Azure Boards vs Trello

Need advice about which tool to choose?Ask the StackShare community!

Azure Boards

90
152
+ 1
0
Trello

42.5K
33K
+ 1
3.7K
Add tool

Azure Boards vs Trello: What are the differences?

Introduction:

Azure Boards and Trello are both popular project management tools used for tracking and managing tasks in a team. However, there are key differences between the two that set them apart in terms of features and functionality.

  1. Integration with Microsoft Services: Azure Boards is a part of the Azure DevOps ecosystem and offers seamless integration with other Microsoft services such as Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, and Azure Test Plans. On the other hand, Trello, while it does offer integrations with various third-party applications, does not have direct integrations with Microsoft services.

  2. Customization and Workflow: Azure Boards provides extensive customization options, allowing users to define their own work item types, fields, and processes. This flexibility enables teams to tailor the tool to match their specific workflows and requirements. In contrast, Trello has less flexibility in terms of customization, offering a more standardized approach to task management.

  3. Built-in Agile Support: Azure Boards is designed to support Agile methodologies, offering features such as Scrum and Kanban boards, sprint planning, backlog management, and team capacity planning. These functionalities allow teams to effectively manage and execute Agile projects. While Trello does provide some Agile features like creating boards and lists, it lacks more advanced Agile functionalities like sprint planning and capacity management.

  4. Enterprise-level Security and Compliance: Azure Boards provides enhanced security and compliance features, ensuring that the data stored within the tool is protected. With Azure AD integration, teams can manage access to boards and work items using Azure Active Directory. Additionally, Azure Boards is compliant with various industry standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA. Trello, while it does have security features, does not offer the same level of enterprise-level security and compliance.

  5. Reporting and Analytics: Azure Boards offers powerful reporting and analytics capabilities, allowing teams to track project progress, identify bottlenecks, and make data-driven decisions. With built-in reports and dashboards, teams can gain insights into work item status, burndown charts, and team performance. In contrast, while Trello does provide some basic reporting features, it lacks the more advanced analytics capabilities offered by Azure Boards.

  6. Price: Azure Boards is a part of the Azure DevOps suite and is offered as a subscription service. The cost of using Azure Boards varies based on the number of users and the level of features required. Trello, on the other hand, offers a freemium model, where users can access basic features for free and upgrade to a paid plan for more advanced functionalities. The pricing structure of Trello is generally more flexible and affordable for smaller teams.

In summary, Azure Boards and Trello differ in terms of integration with Microsoft services, customization and workflow options, built-in Agile support, enterprise-level security and compliance, reporting and analytics capabilities, and pricing structure.

Advice on Azure Boards and Trello
Needs advice
on
Aha!Aha!AsanaAsana
and
TrelloTrello

I'm comparing Aha!, Trello and Asana. We are looking for it as a Product Management Team. Jira handles all our development and storyboard etc. This is for Product Management for Roadmaps, Backlogs, future stories, etc. Cost is a factor, as well. Does anyone have a comparison chart of Pros and Cons? Thank you.

See more
Replies (1)
Max Stuart
Technical Project Manager at ShelterTech · | 6 upvotes · 213.1K views
Recommends
on
ClickUpClickUp

I just switched to ClickUp for my development agency - I am the product team, and I relay everything there betwixt designers, devs, and clients.

Clickup = Jira + Confluence but better - more ways to slice and dice your data & documents, make custom views, mind map relationships, and track people's work, plan goals... I even use it to manage project finances and household to-dos.

They have a very comprehensive free tier that never expires, and on top of that they're extremely generous with trials of their paid features, have more-than-fair pricing, and top-notch customer support.

https://clickup.com?fp_ref=max30

See more
Decisions about Azure Boards and Trello
Ivan Begtin
Director - NGO "Informational Culture" / Ambassador - OKFN Russia at Infoculture · | 5 upvotes · 211.4K views

Both Asana and Trello support Kanban style project tracking. Trello is Kanban-only project management, knowledge management, actually card-management tools. Asana is much more complex, supports different project management approaches, well integrated and helpful for any style/type project.

We choose Asana finally, but still some projects kept in Trello

See more
Abhay Vashishtha

Procezo is an excellent free-for-life task managing tool with several benefits. Its clear, user-friendly interface is perfect for small businesses and startups as well as enterprise-level use. It makes it a seamless transition from any other project management tools. Its simple but effective layout allows new users to quickly adapt to its ever-expanding set of features. Procezo allows users to create boards and provide access to users or teams as required, set priority and precedence of the task and allowing for subtasks and discussions to be created. With unlimited tasks, users, projects and free support, Procezo is quickly making its way into businesses from across the world and the ultimate growth hack tool.

