Project Management

Build Your Own Trello Alternative

Visual Kanban boards for simple project tracking. You're paying ~$600/year for a team of 10. What if you owned it?

Reap analyzes Trello, extracts every feature, finds competitors, and generates a phased build plan with AI-ready implementation prompts.

What Trello does

Every feature below can be part of your custom build. You decide what matters -- skip the rest.

Kanban boards with drag-and-drop
Checklists and due dates
Labels and custom fields
Power-Ups (integrations)
Board templates
Automation (Butler)
Calendar and timeline views
Team workspaces

Why teams look for Trello alternatives

These are the reasons people start searching for “Trello alternative” in the first place.

Quickly outgrown — breaks down for anything beyond simple task tracking

Power-Ups are limited on free tier, forcing paid upgrades for basics

No real reporting or portfolio-level views without workarounds

The real cost of Trello

SaaS subscriptions compound. A custom build is a one-time investment that pays for itself.

Keep paying Trello

Per user/month$5.00
Team of 10/year$600
3-year total$1,800

Build your own

Estimated build cost~$480
Annual maintenance~$60
3-year total~$600

Save ~$1,200 over 3 years
Estimates based on a team of 10. Actual costs vary by scope and complexity.

How Reap works

Analyze

Reap scrapes the product, extracts features, pricing, and competitive landscape.

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Prioritize

Mark what you actually need — must-haves, nice-to-haves, and features to skip.

02

Build

Get a phased blueprint with AI-ready prompts. Ship phase one in days, not months.

03

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Ready to stop paying for Trello?

Get a detailed blueprint with AI-ready prompts. Build exactly what your team needs -- nothing more.