Project Management migration

Migrate from Runrun.it to Trello

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Runrun.it and Trello. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Trello.

Runrun.it logo

Runrun.it

Source

Trello

Destination

Trello logo

Compatibility

67%

8 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Runrun.it and Trello.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

2-4 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Migrating from Runrun.it to Trello is a structural simplification. Runrun.it organizes work in Projects with Tasks, embedded time tracking, AI reports, and configurable Kanban stages. Trello organizes work in Boards containing Lists of Cards, with Labels, Checklists, and Attachments. We map Runrun.it Projects to Trello Boards, Runrun.it Tasks to Trello Cards, and Runrun.it's Kanban Stages to Trello Lists with the stage names preserved. Time Entries present the primary limitation: Trello has no native time-tracking object. We migrate time entries as Custom Fields on Cards or as structured Checklists, but the original billable-hour precision does not survive intact. We handle Runrun.it's two-step document upload (API record creation plus S3 file push) to ensure attachments arrive as working links, not broken references. Automations, AI reports, recurring task rules, and billing configurations do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory for your admin to rebuild in Trello Butler or a Power-Up.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

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Runrun.it

What's pushing teams away

  • Users report glitches including unresponsive features and visual bugs that disrupt daily efficiency, appearing across multiple review platforms.
  • The lack of a native mobile application makes it difficult for remote workers to access and update tasks outside of desktop browsers.
  • Creating tasks and marking them complete requires excessive clicking, with users noting the overhead consumes time better spent on actual work.
  • Structural flexibility is limited once the platform is configured, with users unable to keep part of a team on a free plan while others upgrade.
  • Time tracking features have known issues including accuracy problems that frustrate teams relying on Runrun.it for billable hour reporting.

Choosing

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Trello

What's pulling them in

  • Free plan supports unlimited users and 10 boards, giving small teams full access to core Kanban functionality before any paid commitment is required.
  • The drag-and-drop board/card/Label interface requires no training, which reduces adoption friction and onboarding time across distributed teams.
  • Atlassian ecosystem integration with Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket provides native cross-tool workflows for teams already using Atlassian tools.
  • Butler automation on paid tiers enables rule-based triggers without third-party integrations, covering basic workflow automation needs.
  • Simple visual task management with due dates, checklists, and member assignments keeps individual contributors and small teams organized without complexity.

Object mapping

How Runrun.it objects map to Trello

Each row shows how a Runrun.it object lands in Trello, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Runrun.it

Project

maps to

Trello

Board

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Projects map to Trello Boards. Project name becomes Board name; Project description migrates to the Board description field. Start and end dates have no native Trello Board equivalent and are noted as requiring Custom Fields Power-Up configuration post-migration. Team assignments on Projects map to Workspace Members with Board-level invite.

Runrun.it

Task

maps to

Trello

Card

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Tasks map to Trello Cards within the target Board. Task name becomes Card title; description migrates to Card description. Estimated hours, actual hours, priority, and due date map to Card fields, though due dates require Trello's native Due Date feature and the hour fields require Custom Fields Power-Up. Assignee resolves to a Workspace Member by email match.

Runrun.it

Time Entry

maps to

Trello

Custom Field or Checklist

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it Time Entries present the primary structural gap. Trello has no native time-tracking object. We migrate time entries as Number-type Custom Fields (hours or decimal duration) on the parent Card, or as structured Checklist items with duration in the item name. The customer chooses the strategy during scoping. Decimal vs minute rounding is handled explicitly to prevent silent precision loss. Hourly rates from Runrun.it do not migrate; a separate billing integration plan is recommended.

Runrun.it

Kanban Stage

maps to

Trello

List

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it's configurable Kanban stages per Project map directly to Trello Lists within each Board. Stage names are preserved verbatim. If Runrun.it has more stages than the destination Board will reasonably support, we flag stage consolidation options and let the customer decide before migration begins.

Runrun.it

Document

maps to

Trello

Card Attachment

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it uses a two-step document upload: first POSTing to the Tasks documents endpoint to create the record, then pushing the file to an Amazon S3 presigned URL. We handle both steps during migration: retrieve the file from S3 and re-upload it directly to the Trello Card as a native attachment. This ensures attachments arrive as working links rather than broken reference records. We verify S3 bucket accessibility during discovery.

Runrun.it

Tag

maps to

Trello

Label

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it tags stored in tags_data array map to Trello Labels. Label names migrate verbatim. Trello limits label color to one of ten preset colors; Runrun.it does not enforce color on tags, so we assign colors sequentially. Some Runrun.it instances use tags for multi-dimensional classification (status plus category plus priority); we flatten these into label sets and note where multiple tag purposes may need to split into separate label groups.

Runrun.it

Custom Field

maps to

Trello

Custom Field

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it custom fields on Tasks map to Trello Custom Fields via the Custom Fields Power-Up. Text, number, date, and dropdown types map directly. Trello Custom Fields supports fewer types than Runrun.it; unsupported types (such as complex formula fields or user-reference fields) are flagged and either mapped to Text or noted as requiring post-migration redesign. Custom Fields Power-Up must be installed on each Board before migration.

Runrun.it

User/Member

maps to

Trello

Workspace Member

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Users map to Trello Workspace Members. We match by email address. Any Runrun.it User without a matching Trello Workspace Member is held in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before Card import resumes. Roles and hourly rates from Runrun.it do not map to Trello equivalents; these require manual configuration post-migration.