See more

I loved Slack. We used it for discussion. But somehow, it was always difficult to get things done. HeySpace is what replaced Slack and Trello as it combines the functionality of both tools.

So, now we keep on discussing as we did on slack, but once we to a point where we want to do something, we create tasks on a board and distribute them.

See more
Ram Kumar
CTO, Architect at Sarvasv.in · | 2 upvotes · 164.4K views

trello has a much simpler interface and easy to learn for any team member. asana might have more features and configuration options but do you really need a complex system for developers to manage tasks?

After Microsoft took over trello, it has become more restricted these days but still good for startups.

Keep it simple! Focus on your product, not tools.

See more
Get Advice from developers at your company using StackShare Enterprise. Sign up for StackShare Enterprise.
Learn More
Pros of Azure Boards
Pros of Trello
    Be the first to leave a pro
    • 715
      Great for collaboration
    • 628
      Easy to use
    • 573
      Free
    • 375
      Fast
    • 347
      Realtime
    • 237
      Intuitive
    • 215
      Visualizing
    • 169
      Flexible
    • 126
      Fun user interface
    • 83
      Snappy and blazing fast
    • 30
      Simple, intuitive UI that gets out of your way
    • 27
      Kanban
    • 21
      Clean Interface
    • 18
      Easy setup
    • 18
      Card Structure
    • 17
      Drag and drop attachments
    • 11
      Simple
    • 10
      Markdown commentary on cards
    • 9
      Lists
    • 9
      Integration with other work collaborative apps
    • 8
      Satisfying User Experience
    • 8
      Cross-Platform Integration
    • 7
      Recognizes GitHub commit links
    • 6
      Easy to learn
    • 5
      Great
    • 4
      Better than email
    • 4
      Versatile Team & Project Management
    • 3
      and lots of integrations
    • 3
      Trello’s Developmental Transparency
    • 3
      Effective
    • 2
      Easy
    • 2
      Powerful
    • 2
      Agile
    • 2
      Easy to have an overview of the project status
    • 2
      flexible and fast
    • 2
      Simple and intuitive
    • 1
      Name rolls of the tongue
    • 1
      Customizable
    • 1
      Email integration
    • 1
      Personal organisation
    • 1
      Nice
    • 1
      Great organizing (of events/tasks)
    • 0
      Easiest way to visually express the scope of projects

    Sign up to add or upvote prosMake informed product decisions

    Cons of Azure Boards
    Cons of Trello
      Be the first to leave a con
      • 5
        No concept of velocity or points
      • 4
        Very light native integrations
      • 2
        A little too flexible

      Sign up to add or upvote consMake informed product decisions

      What is Azure Boards?

      Keep your agile project on track with it where you can track all your ideas at every development stage, use built-in scrum boards and planning tools to help your teams run sprints/stand-ups/planning meetings, and gain new insights into the health and status of your project with powerful analytics tools.

      What is Trello?

      Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, Trello tells you what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process.

      Need advice about which tool to choose?Ask the StackShare community!

      Jobs that mention Azure Boards and Trello as a desired skillset
      What companies use Azure Boards?
      What companies use Trello?
      See which teams inside your own company are using Azure Boards or Trello.
      Sign up for StackShare EnterpriseLearn More

      Sign up to get full access to all the companiesMake informed product decisions

      What tools integrate with Azure Boards?
      What tools integrate with Trello?

      Sign up to get full access to all the tool integrationsMake informed product decisions

      Blog Posts

      What are some alternatives to Azure Boards and Trello?
      Jira
      Jira's secret sauce is the way it simplifies the complexities of software development into manageable units of work. Jira comes out-of-the-box with everything agile teams need to ship value to customers faster.
      Asana
      Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work. From tasks and projects to conversations and dashboards, Asana enables teams to move work from start to finish--and get results. Available at asana.com and on iOS & Android.
      Azure DevOps
      Azure DevOps provides unlimited private Git hosting, cloud build for continuous integration, agile planning, and release management for continuous delivery to the cloud and on-premises. Includes broad IDE support.
      Pivotal Tracker
      It is a collaborative, lightweight agile project management tool, brought to you by the experts in agile software development.
      Linear
      It helps streamline software projects, sprints, tasks, and bug tracking. It's built for high-performance teams. Any action can be accessed and completed in seconds with the command menu.
      See all alternatives