Trello Review 2026: Features, Pros, Cons, and User Insights

If you’re searching for a project management tool that doesn’t require a PhD to operate, Trello probably caught your eye. Its Kanban boards look clean, the free plan seems generous, and plenty of teams swear by it.

But here’s what most reviews won’t tell you: Trello works brilliantly for simple task tracking — and struggles the moment your projects grow beyond sticky notes on a digital board. No task dependencies. Limited reporting unless you pay for third-party Power-Ups. And those “unlimited” free boards come with caps on automation runs that hit faster than you’d think.

This review comes from hands-on experience migrating teams to and from Trello, setting up boards for real projects, and watching where the platform shines versus where it makes you reach for workarounds. We’ll cover what Trello actually delivers in 2026, who it’s genuinely built for, and when you should look elsewhere.

Quick Verdict: Is Trello Right for You?

Trello excels at visual task organization for small teams and straightforward projects. The Kanban interface is intuitive, setup takes minutes, and the free plan offers real functionality — not a trial disguised as free access.

Where it falls short: complex project management, native time tracking, advanced reporting, and scaling beyond basic workflows. If your projects involve dependencies, resource allocation, or detailed analytics, Trello becomes a starting point that needs multiple add-ons to function.

Evaluation Category	Rating	Summary
Ease of Use	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Minimal learning curve, drag-and-drop simplicity
Features for Complex Projects	⭐⭐⭐	Limited without Power-Ups, lacks dependencies and Gantt charts
Automation (Butler)	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Powerful for simple workflows, monthly run limits on free/standard plans
Reporting & Analytics	⭐⭐	Requires paid Power-Ups, no native dashboards

Best for: Individuals, small teams (2-10 people), content calendars, simple task tracking, personal project organization, teams comfortable with a Kanban-only workflow

Not ideal for: Enterprise project management, teams needing Gantt charts and dependencies, organizations requiring detailed resource planning or native time tracking

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What Is Trello?

Trello is a web-based project management tool built around the Kanban methodology. Owned by Atlassian since 2017, it organizes work into boards, lists, and cards — think digital sticky notes you can move across columns representing project stages.

Each board represents a project or workflow. Lists within boards represent stages (like “To Do,” “In Progress,” “Done”). Cards within lists represent individual tasks. You drag cards from list to list as work progresses.

The core concept: visual workflow management that anyone can understand in under five minutes. No training manuals. No complex onboarding. You see your work, you move it forward.

Core Functionality at a Glance

Element	What It Does	Example Use Case
Boards	Containers for projects or workflows	“Q1 Marketing Campaigns” board with all campaign tasks
Lists	Columns representing workflow stages	“Backlog → In Progress → Review → Complete”
Cards	Individual tasks or items	“Write blog post about Trello alternatives” card with due date, checklist, attachments
Power-Ups	Third-party integrations that extend functionality	Calendar view, custom fields, time tracking, Slack notifications

Trello Features: What You Actually Get

Project Views

Trello offers multiple ways to visualize your work, though most require a paid plan. Here’s what’s available and what you’ll actually use:

View Type	Availability	Best Use Case	Limitations
Kanban Board ✅	All plans	Visual workflow tracking, content pipelines, sprint boards	No task dependencies, can’t link related cards across boards
Timeline	Premium+	Visualizing deadlines and project schedules	Not a true Gantt chart, limited dependency support
Calendar	Premium+	Date-based task planning, editorial calendars	No resource allocation view
Dashboard	Premium+	Overview of work distribution across team	Limited compared to ClickUp or monday.com dashboards
Table	Premium+	Spreadsheet-style task management	Basic compared to Airtable or Smartsheet
Map	Premium+ (via Power-Up)	Location-based projects, field team coordination	Requires Custom Fields Power-Up

Real-world example from a TaskRhino client: A content marketing team used Trello’s free Kanban board to manage their editorial calendar. It worked well until they needed to see which writer was overloaded across multiple content types. Without a workload view (unavailable on their Standard plan), they ended up maintaining a separate spreadsheet — defeating the purpose of a unified tool.

