Kanban Boards That Connect to Your Business
Trello gives you visual boards for tasks. Corcava gives you boards integrated with CRM, time tracking, invoicing, and client collaboration. Same simplicity, way more capability.
At a Glance
| Feature | Corcava | Trello |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $9/user/mo | Free (limited), $5-17/user/mo |
| Kanban Boards | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (original!) |
| CRM | ✅ Full CRM | ❌ Not available |
| Time Tracking | ✅ Native timer | ❌ Via Power-Ups |
| Invoicing | ✅ Native, crypto support | ❌ Not available |
| Client Portal | ✅ Branded | ⚠️ Board sharing only |
| Video Calls | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Not available |
| Team Chat | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Card comments only |
| 10-User Team Cost | $90/mo | $50-170/mo (boards only) |
What Is Trello?
Trello is the original kanban board software, acquired by Atlassian in 2017. It pioneered the visual card-based approach to task management with its simple "boards, lists, and cards" metaphor. Over 50 million users worldwide.
Strengths
- →Dead simple (5-minute learning curve)
- →Beautiful, intuitive design
- →Free tier is generous
- →Millions of users know it
What Is Corcava?
Corcava is an all-in-one business management platform that includes kanban boards like Trello's—but integrated with CRM, time tracking, invoicing, and client collaboration.
Competitive Advantage
- ✓Trello's visual simplicity + business tools
- ✓Boards for projects AND sales deals
- ✓Track time on task cards
- ✓Generate invoices from work
Beyond Kanban Boards
CRM & Sales
Corcava: Full CRM with deal pipeline kanban, contacts, companies, sales tracking
Trello: Not available - can hack CRM in boards but not real CRM
Time Tracking
Corcava: Native timer per task, automatic timesheets, billable tracking
Trello: Via Power-Ups (Harvest, Toggl) - not native
Invoicing
Corcava: Professional invoicing + crypto payments, time-to-invoice automatic
Trello: Not available - need FreshBooks or QuickBooks
Pricing Comparison
Corcava Pricing
Complete business platform
- ✓Kanban boards (Trello-style)
- ✓Team chat & video calls
- ✓Full CRM with deal pipeline
- ✓Time tracking per task
- ✓Professional invoicing + crypto
- ✓Branded client portal
Trello Pricing
(Boards only)
- ✓Kanban boards (original & best)
- ✓Card comments
- ✓Power-Ups for extensions
- ✗No CRM
- ✗No time tracking (via Power-Ups)
- ✗No invoicing
- ✗No video calls, no team chat
$100/month = $1,200/year
+ Need CRM, time tracking, invoicing, chat
Complete Solution Comparison
Plus get everything integrated in one platform
When to Choose Each
Choose Corcava If:
- ✓You love Trello's boards but need CRM, time tracking, invoicing too
- ✓You're using Trello + 4 other tools and tired of switching
- ✓You need to track billable time on tasks
- ✓You need to invoice clients for project work
- ✓You want a sales pipeline kanban in addition to project boards
- ✓You're an agency or service business
Choose Trello If:
- →You only need kanban boards for task management
- →You're using Trello free and it meets your needs
- →You want maximum simplicity (nothing else)
- →You already have separate CRM and time tracking you love
- →You're deeply integrated into Atlassian ecosystem
Get Trello's Simplicity + Business Tools It's Missing
Kanban boards + CRM + time tracking + invoicing + client portal. Save $3,630/year. Everything integrated.
Visual boards + complete business operations • No tool switching