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Berg vs Trello

Trello made Kanban boards easy for everyone, and for small, simple workflows it is hard to beat. Berg keeps boards just as quick to use and adds the things growing teams ask for next: nested subtasks, five views, sprints, reports, docs and chat.

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Which one fits your team

Trello is a great fit when you need

  • Extremely simple to start with, for any kind of team.
  • Power-Ups that extend boards with many integrations.
  • A familiar card-and-list model that needs no training.

Berg is the better fit when you want

  • Subtasks at any depth, with progress rolling up to the parent.
  • List, calendar, timeline and table views of the same tasks, not just the board.
  • Chat and docs next to the board, so the context around a card is never lost.

Feature by feature

Berg compared with Trello
Capability Berg Trello
Tasks with subtasks at any depth Built in Partly Checklists inside cards
List, board, calendar, timeline and table views Built in Partly More views on paid plans
Sprints with burndown and velocity Built in Separate tool Through Power-Ups
Rule-based automations Built in Status, priority and assignment triggers Built in
Custom fields Built in Eight field types Built in
Team chat: channels, threads, direct messages Built in Not available
Docs and wikis Built in Not available
Goals and key results Built in Not available
Shared inbox for company email Built in Google, Microsoft or any IMAP / POP3 mailbox Partly Email-to-board
Workload, throughput and cycle-time reports Built in Partly
REST API with personal tokens Built in Built in

Based on publicly available information about Trello, checked October 2026. Features vary by plan and change over time; see Trello's own site for current details. Trello is a trademark of its owner.

Moving from Trello

Most teams move one active project first, keep Trello read-only for a while, and bring the rest over once the team is settled.

  1. 1

    Export your Trello board as JSON or CSV.

  2. 2

    Create a Berg project and map Trello lists to statuses.

  3. 3

    Turn checklists into subtasks where they deserve owners and dates.

  4. 4

    Invite the team; the Board view will feel familiar from the first minute.

Berg and Trello: common questions

Is Berg as easy as Trello?

The Board view works the way you expect: drag cards between columns, add a card with one line. The extra views and features stay out of the way until you need them.

Can cards have subtasks?

Yes, at any depth. Each subtask has its own owner, dates and status, and progress rolls up to the card.

Can we keep using labels?

Yes. Labels are shared across the organization, and custom fields cover anything labels cannot.

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