Task Management Capabilities

Feature	What It Does	Plan Required
Cards with checklists	Break tasks into sub-items	Free
Due dates	Set deadlines on cards	Free
Labels	Color-coded categorization (up to 6 colors on free)	Free
Attachments	Add files from computer or cloud storage	Free (10MB/file on free, 250MB on paid)
Card assignments	Assign tasks to team members	Free
Custom fields	Add dropdowns, numbers, dates, checkboxes to cards	Standard+
Card dependencies	Link cards that block other cards	❌ Not available natively
Recurring tasks	Auto-create cards on schedule	❌ Not available natively (requires Butler or Power-Up)

What’s missing: Task dependencies are a glaring gap. If Task B can’t start until Task A finishes, Trello won’t track that relationship. You’ll add it as a checklist item or use a third-party Power-Up like Placker.

Automation with Butler

Butler is Trello’s built-in automation engine. It handles rule-based triggers and actions without requiring code or Zapier.

Butler Automation Limits by Plan

Plan	Monthly Automation Runs	Practical Reality
Free	250	Enough for 1-2 users with light automation (5-10 automations running 20-30 times/month)
Standard	1,000	Suitable for small teams (5-7 people) with moderate automation
Premium	Unlimited	No restrictions on automation complexity or frequency
Enterprise	Unlimited	Plus admin controls and audit logs

Common Butler automation examples:

• Move card to “Done” when all checklist items are checked
• Add label “Urgent” when due date is within 24 hours
• Assign card to team member when moved to “In Progress” list
• Post comment with reminder 2 days before due date
• Archive cards in “Done” list every Friday at 5 PM

Where Butler struggles: Complex conditional logic across multiple boards, integrations with external systems (requires Power-Ups or Zapier), workload balancing based on team member capacity.

Team Collaboration Tools

Feature	How It Works	Comparison to Competitors
Comments on cards	@mention team members, add updates	Standard across all PM tools
Activity log per card	Track who did what and when	Good for accountability, but no rollup to project level
@mentions	Tag users to notify them	Works well for small teams, becomes noisy in large workspaces
Card watching	Get notified of changes to specific cards	Manual opt-in required, no smart defaults
Board permissions	Control who can view/edit boards	✅ Good granularity (Workspace, board, and card level)
Real-time updates	See changes as they happen	Solid performance, no lag
Built-in chat	❌ Not available	Unlike monday.com or Asana, no dedicated communication panel

What this means in practice: A manufacturing client needed to coordinate production schedules across procurement, assembly, and QA teams. Trello’s comment threads worked for simple updates, but coordinating complex handoffs required them to use Slack alongside Trello — adding another tool to the stack.

Reporting and Analytics

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Trello’s native reporting is minimal.

Report Type	Built-In Availability	Workaround Required
Tasks completed per person	❌ No	Export to CSV and analyze externally, or use Power-Up
Burndown charts	❌ No	Use Placker, Corrello, or other Power-Up
Time spent per task	❌ No	Use Toggl, Harvest, or Clockify Power-Up
Overdue task reports	❌ No	Use Dashboard view (Premium+) or Power-Up
Project health overview	❌ No	Build custom Dashboard (Premium) or export data
Velocity tracking	❌ No	Use agile-specific Power-Up like Agile Tools

Dashboards (Premium plan only) let you add widgets showing metrics like “cards per member” or “cards due this week.” It’s better than nothing, but doesn’t compare to the analytics in Asana, ClickUp, or monday.com.

Why this matters: If you’re reporting to stakeholders or need data-driven insights into team productivity, you’ll spend time exporting CSV files and building external reports — or pay for a third-party Power-Up.

Integrations (Power-Ups)

Trello’s Power-Ups add functionality ranging from minor tweaks to major features. As of 2026, there are 200+ Power-Ups across categories like automation, reporting, time tracking, CRM integration, and design tools.

Most Popular Power-Ups

Power-Up Category	Top Options	What They Add	Cost
Calendar & Timeline	Calendar, Placker	Gantt charts, calendar views, dependencies	Free – $8/user/month
Time Tracking	Toggl, Harvest, Clockify	Log time against cards, generate reports	Free – $10/user/month
Reporting	Corrello, Screenful	Burndown charts, cycle time, team velocity	$5-15/board/month
Custom Fields	Custom Fields (built-in)	Add dropdowns, numbers, dates to cards	Standard plan+
Storage	Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive	Attach files directly from cloud storage	Free (for base integration)
Communication	Slack, Microsoft Teams	Send card updates to chat channels	Free

Free plan Power-Up limit (as of 2026): Unlimited (previously limited to 1). This is a significant improvement and makes the free plan genuinely useful.

