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How popular isTrello?

In September 2026, people searched for Trello by name about 2.6 million times worldwide, a 9.2% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 35.5% of all global team productivity platform searches, placing Trello first out of nine platforms. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about team productivity platforms, Trello appeared in four of the five answers and was the fourth most recommended of the nine.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Trello is the most searched of 9 competitors and the fourth most recommended in AI answers.

  1. TrelloShare of searches 35.5%Mentioned in 4 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 4th
  2. ClickUpShare of searches 21.1%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd
  3. AsanaShare of searches 14.4%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 1st
  4. SmartsheetShare of searches 9.4%Mentioned in 0 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations –
  5. AirtableShare of searches 9.3%Mentioned in 0 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations –

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Top team productivity platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Trello was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Trello is the fourth most recommended of the nine.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Asana1st
  2. ClickUp2nd
  3. monday work management3rd
  4. Trello4th
  5. Notion5th
  6. Microsoft Planner6th
  7. Smartsheet–
  8. Airtable–
  9. Coda–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • ClickUp5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Asana5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Trello4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • monday work management4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Microsoft Planner3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Notion3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Smartsheet0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Airtable0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Coda0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Which team productivity platforms compete with Trello?

Trello against team productivity platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Trello, ClickUp, Asana, Smartsheet, Airtable, Coda, Microsoft Planner. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthTrelloClickUpAsanaSmartsheetAirtableCodaMicrosoft PlannerNotionmonday work management
Oct 202535%19%19.2%8.5%8.4%5.6%2.5%1.4%0.38%
Nov 202539.6%21.4%14.6%6.5%7.7%6.4%2.3%1.3%0.35%
Dec 202537.7%20.3%16.8%7.6%7.4%6.1%2.2%1.5%0.38%
Jan 202632.3%21.2%17.4%7.8%9.3%6.3%3.4%1.9%0.41%
Feb 202632.1%25.6%14.3%7.7%9.3%6.3%2.8%1.5%0.4%
Mar 202635%22.8%15.5%7%8.3%6.8%3%1.4%0.33%
Apr 202633.3%26.4%14.8%6.6%7.8%6.5%2.9%1.6%0.34%
May 202636.1%23%15.6%7%8.3%5.6%2.5%1.7%0.29%
Jun 202635.6%22.6%15.3%6.8%10%5.5%2.5%1.3%0.29%
Jul 202631.9%24.5%16.6%7.4%8.9%6%2.7%1.8%0.29%
Aug 202631%23.7%16.1%7.1%10.5%7.1%2.6%1.7%0.26%
Sep 202635.5%21.1%14.4%9.4%9.3%6.3%2.3%1.5%0.23%

  1. 1.Trello

    35.5%

    Held 1st. 2.6M estimated branded searches, +28.9% vs prior month. Share +4.5 points.

  2. 2.ClickUp

    21.1%

    Held 2nd. 1.5M estimated branded searches, +0.07% vs prior month. Share -2.6 points.

  3. 3.Asana

    14.4%

    Held 3rd. 1M estimated branded searches, +0.48% vs prior month. Share -1.7 points.

  4. 4.Smartsheet

    9.4%

    Moved from 5th to 4th. 682K estimated branded searches, +48.7% vs prior month. Share +2.3 points.

  5. 5.Airtable

    9.3%

    Moved from 4th to 5th. 673K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -1.2 points.

  6. 6.Coda

    6.3%

    Held 6th. 452K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.8 points.

  7. 7.Microsoft Planner

    2.3%

    Held 7th. 165K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  8. 8.Notion

    1.5%

    Held 8th. 110K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  9. 9.monday work management

    0.23%

    Held 9th. 16.8K estimated branded searches, +2.4% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare popularity between Trello and its closest rivals

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How has branded search demand for Trello changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Trello worldwide fell from 2.8M to 2.6M.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Trello’s share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide peaked at 39.6% in November 2025 and was lowest at 31% in August 2026.

How did search popularity change for team productivity platforms worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, Smartsheet overtook Airtable to rank 4th among team productivity platforms worldwide, with 9.4% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Trello gained share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 31% to 35.5%.

  3. In September 2026, ClickUp lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 23.7% to 21.1%.

  4. In September 2026, Asana lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 16.1% to 14.4%.

  5. In September 2026, Airtable lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 10.5% to 9.3%.

  6. In September 2026, Coda lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 7.1% to 6.3%.

How are Trello’s branded searches counted?

14 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Trello’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • atlassian trello
  • Trello
  • trello app
  • trello atlassian
  • trello board
  • trello boards
  • trello desktop
  • trello kanban
  • trello kanban board
  • trello power ups
  • trello project management
  • trello project management software
  • trello templates
  • trelloboard

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Who owns Trello?

Trello is owned by Atlassian. Brandwave also tracks Atlassian Statuspage, Bitbucket, Confluence and Jira Service Management, owned by the same company, worldwide.

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Where does Trello compete?

Trello is ranked in four competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Team collaboration platforms3rd of 1015%Show ranking
Project management software1st of 1229.3%Show ranking
Team productivity platforms1st of 935.5%Shown above
Issue tracking software1st of 735.8%Show ranking
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