Go from Asana to Trello
The job: A single team work-tracking process (Tasks, Owners, Statuses, Due dates, A few reports). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Switch app
Open source
Build it with an agent
Agent skill
The money
$110/mo today , then $0/mo
Asana Starter, 10 seats
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 5 of 5 covered
- Covered: Tasks
- Covered: Owners
- Covered: Statuses
- Covered: Due dates
- Covered: A few reports
The work
- Setup
- About 8 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- No timeline, dashboards or table views on Free (Premium); 250 Workspace command runs a month…
Make the move in four steps
Export from Asana
A project, a saved search or My tasks. Format: CSV or JSON
Export stepsSet up Trello
Up to 10 people; tasks with owners, statuses and due dates on at most 10 boards, 250 automation runs a month
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Trello, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Asana
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the current billing period (the next renewal date).
How to cancel Asana
The whole recipe: 7 ways out, best first
What you use
- Tasks
- Owners
- Statuses
- Due dates
- A few reports
Not covered
- Full portfolio planning
- Universal dependency engine
- All integrations
- Full collaboration parity
Check before switching
- Team agrees to narrower workflow
- Dependencies preserved
- Training cost counted
- Free/downgraded tier checked
Agents: get_recipe("work-tracker") on the Stackcut MCP server.
7 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Asana Starter | $10.99/user/mo × 10 users | $110/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Trello Free | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $110 − $0 | +$110/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$110 × 12 | +$1,319 |
| Setup, once | 8 h × $50/h | −$400 |
| Year one | +$1,319 − $400 | +$919 |
- Not counting your time (8 h in year one): saves $1,319 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Asana Starter | $13.49/user/mo × 1 user | $13.49/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Plane (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $13.49 − $0 | +$13.49/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$13.49 × 12 | +$162 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$162 − $50 | +$112 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $162 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Asana Starter | $10.99/user/mo × 10 users | $110/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: ClickUp Unlimited | $7/user/mo × 10 users | $70/mo |
| Difference each month | $110 − $70 | +$39.90/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$39.90 × 12 | +$479 |
| Setup, once | 8 h × $50/h | −$400 |
| Year one | +$479 − $400 | +$79 |
- Not counting your time (8 h in year one): saves $479 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Asana Starter | $13.49/user/mo × 1 user | $13.49/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: MCP server: Backlog.md | runs in the agent you already pay for | $0/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 0.5 h/mo × $50/h | $25/mo |
| Difference each month | $13.49 − $0 − $25 | −$11.51/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$11.51 × 12 | −$138 |
| Setup, once | 2 h × $50/h | −$100 |
| Year one | −$138 − $100 | −$238 |
- Not counting your time (8 h in year one): saves $162 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Asana Starter | $10.99/user/mo × 10 users | $110/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Replace with AI: team work tracker | hosting and API costs (modeled) | $20/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 1 h/mo × $50/h | $50/mo |
| Difference each month | $110 − $20 − $50 | +$39.90/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$39.90 × 12 | +$479 |
| Setup, once | 16 h × $50/h + $100 one-time | −$900 |
| Year one | +$479 − $900 | −$421 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $979 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Asana Starter | $13.49/user/mo × 1 user | $13.49/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: WeKan | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $13.49 − $5 − $100 | −$91.51/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$91.51 × 12 | −$1,098 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,098 − $200 | −$1,298 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $102 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
Compare before you switch
Read the checked comparisons and workload guides for the tools this recipe replaces.
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