Migrating from Trello to monday.com: Complete migration guide and best practices
We're migrating 15 team boards from Trello to monday.com. Need to preserve card history, comments, and attachments. What's the best migration path? Should we use the native import or a third-party tool? How do we handle Trello-specific features like labels and power-ups?
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We migrated 8 boards last quarter. Process: 1) Use monday.com's CSV import from Trello export (Trello has a JSON/CSV export), 2) Map labels to Tags, checklists to Subitems, 3) Attachments need manual re-upload - there's no automated way, 4) Keep your Trello board read-only for 30 days as reference. Gotchas: Trello dates don't always map correctly, review all due dates after import. Budget 3-4 hours per board for review/cleanup.
The monday.com import tool has improved but still misses some Trello features. We used Tray.io for a cleaner migration. Also: don't try to replicate Trello exactly - use the migration as a chance to restructure. Trello boards get messy over time.