Every board drifts on its own
Each Trello board carries its own lists, members, settings, and Power-Ups. Workspaces group boards but do not make that setup one shared model, so related projects slowly stop matching.
A Trello alternative for connected work
Keep the boards. See the whole picture.
Start with independent boards, then use shared workspaces when planning, reporting, notes, and automation need to connect.
Why teams look for a Trello alternative.
Cross-board views sit behind Premium
Calendar, Timeline, Workspace Table, and Dashboard arrive on Premium. Dependencies are not native and usually mean a Power-Up or automation.
Guests get billed across boards
On Standard and Premium, a guest added to a second board becomes a billable multi-board guest, charged like a member.
What changes when you move from Trello.
Comes with you
- Boards, lists, and cards you drag between columns
- Labels, members, checklists, comments, and custom fields, through the native importer
- Standalone boards that keep their own setup when you want them to
Kanera adds
- Workspaces that share lists, labels, fields, checklist templates, and automations
- My Cards, Team Cards, Gantt Timeline, and Work Done across every accessible board
- An editable Table with totals, breakdowns, and Excel export
- Nested notes, REST API, webhooks, MCP, and full-featured self-hosting
Stays with Trello
- The Power-Up marketplace
- Native iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows apps; Kanera is an installable PWA
- SSO and user provisioning; Kanera uses email and password sign-in today
Trello vs Kanera, feature by feature.
All 28 rows of the full comparison, reduced to marks. The comparison explains every one, with sources checked August 11, 2026.
- Included
- Partial or plan-gated
- Not available
Views & Planning
| Feature | Trello | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline, Gantt, and dependencies | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Board view | Included | Included |
| Table view | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Calendar view | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Overview, health, and cross-project visibility | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Personal and team priority queues | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
Cards & Work
| Feature | Trello | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Work item detail | Included | Included |
| Custom fields | Included | Included |
| Checklists | Included | Included |
| Bulk editing | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
Structure & Workflow
| Feature | Trello | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Independent projects | Included | Included |
| Shared structure | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Automation | Included | Included |
| Reporting | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| One-way board syncing | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
Collaboration & Access
| Feature | Trello | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | Included | Included |
| External access | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
| Notes and context | Not available | Included |
| Notifications | Included | Included |
Data & Migration
| Feature | Trello | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| API and webhooks | Included | Included |
| AI integration | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
| Deployment | Not available | Included |
| Import and export | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
Where each tool draws the line
| Feature | Trello | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking and workload | Not available | Partial or plan-gated |
| Request forms | Not available | Not available |
| Sign-in and provisioning | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
| Apps and offline use | Included | Partial or plan-gated |
| Interface languages | Included | Included |
Moving from Trello.
Use the native importer to review lists, members, fields, comments, and supported attachments before creating a one-time copy in Kanera.
- Upload and analyzeKanera reads the export and previews every column before anything is created.
- Map the structureCreate, reuse, or skip each list, label, and custom field.
- Match the peopleMap each source assignee to someone with access, or leave them unmapped.
- Review, then confirmA summary shows every mapping and skipped card. Only confirming creates data.
Choose the board model that fits the work.
Competitor details are dated and sourced. Review the official sources in the direct comparison.
- You want independent Trello-style boards
- Shared workflows matter across some projects
- Cross-board ownership and reporting should be built in
See if Kanera fits your team.
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