How to Upgrade Only My Account (Not Entire Workspace) for Trello Premium Benefits?

Alexandra_pi08it

Hi Trello Community,

I’m currently managing multiple boards and want to add more team members to specific ones. However, when I try to upgrade for Premium features (e.g., unlimited members, advanced automation), Trello requires me to upgrade all workspaces/teams, not just my own account. Some team members only need access to a single board or is for two people, and I don’t want to pay for upgrades they don’t require.

Is there a way to apply Premium features only to my account?

Or is this a limitation of Trello’s current pricing structure? Any advice or workarounds would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

DiMaggio Tucci

Hey there!

When you make a purchase, you are purchasing a Workspace. It's not just a billing limitation, it's how Trello itself is structured as a program. Trello Premium workspaces are a separate concept from the free plan. You pay per billable user, but "accounts" or "users" are not free or premium. They have access to Workspaces that have different features.

However, if a guest is only on one board, then they are considered non-billable and you won't have to pay for them! 

Single-board guests are free

 

If you are okay with the limitations of Free Workspaces and don't need them to connect with each other, you can also put some boards on a Free Workspace(s) and others on a Premium Workspace. This would only save you if:

a) The users accessing the Free Workspace do not need access to more than 1 board in the Premium Workspace.

b) If you have multiple Free Workspaces, you can chop it up so that, on any individual Workspace, there are only 10 boards/users. However, those users in the Free Workspace can be on multiple boards in the Free Workspace without a bill. Multiple Board Guests are only billable on plans that have a cost in the first place.