Power-Up reality check: Adding 3-4 Power-Ups to get features that competitors include natively (like Gantt charts, time tracking, and reporting) can cost $20-40/user/month on top of Trello’s subscription. At that point, you’re paying more than ClickUp or monday.com — which include those features.

Trello Pricing 2026: What Each Plan Actually Costs

Trello uses per-user pricing, billed monthly or annually (annual saves ~15%).

Trello Pricing Breakdown

Plan	Monthly Cost	Annual Cost	Key Limitations
Free	$0	$0	10 boards per Workspace, 250 automation runs/month, limited file storage (10MB/file)
Standard	$5/user	$6/user/year ($60 total)	1,000 automation runs/month, basic admin controls
Premium	$10/user	$12.50/user/year ($150 total)	Collections limited, no organization-wide templates
Enterprise	$17.50/user	Contact sales	Minimum user count typically required (10-50 users)

(Prices shown are per user per month for monthly billing, and total annual cost per user for annual billing)

What You Actually Get at Each Tier

Feature	Free	Standard	Enterprise
Boards per Workspace	10	Unlimited	Unlimited
Cards	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
File attachment size	10 MB	250 MB	250 MB
Automation runs/month	250	1,000	Unlimited
Power-Ups per board	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Advanced checklists	❌	✅	✅
Custom fields	❌	✅	✅
Timeline view	❌	❌	✅
Calendar view	❌	❌	✅
Dashboard view	❌	❌	✅
Admin controls	Basic	✅	✅ Advanced
Priority support	❌	❌	✅ 24/7
SAML SSO	❌	❌	✅

Competitor Pricing Comparison

Tool	Entry Paid Plan	What You Get for Similar Price	Key Difference
Trello Standard	$5/user/month	Unlimited boards, custom fields, 1,000 automations/month	✅ Simplest interface
monday.com Basic	$12/user/month	Timeline view, Gantt charts, 250 items, integrations	✅ More project views, better reporting
Asana Starter	$13.49/user/month	Timeline, unlimited tasks, advanced search, reporting	✅ Task dependencies included
ClickUp Unlimited	$10/user/month	Unlimited everything, Gantt, time tracking, goals	✅ Most features per dollar

Bottom line on pricing: Trello’s Standard plan at $5/user/month is genuinely affordable. But to match the features of a $10-13/user/month competitor, you’ll add $10-20/month in Power-Ups (time tracking, reporting, Gantt charts), bringing your real cost to $15-25/user/month — more than those competitors charge.

Trello Pros and Cons: Side-by-Side Analysis

Strengths vs. Weaknesses

✅ What Trello Does Well	❌ Where Trello Falls Short
Intuitive Kanban interface — Anyone can learn it in 5 minutes, no training required	No native task dependencies — Can’t show that Task B relies on Task A finishing
Genuinely useful free plan — 10 boards, unlimited cards, basic automation	Limited reporting — No built-in burndown charts, velocity tracking, or productivity analytics
Flexible with Power-Ups — Customize exactly what you need	Power-Ups add cost — Features competitors include natively require paid add-ons
Fast performance — Loads quickly, no lag when moving cards	No native time tracking — Must use third-party Power-Ups
Butler automation — Powerful for simple workflows, no code needed	Automation runs capped — 250/month on free, 1,000/month on Standard can run out
Clean, distraction-free UI — Focuses on the work, not the tool	No built-in workload view — Can’t see who’s overloaded without Premium Dashboard or Power-Up
Mobile apps — iOS and Android apps work well for quick updates	Limited offline functionality — Most features require internet connection
Collaborative — Comments, @mentions, activity logs on every card	No native chat — Unlike Asana or monday.com, no real-time messaging panel

User Sentiment from G2 and Capterra (2026 Data)

Review Platform	Average Rating	Positive Highlights	Common Complaints
G2	4.4/5 (13,000+ reviews)	“Simple and visual,” “Great for small teams,” “Love the Kanban boards”	“Lacks advanced features,” “Need Power-Ups for everything,” “Outgrew it fast”
Capterra	4.5/5 (23,000+ reviews)	“Easy to use,” “Free plan actually works,” “Butler saves time”	“No Gantt chart without add-ons,” “Reporting is weak,” “Hit automation limits”

Standout positive review (G2, January 2026): “Trello is perfect for our content team. We manage blog calendars, social posts, and email campaigns across 4 boards. The visual layout makes it obvious what’s due, who’s working on what, and what’s published. We’re on the Premium plan and haven’t needed anything else.”

