Yes
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Company size more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Slack, Microsoft Teams, Confluence, Jira, Gmail, Zapier Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Adobe Creative Cloud, Jira

Compare more tools

Row where the values differ The small markers point at the lower number, the longer list or the stated feature. They describe the data, they are not a verdict.

The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Trello Free; Standard from $5 / user / month Wrike Free; Team from ~$9.80 / user / month
  • Free trial Trello Free tier plus Premium trial Wrike Free tier plus trial
  • Company size Trello Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Wrike Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Made in Trello Australia (Atlassian) Wrike USA
  • Task planning Trello Yes, Kanban boards with cards and lists; Calendar, Timeline, Table and Dashboard views on Premium Wrike Yes, with custom workflows

Every line is one datapoint from the table above, picked automatically. Nothing here is written text.

The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

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

Wrike

Strengths

  • Best-in-class native resource and capacity planning
  • Strong proofing for creative teams
  • Robust for complex workflows

Limitations

  • Business tier is expensive
  • Interface has a learning curve

Plans

Pricing

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.
Visit site

Wrike

  • Free $0 Limited feature set.
  • Team ~$9.80 Per user and month.
  • Business ~$24.80 Per user and month.
  • Enterprise Custom On request.
  • Pinnacle Custom On request.
Visit site

What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

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
Not rated yet

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool. Every review is checked for fairness before it appears, and the vendor cannot have one removed.

Wrike

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
Not rated yet

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool. Every review is checked for fairness before it appears, and the vendor cannot have one removed.

Where this comes from

Where this comes from

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

Wrike https://www.wrike.com · no check date recorded yet

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