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Top Trello Power-Ups from 2022

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Every month we pull some stats to use internally from the Trello Power-Up directory. Last year we decided to pull it all of together into a blog post showing some of the interesting numbers and most popular Power-Ups, new and old, from the last year. And now we're back doing it again!

Below you will see stats on new power-ups launched in 2022, the fastest growing power-ups new and old, free and paid, as well as some other stats we can pull from the data. We also maintain guides to every free power-up and all the reporting power-ups so do check those out if you are at all interested in that sort of thing 😻.

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New Power-Ups by month

There are now 297 power-ups listed in the power-up directory up from 247 this time last year. We again saw a growth in the number of power-ups by about 20% over the year. Clearly growth isn't yet slowing and the total number of power-ups being added is actually accelerating, with a total of 61 new power-ups in 2022 vs 47 added in 2021. Of those 61 new power-ups 19 (about 1/3rd) of them are free or have free options. Keep reading to see our list of the fastest growing free power-ups to see what other teams are adding to their boards.

Top New Power-Ups in 2022

Of the newly launched Power-Ups in 2022 the 9 below all managed to get more than 5,000 board installs by the end of the year. If you are looking for interesting new Power-Ups from the last 12 months definitely take a look through these.

Import to Trello by Blue Cat (CSV, Excel) Logo

Import to Trello by Blue Cat (CSV, Excel)

Import CSV and Excel files into Trello 😻FREE😻
Google Calendar + Trello Two-Way Sync Logo

Google Calendar + Trello Two-Way Sync

Sync cards, events, boards, calendars and more with this Trello and Google Calendar integration.
Table View - spreadsheet, bulk actions, CSV export Logo

Table View - spreadsheet, bulk actions, CSV export

Bulk updates, filtering, search, sorting, multi-select, inline editing, and Custom Field support! Also has CSV Exports!
Swimlanes by Blue Cat Logo

Swimlanes by Blue Cat

Swimlanes for your Trello Boards, group cards by Label, Member, Custom Fields and more😻FREE😻
Card Done Logo

Card Done

✅ One button to finish your Trello cards! Includes due date automation and more ⚡️
Notes & Docs Logo

Notes & Docs

Let work and knowledge live side by side in Trello. Create card and board notes, embed bookmarks, files, media, Figma, Miro, Loom
SubTasks Logo

SubTasks

Manage complicated projects by grouping tasks and tracking completion.
Card Priority Badge Logo

Card Priority Badge

A simple badge to show the priority of the card
Google Calendar (2-way sync) by Placker Logo

Google Calendar (2-way sync) by Placker

View and sync cards as events in Google Calendar

Fastest Growing - Third Party

Looking now at all power-ups currently in the directory, not just new ones from the last 12 months. The Power-Ups listed below were the fastest growing 3rd party Power-Ups of 2022. We have separated out the Trello/Atlassian owned Power-Ups from the 3rd party Power-Ups as otherwise the Trello/Atlassian ones tend to dominate the listings.

Big congratulations to Amazing fields which was the fastest growing new power-up last year and is now the fastest growing of all 3rd party power-ups in 2022. This is likely down to Trello's decision to make Custom Fields part of the core product instead of a Power-Up in 2021.

Digging further down the list we can see a couple of interesting things. Two tools to allow syncing Trello to your calendar from Unito and Cronofy made the list. Secondly, although Trello have been improving their own reporting tools we still see some strong growth from 3rd party reporting options such as Corrello and Projects by Placker. Zapier is also worth a mention, they were our fastest growing 3rd party power-up last year and still managed 2nd place this year. Hats off to Amazing fields for their 1st place against such stiff competition!