Standout negative review (Capterra, November 2025): “We started with Trello for software development sprints. Worked fine for about 3 months, then we hit walls everywhere — no task dependencies, no sprint burndown charts, automation limits hit in week 2 of the month. Moved to Jira and immediately felt the difference.”

Real-World Trello Implementation Stories

Story 1: Marketing Agency Scales Content Production (Win)

Client: 8-person digital marketing agency managing content for 15 clients

Challenge: Content calendars tracked in Google Sheets were becoming unmanageable. Writers missed deadlines, editors didn’t know what was ready for review, and client approval workflows were invisible.

Trello setup:

• One board per client, each with lists: Ideas → Writing → Editing → Client Review → Scheduled → Published
• Butler automation: Move card to “Editing” and assign editor when writer checks “Draft complete”
• Power-Ups: Calendar view (to spot gaps in publishing schedule), Google Drive (for attaching drafts)
• Custom fields: Content type (blog/social/email), target keyword, word count

Outcome: Publishing consistency improved by 40% in the first quarter. Writers could see the full pipeline, editors weren’t surprised by last-minute requests, and clients had a dedicated board link to review upcoming content. The team stayed on Trello Standard ($40/month for 8 users) and didn’t need additional tools.

Why it worked: The project fit Trello’s sweet spot — visual workflow with clear stages, small team, content creation (not dependent task chains).

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Story 2: Construction Firm Hits Limits (Loss)

Client: 25-person construction company managing commercial building projects

Challenge: Needed to coordinate subcontractors, track material deliveries, manage permits, and ensure inspections happened in sequence (electrical can’t start until plumbing rough-in passes).

Trello setup attempt:

• Boards per project site with lists: Pre-construction → Foundation → Framing → MEP → Finishes → Punch List → Complete
• Cards for each task with due dates and assigned contractors

What broke:

• No task dependencies: Couldn’t enforce that framing cards couldn’t move to “In Progress” until foundation inspection passed
• No resource management: No way to see which subcontractors were overbooked across multiple sites
• Limited file handling: 250MB attachment limit meant large blueprints required external storage links
• No time tracking: Needed to track labor hours for billing, required separate time-tracking Power-Up
• Automation limits: Even on Premium, Butler couldn’t handle complex conditional workflows (e.g., “If card X is complete AND card Y is approved, move card Z to Ready and notify 3 people”)

Outcome: Switched to Procore (construction-specific software) after 4 months. Trello worked for pre-construction planning but couldn’t handle the complexity of active job sites.

Lesson learned: Trello works for linear workflows with independent tasks. It struggles with interdependent tasks, resource constraints, and industry-specific requirements.

Story 3: Nonprofit Event Planning (Successful with Workarounds)

Client: Regional nonprofit running annual fundraising gala (500+ attendees)

Challenge: Coordinate volunteer committees (venue, catering, entertainment, sponsorships, marketing), track vendor contracts, manage day-of logistics.

Trello setup:

• Main “Gala 2026” board with lists per committee
• Master checklist card with high-level milestones
• Cards for each deliverable (book venue, secure sponsors, print programs)
• Butler rules to change label colors as due dates approached (green → yellow → red)
• Slack Power-Up to notify committee leads when cards moved to “Blocked” list

Workarounds required:

• Budget tracking in Google Sheets (linked in card descriptions) because Trello’s custom fields couldn’t sum values
• Vendor contract PDFs stored in Google Drive with links on cards (file size limits)
• Timeline view wasn’t helpful for dependencies, so they created a separate Gantt chart in Smartsheet for critical path planning

Outcome: Event executed successfully. Team found Trello useful for day-to-day task tracking and volunteer coordination, but not as “the one tool” — it became the visual hub with supporting tools handling what it couldn’t.

Why it half-worked: The event had natural committee divisions (good for separate boards), but lacked true centralization for budget, contracts, and sequencing (bad for Trello’s capabilities).

