Hey Trello. A board can't tell you a project is slipping.
Trello is the fastest way to make a list of cards. Progense is what you reach for when those cards represent client commitments with deadlines, hours and sign-off on the line.
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Everything is manual
Cards move because someone moves them. There's no notion of a task being late on its own.
No native time or budget
Tracking hours or spend means bolting on third-party Power-Ups — none of it ships in the box.
Broad client access costs
Single-board guests are free, but a client who needs several boards bills at the full member rate.
What Trello is great at
Trello is wonderful at exactly what it set out to do: dead-simple, visual Kanban with a near-zero learning curve, free single-board guests and a deep Power-Up ecosystem. For a personal workflow or a small, simple board it's a joy. Progense is for the moment a project outgrows a board — when you need computed status, a client approval gate, a scope trail, and time and budget without assembling five Power-Ups.
Progense vs Trello, where it counts.
| Features | Recommended Progense | Trello |
|---|---|---|
| Status computed from dates | Automatic | Move cards by hand |
| Client approval required to complete | Built in, locked | None |
| Formal scope-request audit trail | Built in | None |
| Client/guest seats | Free, uncapped | Free on one board only |
| Native time tracking | Automatic | Power-Up required |
| Budget tracking + alerts | Built in, 50–100% alerts | Power-Up required |
| Gantt / timeline | Project → task | Timeline on Premium |
| Built for client-facing agencies | Purpose-built | General task board |
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Built for agencies. Over-engineered for honesty.
Every decision in Progense exists for one reason: to tell the truth about where your projects actually are. Not to make you look good on a Monday morning slide. To show you — and your clients — reality.
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