Pret vs Trello
Kanban is brilliant when work moves through stages. Your socks don't have a workflow.
Trello organizes work that flows: to do, doing, done. Packing doesn't flow - it's a per-person checklist you want filled in before you start. In Trello you end up copying boards, juggling labels for each family member, and dragging cards around. Pret skips all of that: choose who's coming and every person's list is just there.
Side by side
What matters when you're packing for the whole crew.
| When you're packing | Prêt | Trello |
|---|---|---|
| Built for packing |
Yes - packing lists are the entire product
|
No - project boards with cards |
| Remembers each person's needs |
Built in: every person has reusable templates that grow with them
|
Copy boards or card templates by hand |
| New trip, ready-made list |
Automatic: pick who's coming and the list prefills itself
|
Manual board duplication, every trip |
| Filter by person or topic |
One tap - pack one bag or one person at a time
|
Labels and filters you assign card by card |
| Pack together, in real time |
Invite your partner; everyone checks off the same list live
|
Yes, boards are easy to share |
| Setup effort |
About five minutes, once
|
An hour of board and label fiddling |
| Price |
Free to try, then €8/year or €35 once
|
Free plan, paid from ~€5 per user per month |
When Trello is the better choice
We'd rather you pick the right tool than just pick us.
- You're managing the trip as a project - bookings, deadlines, who-does-what.
- Your group already lives in Trello and one more board feels natural.
- You like watching tasks move through stages more than ticking checkboxes.
Plan the trip in Trello if you like. Pack it with Pret.
Why people switch to Pret
Pret does exactly one thing: it makes packing easier for your whole holiday crew - your family, your long-standing group of friends. No databases to design, no boards to maintain, no system to babysit. Set up your people and topics once, and every trip starts with a list that's already right.
More comparisons
See how Pret stacks up against the other tools people pack with.
Pret vs Apple Notes
A great scratchpad - but your packing list starts from zero every trip.
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A brilliant second brain. But your family can't check off a vault.
Read the comparison →Pret vs Google Sheets
A spreadsheet can hold anything - which is exactly the problem.
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