Amazing Fields Logo

Amazing Fields

Add extra data for cards with formatting, styling, spreadsheet formulas, custom fields, backups, and everything else you could need.
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Zapier

Automate repetitive tasks so you can focus on your most important work. Zapier connects Trello to 1000+ apps.
Agile Tools by Corrello Logo

Agile Tools by Corrello

⭐FREE Story Points and WIP Limits⭐ - Agile Tools is fully integrated with Corrello Agile Dashboards
Countdown Logo

Countdown

A countdown to when your important tasks are due!
Bulk Actions Logo

Bulk Actions

Perform actions (move, custom fields, change labels, delete, etc.) on multiple cards in one go. Search/filter. Track dependencies.
Agile,Scrum & Kanban Dashboards & Charts: Corrello Logo

Agile,Scrum & Kanban Dashboards & Charts: Corrello

Burndowns 📉 burnups 📈 CFDS, Cycle Time, WIP Age, Slack integration and more - Dashboards for Scrum and Kanban teams
Projects by Placker Logo

Projects by Placker

An all-in-one power-up for Trello. Combine boards, mirror cards, view tasks in a Gantt chart, generate a dashboard, and more.
Figma Logo

Figma

Stay on track with live Figma embeds in Trello
Time Tracker by TimeCamp Logo

Time Tracker by TimeCamp

Track time and generate time reports on any card for free. Enable time tracking power-up.
Cronofy Logo

Cronofy

Real-time calendar sync between Trello and your calendar
Epic Cards by Screenful Logo

Epic Cards by Screenful

Group cards into larger bodies of work, epics. As cards are completed, the progress of the work is shown in the epic card
2 Way Card Mirror with Unito Logo

2 Way Card Mirror with Unito

Mirror and sync cards so they exist on multiple boards. Any change made to a card will be reflected across all versions.
Board Export (Excel, CSV, PDF, Image) Logo

Board Export (Excel, CSV, PDF, Image)

Share select parts of your board with anyone by exporting (by list) as a spreadsheet, PDF or image.
Card Delete Logo

Card Delete

Delete cards in two clicks without having to archive
Card Priority by Screenful Logo

Card Priority by Screenful

Set priorities for your cards to prioritize your work.
Import to Trello by Blue Cat (CSV, Excel) Logo

Import to Trello by Blue Cat (CSV, Excel)

Import CSV and Excel files into Trello 😻FREE😻
Google Calendar + Trello Two-Way Sync Logo

Google Calendar + Trello Two-Way Sync

Sync cards, events, boards, calendars and more with this Trello and Google Calendar integration.

Fastest Growing - Free Power-Ups

Although you can't filter the power-up directory to only show the free power-ups, we now track that for you and update that list monthly. We've combined that work with the data here to pull a list of the fastest growing FREE power-ups. We've limited this to 3rd party power-ups here, you can see the fastest growing Trello/Atlassian owned power-ups below, all of which are also free.

Amazing Fields Logo

Amazing Fields

Add extra data for cards with formatting, styling, spreadsheet formulas, custom fields, backups, and everything else you could need.
Agile Tools by Corrello Logo

Agile Tools by Corrello

⭐FREE Story Points and WIP Limits⭐ - Agile Tools is fully integrated with Corrello Agile Dashboards
Countdown Logo

Countdown

A countdown to when your important tasks are due!
Bulk Actions Logo

Bulk Actions

Perform actions (move, custom fields, change labels, delete, etc.) on multiple cards in one go. Search/filter. Track dependencies.
Epic Cards by Screenful Logo

Epic Cards by Screenful

Group cards into larger bodies of work, epics. As cards are completed, the progress of the work is shown in the epic card
Card Delete Logo

Card Delete

Delete cards in two clicks without having to archive
Card Priority by Screenful Logo

Card Priority by Screenful

Set priorities for your cards to prioritize your work.
Import to Trello by Blue Cat (CSV, Excel) Logo

Import to Trello by Blue Cat (CSV, Excel)

Import CSV and Excel files into Trello 😻FREE😻
Forms by Blue Cat Logo

Forms by Blue Cat

The easiest and most complete forms for Trello, integrates with custom fields and attachments
Costello Logo
Card Size by Screenful Logo

Card Size by Screenful

Set weights (e.g. hours or story points) for your cards to estimate how much work each card requires.
Card Dependencies by Screenful Logo

Card Dependencies by Screenful

Link cards together by setting dependencies between them across multiple boards.
Email for Trello Logo

Email for Trello

Work smarter with your email in Trello. Connect Gmail, Outlook or any email provider. Powered by SendBoard.
Smart Fields Logo

Smart Fields

Custom Fields on steroids - Use formulas to update Trello cards just like in Excel!

