Trello Alternative: More than just task boards
Trello is good for tasks. But what about CRM, time tracking, and invoices?
cashwerk extends task management with CRM, project management, time tracking, and invoices – all in one German platform.
Trello
Typische Herausforderungen
- You ONLY need simple Kanban boards without other features
- You prefer maximum simplicity over functional scope
- Your focus is exclusively on visual task organization
- You only use Trello for personal projects
cashwerk
Warum Unternehmen wechseln
- You need task management + CRM + invoices together
- You run a service business with clients
- You want to go directly from time tracking to invoice
- GDPR compliance and German hosting are important
- You need professional business processes
The honest comparison
Feature by feature – decide for yourself.
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When Trello is the better choice:
- You ONLY need simple Kanban boards without other features
- You prefer maximum simplicity over functional scope
- Your focus is exclusively on visual task organization
- You only use Trello for personal projects
When cashwerk is the better choice:
- You need task management + CRM + invoices together
- You run a service business with clients
- You want to go directly from time tracking to invoice
- GDPR compliance and German hosting are important
- You need professional business processes
Price Comparison
What does it really cost?
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Why Service Providers Switch from Trello to cashwerk
Trello pioneered simple Kanban boards and remains popular for light-weight task management. For professional service businesses, its lack of business depth quickly becomes a bottleneck.
Trello is excellent for organizing cards on boards – straightforward, visual, and easy to adopt. It does not, however, offer CRM functionality, a sales pipeline, time tracking, or invoicing. Power-Ups can extend Trello, but they add cost and complexity without delivering a unified business platform. Service providers who outgrow Trello often find themselves adding a CRM, time tracking tool, invoicing software, and document management – ending up with five or six tools and no single source of truth for customer and project data.
cashwerk keeps the clarity of Kanban boards while adding the business capabilities service providers need. Projects use familiar boards and lists, but the same platform offers a full CRM, pipeline stages for sales, time tracking with direct billing, and GoBD-compliant invoicing. The AI assistant CASPER supports users across all modules. A lead becomes a contact, then a project, tracked hours flow into an invoice – all without switching tools or copying data manually.
For German businesses, compliance is built in. cashwerk is hosted exclusively in Germany and fully GDPR-compliant. Invoices meet GoBD requirements and support XRechnung and ZUGFeRD. Trello, as part of Atlassian, stores data in the US and cannot guarantee the same level of data sovereignty or compliant billing for the German market.
The cost difference is significant. Trello plus CRM, time tracking, and invoicing quickly adds up to 300 to 500 euros per month for a small team. cashwerk delivers boards, CRM, time tracking, invoicing, and AI in one platform for 79 euros per user per month – transparent pricing, no Power-Up surprises, and everything integrated from the start.
Common questions
Can I import my Trello boards?
Currently, no automatic import is available. We recommend starting in parallel or creating new projects directly in cashwerk.
Does cashwerk also have power-ups like Trello?
cashwerk offers integrated features instead of add-ons: CRM, time tracking, invoices, and AI assistant are already built-in.
Is cashwerk as easy as Trello?
Yes! cashwerk offers Kanban boards like Trello, but with professional business features when you need them.
Can I automate processes?
Yes, with CASPER AI and planned workflow automations, you can automate recurring tasks.
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