How to Cancel Trello Premium (2026 Guide) — Atlassian Killed the Free Plan You Loved

Updated 2026-02-24 · 5 min read

Trello Standard costs $5/user/month and Premium is $10/user/month. After Atlassian acquired Trello, they gradually gutted the free plan — reducing it to 10 boards and limiting Power-Ups. If you're paying for features that used to be free, here's how to cancel and what free alternatives do the same job.

How to Cancel Trello Premium

1. Go to trello.com and sign in
2. Click your workspace name → Settings
3. Go to Billing
4. Click Change Plan → Free
5. Confirm downgrade
6. Your boards and cards stay — you just lose premium features

Trello Free Plan (What's Left)

Free Kanban Alternatives

• Notion (free) — Unlimited boards/databases, no 10-board limit. More flexible but steeper learning curve
• GitHub Projects (free) — If you're a developer, this replaces Trello entirely with unlimited boards
• Plane (free, open-source) — Purpose-built project management. Self-host or use cloud free tier
• Todoist (free tier) — Kanban board view available on free plan. Simpler than Trello
• ClickUp (free tier) — More features than Trello on the free plan (unlimited boards, 100MB storage)
• WeKan (free, open-source) — Self-hosted Trello clone. Identical UI, zero cost

Export Your Boards

1. Open the board you want to export
2. Click ⋯ Menu → More → Print and Export
3. Click Export as JSON
4. Repeat for each board
5. JSON files can be imported into Notion, ClickUp, or other tools