A Trello alternative for client work
Short answer: Trello is still the simplest way to put work on a board, it is cheap, and it now includes AI and an official assistant connector. If boards cover your needs, stay. Flori is for the point where a small agency needs more than cards: a brief per client project, a pipeline of deals, and assistants that reserve tasks and submit work for review.
As of October 2026. Trello details are limited to the sources linked below and can change. Written by Flori, not an independent review.
At a glance
| Area | Trello | Flori |
|---|---|---|
| Core idea | Kanban boards and cards | Shared project record that your own assistants read and update |
| Pricing | Standard $5, Premium $10 per user per month (annual) | Free plan; Core $10, Premium $24 per person a month billed yearly ($12 and $29 monthly) |
| AI | Included from Standard | Bring your own assistant. No credits |
| CRM pipeline | None | Pipeline and clients in the same workspace |
| Outside assistants | Official assistant connector on all plans | Assistants connect per project, with read or update access you choose |
| Automation | 250 runs per month on Free, 1,000 on Standard | Assistants do the updating, with a review queue |
When is Trello a better choice than Flori?
Trello is fast to learn, cheap per seat, and its official assistant connector works on every plan with ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Gemini's command-line tool. AI is included from Standard (Atlassian). For a freelancer or a tiny team with simple workflows, it is enough.
When do agencies outgrow Trello?
Trello cards hold tasks while client briefs, decisions and constraints often remain in separate documents and chats.
1. A board is not a brief. Cards hold tasks, not the agreed brief, decisions and constraints of a client engagement. That context ends up in docs and chats, and assistants start each session without it.
2. No pipeline. Agencies end up with a "Sales" board and a "Delivery" board and copy cards between them.
3. Guest costs. On Standard and Premium, guests on more than one board are billed as paid members (pricing).
4. Automation caps. Standard includes 1,000 automation runs a month.
How does Flori handle client work compared with Trello?
Flori gives every client project a brief that assistants read before starting work.
- A brief for every project that assistants read before they start.
- Deals and clients beside delivery.
- Task reservations, so two assistants never do the same job.
- One review queue to approve, request changes or undo.
- A record of every save.
- No AI credits.
Who should keep using Trello?
Trello remains the better fit for freelancers and very small teams with simple visual workflows that mainly need a shared to-do board.
- Freelancers and very small teams with simple, visual workflows.
- Teams that mainly need a shared to-do board.
Who should try Flori as a Trello alternative?
Flori suits agencies with several clients whose briefs and decisions need tracking, teams that want assistants to do the updating, and founders who want sales and delivery in one place.
- Agencies juggling several clients with real briefs and decisions to track.
- Teams that want assistants to do the updating, not just read cards.
- Founders who want sales and delivery in one place.
A fair one-week trial
- Move one client board into Flori as a project and write a short brief.
- Connect your main assistant with update access.
- Let it plan and update the work; review results in the queue.
- Compare whether the brief and review queue saved you context-pasting and checking.
FAQ
Can Trello connect to ChatGPT or Claude? Yes, through Trello's official assistant connector.
Does Flori charge for AI? No. You connect your own assistant.
Sources
- Trello pricing, checked October 26, 2026
- Trello assistant connector
- Activate AI in Trello