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Asana vs Trello

An honest, feature-by-feature look at Asana and Trello for creative teams, where each is stronger, what they cost, and what neither includes.

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Kanban Boards
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Video & Image Review
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Built-in Chat
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Freelancer Payments
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File Storage & Drive
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Calendar & Scheduling
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AI Assistant (kloudie)
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Free Guest Access
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Pricing
asana's free Personal plan covers up to 2 users (100MB max per file); paid plans start at Starter $10.99/user/mo billed annually ($13.49 monthly), and Advanced at $24.99/user/mo annually ($30.49 monthly) - with proofing, AI Studio credits, and native time tracking gated to the upper tiers.
Trello's Free plan covers up to 10 boards and 10 collaborators per Workspace with a 10MB per-file attachment limit and 250 automation runs/month; paid tiers start at Standard $5/user/mo billed annually ($6 monthly), Premium $10/user/mo ($12.50 monthly), and Enterprise $17.50/user/mo with a 50-user minimum.
Included14-day free trial, then $29/member/mo

Statuses researched against each tool's official docs and pricing pages. “Limited” means the capability exists with meaningful restrictions.

Where Asana and Trello differ

Of the 8 capabilities creative teams typically stitch together, Asana fully includes 4 and Trello fully includes 1.

Video & Image Review

Asana partially covers video & image review; Trello doesn't include it.

Calendar & Scheduling

Asana includes calendar & scheduling; Trello covers it partially.

AI Assistant (kloudie)

Asana includes ai assistant (kloudie); Trello covers it partially.

Free Guest Access

Asana includes free guest access; Trello covers it partially.

What neither includes

Whichever you pick, you'll still be stitching tools around it for the rest of the workflow. kloudboard includes all of the below in the same workspace:

  • IncludedVideo & Image Review
  • IncludedBuilt-in Chat
  • IncludedFreelancer Payments
  • IncludedFile Storage & Drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Asana or Trello better for creative teams?

Asana covers more of the workflow out of the box (4 of the 8 capabilities we track fully included, vs 1), but the right pick depends on which capabilities your team actually uses. The comparison table above shows exactly where they differ.

How much do Asana and Trello cost?

asana's free Personal plan covers up to 2 users (100MB max per file); paid plans start at Starter $10.99/user/mo billed annually ($13.49 monthly), and Advanced at $24.99/user/mo annually ($30.49 monthly) - with proofing, AI Studio credits, and native time tracking gated to the upper tiers. Trello's Free plan covers up to 10 boards and 10 collaborators per Workspace with a 10MB per-file attachment limit and 250 automation runs/month; paid tiers start at Standard $5/user/mo billed annually ($6 monthly), Premium $10/user/mo ($12.50 monthly), and Enterprise $17.50/user/mo with a 50-user minimum.

What do both Asana and Trello lack?

Neither fully includes video & image review, built-in chat, freelancer payments and file storage & drive. kloudboard includes all of these in one workspace, with a 14-day free trial that unlocks everything.

Is there one tool that replaces both Asana and Trello?

kloudboard combines kanban boards, frame-accurate video and image review, built-in chat (with Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp bridging), freelancer payments, file storage, calendar, and the included kloudie AI assistant in one workspace. Every new workspace starts with a 14-day free trial with everything unlocked, then Pro is $29/member/mo, or $20/member/mo billed annually.

Skip the trade-off

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