Who Should Actually Use Trello?

Ideal Trello User Profiles

User Type	Why Trello Fits	What to Watch Out For
Solo entrepreneurs / freelancers	Simple task tracking, visual boards for client projects, free plan is sufficient	Will outgrow it if business scales beyond ~5 active clients
Content creators	Editorial calendars, publishing pipelines, idea management	Need third-party tools for SEO tracking, analytics, content scoring
Small teams (2-10 people)	Collaborative without overwhelming features, quick setup	Reporting gaps become obvious as team grows
Marketing teams	Campaign management, social media calendars, creative workflows	Lacks marketing-specific features (campaign ROI, attribution)
Students / personal projects	Organizing research, tracking side projects, to-do lists	Free plan’s 10-board limit might feel restrictive
Non-technical teams	No learning curve, no IT setup required	Power-Ups require setup and sometimes separate billing

When Trello Is NOT the Right Choice

Scenario	Why Trello Struggles	Better Alternative
Software development with sprints	No burndown charts, velocity tracking, or backlog management without Power-Ups	Jira, Linear, Azure DevOps
Complex projects with dependencies	Can’t enforce task sequencing or show critical path	Asana, monday.com, Microsoft Project
Resource-heavy planning	No capacity planning, workload balancing, or availability views	Smartsheet, monday.com, Wrike
Detailed time tracking and billing	Must use third-party Power-Up, no native timesheets	ClickUp, Harvest + any PM tool
Enterprise with compliance needs	Limited audit logs and security controls (until Enterprise plan)	monday.com, Asana Enterprise
Client-facing project portals	No client login views with restricted access	Teamwork, monday.com

Trello’s Biggest Limitations (Be Honest)

1. No Native Task Dependencies

This is the most commonly cited frustration. If Task B can’t start until Task A is complete, Trello won’t track that relationship. You can:

• Add a checklist item saying “Wait for Task A”
• Use a Power-Up like Placker ($8/user/month)
• Manually coordinate via comments

Why it matters: In software development, construction, product launches, or any project where task order matters, this becomes a daily friction point.

2. Reporting Requires Power-Ups or Manual Export

Trello’s Dashboard view (Premium plan only) offers widgets like “cards per member” and “cards due this week,” but it’s not business intelligence. For burndown charts, cycle time, or team velocity, you need:

• Corrello ($5-15/board/month)
• Screenful ($29-89/month)
• Export to CSV and analyze in Excel/Sheets

Why it matters: Managers and executives expect data-driven insights. If you’re reporting project health to stakeholders, you’ll spend hours building external reports.

3. Automation Run Limits Are Real

250 runs/month on the free plan sounds like a lot — until you set up 5 automations that each trigger 10 times/day. That’s 1,500 runs/month, requiring the Standard plan ($5/user). And if your team grows to 10 people each using automations actively, 1,000 runs/month can disappear by mid-month.

Why it matters: You’ll either limit automation (reducing efficiency) or upgrade to Premium (increasing cost).

4. No Native Time Tracking

If you bill clients, track labor costs, or need to know how long tasks actually take, Trello doesn’t help natively. You must integrate:

• Toggl Track (free for basic, $10/user/month for team features)
• Harvest ($12/user/month)
• Clockify (free with limitations)

Why it matters: Competitors like ClickUp include time tracking. With Trello, you’re maintaining another tool and manually correlating time logs to cards.

5. Workload Visibility Requires Premium Dashboard or Power-Up

On Free and Standard plans, there’s no way to see “who’s overloaded” or “who has capacity.” The Premium Dashboard offers a “cards per member” widget, but it doesn’t account for:

• Card complexity (some cards are 30-minute tasks, others are 30 hours)
• Deadlines (5 cards due tomorrow vs. 5 cards due next month)
• Availability (someone on vacation still shows assigned cards)

Why it matters: Team leads waste time manually scanning boards to balance workload.

