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Subtask vs Trello Comparison
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| Overview | ||
| Use case | Designed for teams at small to mid-sized companies. Ideal for anything from simple projects to large complex projects with many moving parts. | Trello markets itself as an easy, flexible tool for organizing anything. Ideal for individuals or small teams who just need an online post-it board. |
| Limits | 10 free boards. | 10 free boards. |
| Task management | ||
| Kanban column layout |  Switch to status view to automatically see tasks by status and drag & drop between columns to move them to their next phase. |
Create columns to define your phases of work. Only one view available. |
| Assign due dates | Assign both start dates and due dates to tasks. |
Assign only due dates to tasks. |
| Add tags | Add tags to categorize by label or color. Easily search with quick filters. |
Add tags with labels and colors. Limited search capabilities. |
| Create custom statuses | Customize your workflow by modifying your status options. |
 Can only modify columns to change your workflow. No custom status view. |
| Recurring tasks | Schedule tasks to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or at any interval you need. |
No recurring tasks. |
| Visualizing your plan | ||
| Timeline / Gantt chart view | Visualize your plan with the built-in timeline view. |
Timelines only available via 3rd party integration. Requires sharing your Trello data with another company. |
| Effort-value priority view | Built-in effort/value priority matrix to visualize your quick wins and time sinks. |
No effort/value priority matrix. |
| Dependency tracking | Easily define and visualize which tasks must be done before you can start the next one. |
No dependency tracking option. |
| Nesting cards | Nested cards allow you to break down any work into individual assignable units you can easily reorganize. |
Lists only allow one level of cards. |
| Integrated Calendar | Switch to calendar view to get a quick monthly or weekly view of your work plan. |
No integrated calendar. |
| Staying up to speed | ||
| Email notifications | Get notified by email whenever a card is changed or when a task is due. |
Specify boards or tasks to watch to get notifications. |
| Slack integration | Integrate with Slack to get notified of changes in-channel |
Slack integration can be added with an add-on |