Log in
14-day Free Trial

hrglass vs. Trello

Trello is a great Kanban board, but service businesses need more than cards. hrglass is the full operating system for billable work: projects, time, invoicing, estimates, contracts, and taxes.

Feature Comparison

Try hrglass | Free Trial
Project & Task Management
hrglass
Trello
  • Built-in Project Management
  • Kanban Boards
  • List, Calendar & Timeline Views
  • Custom Project Statuses
  • Custom Task Statuses
  • To-Do Lists
  • Convert To-Do to Task
  • Fixed-Rate Tasks
  • Attach Services to Tasks
  • Budget Tracking
hrglass Projects
hrglass Tasks
Time-Tracking
hrglass
Trello
  • One-Click Timer
  • Manual Entry
  • Retroactive Logging
  • Billable vs Non-Billable
  • Weekly Summaries
  • Desktop & Mobile Apps
    In-browser
  • Idle Detection
hrglass Time Tracker
Invoicing
hrglass
Trello
  • Built-in Invoicing
  • Auto-Generate from Time Entries
  • Multi-Project Invoicing
  • Invoice Template Maker
  • Stripe Card Payments
  • ACH Bank Transfers
  • PayPal Payments
  • Per-Project Taxes
  • Account Credit
  • Recurring / Retainer Invoicing
hrglass Invoicing
Estimates & Contracts
hrglass
Trello
  • Built-in Estimates
  • Tasks & Services as Estimate Line Items
  • Online Estimate Acceptance
  • Estimate-to-Project Conversion
  • Contract Attachment & Acceptance
  • Contract Templates
hrglass Estimates
hrglass Contracts
Payments
hrglass
Trello
  • Stripe payments
  • PayPal payments
  • Clients pay online (pay button on invoice)
  • Manual payment guidance (Zelle, Venmo, Check)
Client & Contact Management
hrglass
Trello
  • Client Management
  • Client profiles
  • Multiple contacts per client
  • Billing contact email preference (primary invoice Contact)
  • Client credit / prepaid balance tracking
  • Client Details Dashboard (See all projects, invoices)
  • Client archive & restore
Services Catalog
hrglass
Trello
  • Reusable service items with default rates
  • Service linking to tasks, estimates & invoices
  • Rate locking on service-backed line items
  • Attach Services to Estimate Tasks
hrglass Services
Tax Management
hrglass
Trello
  • Tax rates on invoices & estimates
  • Compound tax support
  • Unlimited Tax Rates or Fees on Invoices
  • Tax summary report
Expenses
hrglass
Trello
  • Expense tracking with categories
  • Receipt uploads
  • Expense approval flow
  • Roll billable expenses into invoices
  • Track non-billable expenses
  • Expenses Dashboard and filters
  • Milage Tracker
  • Expense Taxes
  • Expense Markup Percent
  • Recurring Expenses
  • Partial expense billing tracking
hrglass Expenses
Reporting
hrglass
Trello
  • Time & project reports
  • Dashboard KPIs
  • Team utilization reporting
  • Project profitability reporting
  • Custom report builder with filters & grouping
    Limited
  • Saved reports
    Limited
  • Projects with balances at a glance
  • Tax summary report
  • Activity / audit log
  • Export CSV
hrglass Reports
Team & Permissions
hrglass
Trello
  • Assign team members to Projects/Tasks
  • In-app and email notifications
  • Role-based access control
  • Owners-only financial visibility (rates, totals, invoices)
  • Assign To-Do's to team members
  • Multiple workspaces under one account
  • SAML / SSO
    Coming Soon
    Enterprise Only
  • Google SSO sign-in
    Coming Soon
Data & Security
hrglass
Trello
  • Archive & restore (clients, projects, tasks)
  • Strict per-workspace data isolation
  • 30-day soft delete with restore
  • Deleted items restore page
    Partial
Notifications
hrglass
Trello
  • Email notifications
  • Per-user notification preferences
  • Overdue invoice alerts
  • In-app notification center (bell)
  • Project & task deadline reminders
  • To-Do reminders

Ready to switch to hrglass?

Start your free 14-day trial—no credit card required.

Start Your Free Trial
View All Features