Trello Alternatives: Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Here’s how Trello stacks up against the top competitors in 2026:

Quick Comparison Table

Feature	Trello	monday.com	Notion
Kanban boards	✅ Core feature	✅ One of many views	✅ Via database views
Gantt charts	❌ Power-Up only	✅ Native	❌ Third-party only
Task dependencies	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No
Time tracking	❌ Power-Up only	✅ Native	❌ Integration only
Reporting	❌ Limited	✅ Extensive	❌ Basic
Automation	✅ Butler (capped)	✅ Extensive	❌ Basic
Free plan quality	✅ Strong	❌ Limited (2 users)	✅ Strong
Ease of use	✅ Winner	Moderate	Moderate
Starting paid price	$5/user	$12/user	$10/user

Detailed Alternative Breakdown

Trello vs. monday.com

Category	Trello	monday.com	Winner
Best for	Simple visual task tracking	Comprehensive project management with workflows	Depends on needs
Project views	Kanban, Timeline, Calendar, Table (Premium+)	Kanban, Gantt, Calendar, Timeline, Workload, Map, Chart	✅ monday.com
Ease of setup	5 minutes	15-30 minutes	✅ Trello
Custom workflows	Lists and Butler automation	Custom columns, automations, integrations	✅ monday.com
Reporting	Dashboard widgets (Premium)	Dashboards, custom reports, analytics	✅ monday.com
Price for 5 users	$25/month (Standard)	$60/month (Basic)	✅ Trello

Verdict: Trello wins on simplicity and cost for small teams. monday.com wins on features, scalability, and reporting.

Trello vs. Asana

Category	Trello	Asana	Winner
Task management	Card-based Kanban	List and Board views with dependencies	✅ Asana
Collaboration	Comments, @mentions	Comments, @mentions, team chat, status updates	✅ Asana
Automation	Butler (run limits)	Rules (generous limits)	✅ Asana
Reporting	Limited	Dashboards, workload, portfolios	✅ Asana
Learning curve	Easiest	Moderate	✅ Trello
Free plan	10 boards, unlimited cards	15 users, unlimited tasks	Tie

Verdict: Asana is more powerful for structured project management. Trello is simpler and more visual.

Trello vs. ClickUp

Category	Trello	ClickUp	Winner
Features included	Basic, requires Power-Ups for advanced features	Everything included (time tracking, Gantt, goals, docs)	✅ ClickUp
Complexity	Dead simple	Feature overload for beginners	✅ Trello
Customization	Moderate (boards, lists, labels)	Extreme (custom fields, statuses, views, everything)	✅ ClickUp
Automation	Butler (capped at 1,000/month on Standard)	100+ per Workspace on Free, unlimited on Unlimited plan	✅ ClickUp
Price value	$5/user (Standard) gets you basics	$10/user (Unlimited) gets you everything	✅ ClickUp

Verdict: ClickUp delivers more features per dollar, but Trello is far easier to adopt for non-technical teams.

Trello vs. Notion

Category	Trello	Notion	Winner
Primary use case	Task and project management	Wiki/knowledge base with project management	Depends on needs
Database capabilities	Cards in lists (basic)	Relational databases with views	✅ Notion
Kanban boards	Native and primary	Available via database views	✅ Trello (simpler)
Documentation	Card descriptions	Full page editor with embeds	✅ Notion
Team collaboration	Task-focused	Document-focused	Tie

Verdict: Use Notion if documentation and knowledge management are equally important as task tracking. Use Trello if you just need task boards.

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Trello Security and Compliance

Trello (owned by Atlassian) maintains solid security standards suitable for most small-to-medium businesses. Enterprise customers get additional controls.

Security Features by Plan

Security Feature	Free	Standard	Enterprise
SSL/TLS encryption	✅	✅	✅
Two-factor authentication (2FA)	✅	✅	✅
Board-level permissions	✅	✅	✅
Workspace permissions	✅	✅	✅ Advanced
SAML Single Sign-On (SSO)	❌	❌	✅
Audit logs	❌	❌	✅ Comprehensive
Data residency controls	❌	❌	Contact sales

Compliance Certifications

Certification	Status	What It Means
SOC 2 Type II	✅ Certified	Third-party audited security controls
ISO 27001	✅ Certified	International information security standard
GDPR compliance	✅ Compliant	EU data protection requirements met
HIPAA	❌ Not certified	Not suitable for healthcare without Business Associate Agreement (BAA)

Important for enterprises: Trello stores data on AWS servers (primarily in US data centers). If you require data residency in specific regions (EU, Canada, Australia), verify availability with Atlassian sales.