Comparison

SprintFlint vs Trello When Cards Aren't Enough

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At a Glance

Factor	SprintFlint	Trello
Built for	Engineering sprints	General kanban boards
Sprint Cycles	First-class — start, plan, review, retro	None — boards have no time-boxing
Story Points	Native field, aggregated automatically	Custom field via Power-Up (paid)
Velocity Tracking	Automatic, every sprint	Not available — third-party Power-Ups only
Burndown Charts	Live, automatic during the sprint	Power-Up required, often paid
Retrospectives	Built-in, AI-summarised	None — teams use Miro / FunRetro
Pricing	£5/user/month (everything included)	$5-17.50/user + Power-Up costs

Philosophy: Sprint Cycles vs Endless Boards

SprintFlint

Tickets live inside a sprint with a goal, dates, and a review
Velocity, capacity, and burndown are first-class data points
Retrospectives close every sprint — action items become next-sprint tickets
Designed for teams shipping in two-week (or weekly) cycles

Trello

Cards live in lists. Lists live in boards. No time concept.
Most teams fake sprints by renaming a list to "Sprint 12"
No native velocity, burndown, or capacity
Power-Ups can fill gaps but each is configured separately

Story Points & Estimation

SprintFlint

Story points are a native field on every ticket
Sprint capacity calculated from rolling-average velocity
Built-in story points estimator turns points into hours
Sprint health flags when planned points exceed historical capacity

Trello

Story points require a custom field or Power-Up
No automatic aggregation — count manually
Velocity is a spreadsheet exercise
Capacity planning is "vibes-based"

Retrospectives: Built-in vs DIY

SprintFlint

One-click retro at sprint close, AI summarises blockers and themes
5 retro formats supported (Start/Stop/Continue, Mad/Sad/Glad, 4Ls, Sailboat, KALM)
Retro action items convert directly into next-sprint tickets
Free public retro template generator available

Trello

No native retrospective feature
Common workaround: a separate Trello board with three lists
Better workaround: Miro, FunRetro, or Google Docs
Action items disconnected from the work tracker

"Trello got us through the first year. By month 14 we had four Power-Ups, a separate retro tool, a velocity spreadsheet, and a story-points naming convention nobody followed. SprintFlint replaced all five with one tool."

— CTO, 9-person SaaS startup

When to Choose Each

For Agile Teams

Choose SprintFlint if:

You run actual sprints with a fixed cadence
You estimate work in story points and want velocity tracked
Retrospectives are part of your sprint cycle
You're tired of duct-taping Power-Ups for basic agile features
You want one place for backlog, sprint, retro, and reports

Choose Trello if:

You don't run sprints — kanban-only is enough
Your team is small and the workflow is simple
You're managing personal projects or a side hustle
Visual cards on a board is all you need
Engineering metrics aren't a concern

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