Trello Butler AI vs monday AI vs ClickUp Brain vs Zapier AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Trello Butler AI
Trello's no-code automation, now with Atlassian AI layered on
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monday AI
monday.com's work-OS AI, metered by one credit currency
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ClickUp Brain
Multi-model AI built into ClickUp's project workspace
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Zapier AI
AI agents, Copilot, and MCP inside Zapier's 8,000-app platform
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.2 / 10 | 6.8 / 10 | 7.2 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
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| Value for money | — | — | ||
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| ASEAN readiness | — | — | ||
| API quality | — | — | ||
| Pricing | Subscription | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Free plan for up to 2 seats; AI credits require a paid plan (1,000+ credits/mo minimum) | Basic ClickUp workspace has a free tier; Brain itself has no standalone free tier | 100 tasks per month |
| Paid from | — | $9/user/month (Basic, 3-seat min) + AI credits at $0.01/credit | $9/user/month (Brain add-on); $28/user/month (Everything AI add-on) | $49.99/month (Professional) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | — | 250,000+ customers worldwide | 20M+ users, 100K+ paying customers | 6m+ users |
| Founded | 2024 | 2012 | 2017 | — |
| Maker | — | Roy Mann, Eran Zinman | Zeb Evans, Alex Yurkowski | Zapier |
| Verdict | Butler remains Trello's real differentiator: plain-language rules that move cards, fire reminders, and run scheduled actions with no code, included free on every plan (250 runs/month on Free, unlimited on Premium and Ent... |
monday AI isn't a product you buy so much as a metered layer switched on across monday.com's boards. The 2026 shift matters: for accounts created after May 6, AI credits are bought upfront alongside seats at $0.01 each,... |
If your team already runs its work in ClickUp, Brain is an easy add: contextual chat that can reach any task, doc or comment, plus premium models (GPT, Claude, Gemini) without juggling separate subscriptions. The $28/use... |
Zapier's AI layer now spans three things: Copilot (September 2025), which builds Zaps from plain-English descriptions; Zapier Agents (GA May 2025), autonomous assistants that work across your connected apps; and MCP supp... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.