Fastest Growing - Trello/Atlassian

These are the fastest growing Power-Ups owned by Trello/Atlassian. Two of our favourites are List Limits and Card Repeater so it is great to see them doing so well. Card aging is another great tool but if you're looking for something a little more powerful do check out our Time in List power-up.

Calendar Power-Up Logo

Calendar Power-Up

Visualize Trello cards in a calendar view.
Google Drive Logo

Google Drive

Access your Drive files for a project directly from its card, or create and attach new Drive files to a card.
List Limits Logo

List Limits

Set a limit on your lists to highlight them if the number of cards in it passes the limit.
Card Repeater Logo

Card Repeater

Automatically copy Trello cards for repeated tasks to save time and bring process to your workflow.
Card Aging Logo

Card Aging

Quickly visualize inactive cards on your board, and keep tasks from going incomplete.
Confluence Cloud Logo

Confluence Cloud

Attach Confluence pages to Trello cards to manage content, strategy, and ideas right in Trello.
Map Logo

Map

A whole new way to see your board. Add locations to cards and view them on a map.

Power-Ups by Category

Every Power-Up is listed in up to 2 categories within the Power-Up directory. In these charts you can see stats on the total number of Power-Ups in each category as well as the total number of board installs across all Power-Ups in each category.

Total number of Power-Ups listed per Category

Here we see how many Power-Ups are currently listed in each category. This shows where Power-Up developers are seeing the most opportunities to improve and extend Trello. Since last year IT Project Management and Board utilities have traded places for the #1 and #2 spots. That is interesting to see, with Board utilities being a category for nearly half of all power-ups, but beneath that everything has stayed pretty much the same.

New Power-Up listings per Category

Here we see how many new Power-Ups were launched in each of these categories in 2022. We have the same top 2 as last year but start to see some changes below that.

Whereas last year we saw Communication/Collaboration and Analytics and Reporting in a strong joint 3rd place with nearly as many new pups listed there as the #2 spot. This year we see Automation in a fairly weak 3rd place with only half the number of new power-ups as 2nd place, followed closely by Analytics and Reporting in 4th. Communication/Collaboration is relegated to 5th place with just 5 new power-ups listed this year.

I think Board utilities is usually power-ups 2nd category if there isn't another obvious 2nd choice. It also shouldn't be a surprise to see a lot listed in IT Project Management given the nature of Trello. However, seeing the changing fortunes below those top 2 is interesting and perhaps, while the number of power-ups listed is still growing and accelerating, developers are finding new areas to build in.

New Board installs per Category

This shows the total number of new board installs for Power-Ups listed in each category over the last year. Board utilities and Communication/Collaboration are the biggest leaders with over 3M new board installs each. They both achieved close to double the number of new board installs they got over the previous year which is pretty amazing growth! Below the top two we naturally have IT & Project Management! but get more of a shake up below that.

Last year the #4 to #6 spots were

  • Analytics & Reporting
  • Sales & Support
  • HR & Operations

This year they are

  • File Management
  • Automation
  • Marketing & Social media

Changes here could reflect different patterns in which power-ups people are installing or power-up developers changing the categories they list their power-ups in. Possibly, with all the work Trello has done on reporting over the last few years, we are seeing fewer Analytics & Reporting power-ups getting installed, hence the drop out of the top 6 for that category. Marketing & Social media is also a relatively new category so perhaps a lot of the installs here are down to power-up developers recategorising their existing power-ups into this new category.

That's all folks!

That's it for our 2022 round up of the Power-Up directory over the last 12 months. We will be back next year with the latest developments. We also update our guide to every free power-up monthly and our reporting power-ups guide whenever we spot anything new or interesting.

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