awork vs Trello
Last updated August 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Trello? Here's how awork compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: awork. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
German project management for agencies with Kanban, Gantt and EU-only hosting
Visual project management tool using Kanban boards, lists, and cards.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 2011
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Not offeredAll data is stored on AWS in US regions by default.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
ISO 27001
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, PCI-DSS
Price from
€6/user/mo
$5/user/mo
Free plan
No
Yes
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
Integrations
QuoJob, Troi, poool, Teambox, easyJOB +39
Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft Teams, Gmail +5
Where each one wins
awork
Strengths
- +Clean, modern, and intuitive interface enabling quick onboarding with minimal technical expertise
- +Strong project and task management with templates, recurring tasks, subtasks, and automation for streamlined workflows
- +Integrated time tracking and capacity planning tools valued by agencies for profitability and resource management
- +Effective collaboration features, including file sharing and team communication, alongside calendar and third-party app integrations
- +Guided onboarding process with a 6-week completion guarantee and responsive, well-regarded customer support
- +GDPR-compliant and secure, hosted on ISO 27001-certified Microsoft servers in Germany
Limitations
- −Limited offline functionality, making work without internet connectivity difficult
- −Mobile app lacks intuitiveness and key features compared to the desktop version
- −Occasional performance slowdowns or glitches reported by users
Trello
Strengths
- +Intuitive and easy to use for small teams
- +Highly customizable with Power-Ups and templates
- +Strong integration ecosystem
- +Free plan is feature-rich for basic needs
Limitations
- −Limited reporting and analytics on lower-tier plans
- −No native time-tracking (requires Power-Ups)
- −Steep learning curve for advanced features
- −No EU/German data residency
Data residency & compliance
awork
Trello
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Not offeredAll data is stored on AWS in US regions by default.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
ISO 27001
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, PCI-DSS
Pricing
awork
- Basic €6 per user / month (billed annually)For 1–5 users · Unlimited projects, time tracking, personal planner · 1 project/task template, 1 custom field
- Standard €15 per user / month (billed annually)For 2–20 users · Project-level docs, workload view for capacity planning · 6 project/task templates, 3 custom fields
- Professional €23 per user / month (billed annually)For 5–100 users · Unlimited docs with version restore, custom subdomain · Unlimited project/task templates, custom fields, automations
- Enterprise On request For 100+ users · SSO & SCIM integration, premium SLAs · Data migration, customer success support
Monthly billing available at higher rates (e.g., Basic: €10/user/month). All prices exclude VAT. Free trial available for all plans (no credit card required).
Trello
- Free Free per workspaceUnlimited cards · Up to 10 boards per workspace · Up to 10 collaborators
- Standard $5 per user/monthUnlimited boards · Advanced checklists · Custom fields
- Premium $10 per user/monthMultiple views (Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard, Map) · Unlimited workspace commands · Admin and security controls
- Enterprise $17.50 per user/monthUnlimited workspaces · Organization-wide permissions · Free SSO and user provisioning via Atlassian Guard
Monthly billing available at higher rates. Free plan includes core features with limitations.
Features
awork
- Project Management
- Unlimited projects in all plans, Project and task templates (1 in Basic, 6 in Standard, unlimited in Professional/Enterprise), Custom fields (1 in Basic, 3 in Standard, unlimited in Professional/Enterprise), Automations (1 per project in Standard, unlimited in Professional/Enterprise)
- Time Tracking & Reporting
- Time tracking included in all plans, Time tracking settings (Professional and Enterprise only), Project-wise time reports (Basic and Standard), Global time reports (Professional and Enterprise only)
- Capacity & Resource Planning
- Timeline view for capacity planning (Basic and above), Workload view for capacity planning (Standard and above)
- Documentation
- Global docs (Basic and above), Project-level docs (Standard and above), Unlimited docs with version restore (Professional and Enterprise only)
- Security & Compliance
- ISO 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant, Custom subdomain (Professional and Enterprise only), Single Sign-On (SSO) and SCIM (Enterprise only)
Trello
- Task Management
- Kanban boards, lists, and cards for organizing projects, Drag-and-drop functionality for easy task prioritization, Due dates, labels, and checklists for task details, Unlimited cards and boards (on paid plans)
- Collaboration
- Team member assignments and mentions, File attachments and comments on cards, Real-time updates and notifications, Guest access for external collaborators
- Customization & Views
- Custom backgrounds, stickers, and templates, Power-Ups for extended functionality (e.g., Calendar, Timeline), Multiple views (Kanban, Calendar, Timeline, Table, Dashboard, Map) on Premium+, Card mirroring and custom fields
- Automation & Integrations
- Butler for rule-based automation, Pre-built automation templates, Integrations with Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft Teams, and more, API access for custom integrations
- Security & Compliance
- Two-factor authentication (2FA), SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS certifications, SSO and Atlassian Guard for Enterprise, Data encryption in transit and at rest