How to Cancel Trello Premium in 2026 (Free Tier Is Surprisingly Good)

Trello Premium costs $10/month ($100/year if billed annually). The good news: Trello's free tier is one of the most generous in project management. Your boards, cards, and data stay — you just lose some power features. Here's how to downgrade.

How to Downgrade to Free

Go to trello.com/your-billing
Or: click your workspace name → Settings → Billing
Click Change Plan
Select Free
Confirm the downgrade

Note: Only workspace admins can change the billing plan. If you don't see billing options, you're not an admin.

What You Keep on Free

Unlimited cards — no limit on cards within boards
Up to 10 boards per workspace — this is the main limitation
Unlimited Power-Ups per board — Trello made this free in 2022
250 Workspace command runs per month (Butler automation)
Unlimited activity log
iOS and Android apps
2-factor authentication

What You Lose

Board limit: Unlimited → 10 boards per workspace
Views: No Timeline, Table, Dashboard, Map, or Calendar views (board view only)
Custom fields: Gone on free tier
Advanced checklists: No due dates or assignees on checklist items
Attachment size: 250MB → 10MB per file
Butler automation: 1,000 → 250 command runs/month
Admin/security features: No workspace-level permissions, no collections
Priority support: Free tier gets community support only

⚠️ The 10-Board Limit

If you have more than 10 boards, they won't be deleted — but you'll need to close (archive) boards down to 10 to create new ones. Archived boards can be reopened later if you resubscribe. Workaround: Create multiple free workspaces (10 boards each).

Before Downgrading: Export Your Data

If you're leaving Trello entirely:

Open each board you want to save
Click Menu (three dots) → More → Print and Export
Export as JSON
For a simpler format, use a third-party tool like Trello Backup to export to CSV

Free Alternatives to Trello Premium

Notion (free for personal) — databases, kanban boards, docs, and wikis in one tool. More powerful but steeper learning curve.
ClickUp (free tier) — 100MB storage, unlimited tasks, includes timeline and calendar views that Trello charges for
Asana (free for up to 10 users) — list and board views, timeline on paid only
GitHub Projects (free) — if you're a developer, built-in kanban boards tied to issues and PRs
Todoist (free tier) — simpler than Trello, great for personal task management

Trello Standard vs Premium — Which Did You Have?

Trello has two paid tiers. Make sure you know which one you're canceling:

Standard ($5/month) — unlimited boards, 1,000 Butler runs, advanced checklists, custom fields
Premium ($10/month) — everything in Standard plus views (Timeline, Calendar, Dashboard, Map), workspace-level admin features, priority support

If you mainly need more than 10 boards, Standard at $5/month might be worth keeping.

Refund Policy

Trello (owned by Atlassian) handles refunds through their support:

Monthly plans: no refund, access continues until billing period ends
Annual plans: prorated refund possible if you contact Atlassian Support within 30 days
Be polite and mention it's within the annual period — support has discretion

🎯 Bottom Line

Downgrade at trello.com/your-billing. Your boards and data stay — you're limited to 10 boards and lose advanced views. For most personal users, free Trello is plenty. If you need more boards, create multiple free workspaces as a workaround. For teams, Notion Free or ClickUp Free offer more features at $0.

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Quick Cancel Guide: Trello Premium

Direct cancel link + step-by-step instructions