Trello alternative
The Trello alternative with time and billing built in.
Time tracking, sprints and billing on every project, with no Power-Ups to stitch together.
Quick answer
54 wordsIf your team has outgrown Trello's boards and is bolting on Power-Ups for time, sprints and billing, switch to Airtask. Trello is a simple Kanban board with no native time tracking, sprints or billing. Airtask runs projects and tasks, logs hours on each one, approves timesheets and calculates cost, all in the base plan. Airtask gives you the board plus time, sprints and billing in the base plan, at one flat price with no Power-Ups to buy.
The short version
Four reasons teams go looking for a Trello alternative.
Everything real is a Power-Up.
Time tracking, reporting, calendars and more come from Power-Ups. Each one is another setup, another dependency, and often another bill.
No native time tracking.
Trello has no built-in timer. Hours are logged by hand or through a Power-Up, with no reliable aggregation or cross-board reporting.
No billing, no sprints.
There are no billing models and no native sprint tooling. Agile work and client billing both live outside Trello.
One board per project.
Work spreads across separate boards, and a single view of everything is hard to get without exporting to another tool.
Head to head
Where each platform is stronger.
Four places teams feel the difference, every day.
01Time tracking on tasks
Airtask wins02Billing and cost from hours
Airtask wins03Sprints and four views, no Power-Ups
Airtask wins04Flat pricing, not per seat
Airtask winsComparison
Trello vs Airtask.
What changes when the board is backed by logged hours.
Task structure
- Trello
- Boards, lists, cards
- Airtask
- Projects, tasks, child tasks
Time tracking
- Trello
- No native timer; a Power-Up
- Airtask
- On every task with a timer, reconciled with timesheets
Timesheets with approval
- Trello
- Not native
- Airtask
- Weekly view, submit, approve or reject
Billing models
- Trello
- Not built in
- Airtask
- Non-billable, time-based, fixed, mixed, inherited
Cost tracking
- Trello
- Not built in
- Airtask
- Calculated from approved timesheet time
Sprints
- Trello
- No native sprints or backlog
- Airtask
- Scrum and Kanban, sprints, backlog
Views
- Trello
- Board; other views via Power-Ups or Premium
- Airtask
- List, Board, Calendar and Notebook
Simplicity
- Trello
- The simplest board, very easy to start
- Airtask
- More capable, a little more to learn
Pricing
- Trello
- Per user, every month
- Airtask
- Flat per workspace, the whole team in
Pricing
Flat per workspace. Not per head.
Trello charges per user, and the real features are Power-Ups. Airtask charges for the workspace.
200 people on Trello Premium is about $2,000 a month, before time-tracking or billing Power-Ups. On Airtask Plus it's $49.
* Trello list prices checked October 2026 (annual billing); time tracking and billing need Power-Ups or other tools on top.
Same cards and lists. Real hours underneath.
Keep the board your team likes. Airtask turns lists and cards into projects, tasks and child tasks, with logged time and approved timesheet hours beneath them, so reports use the hours people actually worked.
Will my team have to relearn the board?
No. Board view works the way Trello does, with lists and cards. The difference is a timer, timesheets and billing sit behind every card, with no Power-Up to add.
What powers the reports?
Logged time and approved timesheet hours, not a Power-Up's manual log. The number in the report is the number the team worked.
Do I still get other views?
Yes. List, Board, Calendar and a Notebook ship in the base product, where Trello keeps most views behind Premium or a Power-Up.
The platform
Three things built into Airtask that Trello leaves to Power-Ups.
Time tracked on the task, not in a Power-Up.
Open a task and see every hour logged against it: who, when, how long. A real timer, reconciled with timesheets, with reporting across projects, not a Power-Up stuck to one board.
- TrelloNo native timer. A Power-Up adds basic logging, limited where it can show up.
- AirtaskTimer and approved timesheets in the base product. Every hour reconciles with the task.
Billing that lives inside the project.
Pick a billing model per project: non-billable, time-based, fixed, mixed or inherited. Override the rate per team member. Project cost calculates from approved time.
- TrelloNo native billing. Billing and invoicing live in another tool.
- AirtaskFive billing models, a per-member rate override, cost from approved time.
Four views and sprints, not just a board.
Build filters visually with Where, Field, Condition and Value. Switch views without a Power-Up: List for tracking, Board for flow, Calendar for planning, Notebook for notes, with sprints and a backlog built in.
- TrelloBoard first; Calendar, Timeline and sprints need Premium or Power-Ups.
- AirtaskList, Board, Calendar, Notebook and native sprints, in the base product.
Who switches
Who actually needs to switch.
Teams drowning in Power-Ups.
If time, reporting and views are all Power-Ups bolted onto Trello, having them built in removes the setup and the extra bills.
Teams that bill clients by the hour.
Built-in billing models and cost from approved time replace the Power-Up plus spreadsheet you use to work out what to bill.
Teams that need time and cost on one tool.
If hours live in a Power-Up and project cost in a spreadsheet, Airtask puts logged time and cost on the same board.
Migration
From Trello board to your first project.
Set up your workspace.
Create projects and invite your team. No Power-Ups to configure to start.
Recreate your boards.
Lists and cards map to projects, tasks and child tasks, with the same board view.
Turn on billing and time tracking.
Set a billing model per project and start logging real hours from day one.
Fast for the default board. Full team and billing configuration takes one to two days.
Ready to see what your tasks actually cost?
Put time, tasks and billing on one board, at one flat price.
Book a demoFAQs
The questions teams evaluating Trello alternatives actually ask.
Does Trello have native time tracking?
No. Trello has no built-in timer; time tracking comes from a Power-Up, with limited reporting. Airtask puts a real timer on every task and reconciles it with approved timesheets.
Can Airtask handle sprints natively?
Yes. Scrum and Kanban boards, sprints, a backlog and sprint reports all ship natively. Trello has no native sprint tooling.
Does Airtask include billing and cost tracking?
Yes. Five billing models, per-member rates and project cost from approved time are in the base product. Trello has no native billing.
How does Airtask pricing compare to Trello?
Trello charges per user, around $10 per user per month on Premium, before Power-Up costs. Airtask is flat per workspace: Plus is $49 a month for up to 200 people.
Why do teams switch from Trello to Airtask?
To stop bolting on Power-Ups for time, sprints and reporting, and to get all of it plus billing in the base plan, at one flat price.