ClickUp and Trello, ready to switch on
A card in the Trello list you choose becomes a ClickUp task with the same title, description and due date, and a status change on either side moves the twin. You paste two keys in your account and we switch it on for you.
No setup fee, cancel any month, and a person on live chat if a key doesn't work.
More with these apps: all ClickUp integrations · all Trello integrations
What moves, and when
The details you would normally get after a sales call. Here they are up front.
| What | Direction | When | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card becomes a task | Trello to ClickUp | Within seconds | In the list you choose, with the description, the due date and the members who are on the card |
| Task becomes a card | ClickUp to Trello | Within seconds | With the ClickUp status mapped to the Trello list you named for it |
| Status and lists | Both ways | Within seconds | Moving a card sets the task status, and changing the status moves the card |
| Checklists | Trello to ClickUp | With the card | Trello checklist items arrive as a ClickUp checklist, not as a pile of separate tasks |
| Nothing bounces | Both ways | Every change | Our own writes are ignored on the way back, so the two boards settle instead of arguing |
How to set up ClickUp and Trello
A few minutes of your time, then it's ours.
- Choose ClickUp and TrelloPress Connect. This pair is already selected on the checkout page at $39 a month, and there's nothing else to pick.
- Pay and open your accountCard or invoice, about two minutes. The account opens with this integration waiting for its two keys.
- Paste the ClickUp API token and the Trello key and token
- ClickUp API token: in ClickUp open your avatar, then Settings, then Apps. Full ClickUp guide
- Trello key and token: open trello.com/power-ups/admin and press New. Give the Power-Up a name, pick your workspace and create it. Full Trello guide
Each screen carries the full guide with the exact menu names, about six minutes for both. - We check both keysEach key is checked against ClickUp's and Trello's own API the moment you paste it. If one doesn't pass, the screen says what to fix, and a person joins the chat if that isn't enough.
- Create one test task, then we switch it onA minute or two. Create a task in ClickUp, watch its twin appear in Trello, then close one and watch the other close. A person checks the setup and switches it on, within a working day.
When ClickUp or Trello changes its API, we fix it within a working day. You don't get a ticket to solve.
- Everything in the table above, with monitoring on.
- Fixes when either app changes its API.
- A person on live chat, weekdays 10:00 to 19:00 EET.
- Custom logic beyond the table is priced separately.
What it will cost once you can switch it on yourself. While we're in beta we connect it by hand and don't charge for it.
Ways to connect ClickUp and Trello
Two ways people connect these two, and what each one asks of you.
Before you decide
Which one is the source of truth?
Neither, and that is why the loop guard matters. Each team works where it prefers, and the twin follows. If you would rather one side be read-only, say so and we set it that way.
Do subtasks and checklists come across?
The top level does, with title, dates and assignee. Subtasks and checklists differ so much between these two that we treat them as a custom job rather than pretending they map cleanly.
Why would a team run both?
Usually because clients or one department live in Trello while delivery works in ClickUp. This keeps both honest without anybody retyping a card at the end of the day.
Who wins if both sides change at once?
The later change, and we never send our own writes back, so the two boards settle within seconds instead of taking turns. For a field where that is not good enough, name the winning side and we set it.
Which side should people actually work in?
Whichever one they already open. This exists because two halves of a company rarely agree, and the cost of that disagreement used to be somebody retyping cards on a Friday.
Anything to know about ClickUp?
The personal token acts as you, so tasks the integration creates show your name as their creator. A user made for the integration keeps that tidy.
Anything to know about Trello?
The token belongs to the member who created it, so cards appear as created by that person, and the connection stops if they leave the workspace.
What if mine is a bit different?
Tell us what should go where in plain words. Small changes to the rules above are usually free; bigger ones we price within a working day and build into the same account.