Runrun.it

Comment

maps to

Trello

Card Comment

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Comments attached to Tasks migrate as Card Comments in Trello. The API documentation does not explicitly define a Comments endpoint in Runrun.it, so we verify comment accessibility during discovery before committing this mapping. Comment timestamps and author attribution migrate. Rich text formatting converts to plain text if the original formatting is not compatible.

Runrun.it

Attachment

maps to

Trello

Card Attachment

1:1
Fully supported

Runrun.it Attachments linked to Tasks via attachable_type and attachable_id migrate to Card Attachments. We download the referenced file and upload it to the target Card. External URL attachments migrate as link attachments. Attachment metadata (created by, created at, modified by, modified at) is preserved as Trello does not natively store this, but the customer may request a supplemental CSV export for audit.

Runrun.it

Checklist (Runrun.it subtask structure)

maps to

Trello

Checklist

1:1
Fully supported

If Runrun.it Tasks have a subtask or checklist structure, these map to Trello Card Checklists. Checklist item names migrate verbatim. Checklist completion status maps to the checked state in Trello. Runrun.it does not have native subtasks; if the customer has been using a workaround (e.g., related Tasks), we flag these during discovery and discuss whether to flatten or preserve hierarchy.

Runrun.it

AI Report / Dashboard

maps to

Trello

Not Migrated

lossy
Fully supported

Runrun.it AI productivity reports and dashboards do not have a Trello equivalent. We export screenshots and PDFs of key reports during discovery as reference artifacts. The AI report data (team productivity metrics, project cost visibility, billable hour summaries) cannot be reconstructed in Trello without a dedicated BI Power-Up or external tool. We deliver a written report inventory noting which metrics the customer should plan to reproduce manually or via a connected analytics tool.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

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Runrun.it gotchas

High

Two-step document upload requires S3 coordination

Medium

No documented API rate limits

Medium

No mobile app means no mobile-only data

Low

Time tracking data requires currency and rounding alignment

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Trello gotchas

High

Billing model uses maximum seat quantity at term midpoint

Medium

Custom Field data historically stored in pluginData

Medium

API rate limits are token-gated and can block bulk migration

Medium

Guest-to-paid seat conversion triggers on multi-board membership

Low

Automation command runs are capped per plan and overage triggers upgrade pressure

Pair-specific challenges

  • Trello has no native time-tracking object

    Runrun.it's core differentiator is embedded time tracking with billable hour reporting for service teams. Trello has no native time-tracking object and no native estimated-vs-actual hour comparison. We migrate time entries as Custom Fields (numeric) or structured Checklist items, but neither preserves the precision or billing structure of Runrun.it's native time module. Teams relying on Runrun.it for billable hour reporting should plan to connect Harvest, Toggl, or TimeCamp as a dedicated time layer post-migration. We flag this gap explicitly before migration scope is finalized.

  • Custom Fields Power-Up required per Board

    Runrun.it custom fields on Tasks map to Trello Custom Fields, but Trello Custom Fields is a Power-Up that must be installed on each destination Board before migration. Custom field definitions do not persist across Board creation and must be re-created manually or via Trello's Power-Up API for each Board. We install the Custom Fields Power-Up as part of migration setup but the customer should plan for ongoing maintenance if new Boards are created frequently.

  • Two-step Runrun.it document upload requires S3 coordination

    Runrun.it uploads documents via a two-step API flow: first POSTing to the Tasks documents endpoint to create a record, then pushing the file to an Amazon S3 presigned URL. If we only migrate the document record without retrieving and re-uploading the actual file, attachments arrive as broken links in Trello. We handle both steps, verify S3 bucket accessibility during discovery, and chunk large file batches to avoid memory issues reported in similar migration tools (Vikunja community notes memory exhaustion during bulk attachment processing from Trello, which informs our chunking approach).

  • Trello archived Cards may not export via standard methods

    Atlassian community reports confirm that Trello's native export does not include archived Cards, requiring manual unarchiving before export. Runrun.it archived Tasks face a similar limitation if we use a bulk export approach. We verify during discovery whether archived Tasks exist in the Runrun.it instance and explicitly include them in scope or flag them for manual pre-migration unarchiving. For the destination, we confirm whether the customer expects archived Cards to land in a separate Trello Board or remain unarchived in their original Board.

  • Trello workspace permission model is limited compared to Runrun.it

    G2 reviewers note that Trello lacks administrative privileges, user restrictions, and board management options that Runrun.it provides. This can lead to accidental deletion and data loss in collaborative environments. We flag the permission gap during scoping: Workspace-level roles in Trello (Admin, Member, Observer, Guest) are less granular than Runrun.it's role-based access. Teams with compliance or audit requirements for granular permissions should plan for additional governance tooling post-migration.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Runrun.it to Trello data migration

  1. Discovery and data audit

    We audit the Runrun.it instance for Projects, Tasks, Time Entries, Documents, Users, custom fields, tags, comments, and attachment volume. We verify document accessibility by testing the S3 presigned URL flow. We confirm whether archived Tasks exist and whether any third-party integrations have written data not accessible via the standard API. We also inventory AI reports and dashboards that will not migrate and require manual re-creation. The discovery output is a written scope document with record counts, attachment count, and a custom field schema map for the destination Boards.

  2. Custom Fields Power-Up installation and Trello workspace setup

    We install the Custom Fields Power-Up on each destination Trello Board before migration begins. We map Runrun.it custom field definitions to Trello custom field types (Text, Number, Date, Dropdown) and configure the fields on each Board. We map Runrun.it Kanban stages to Trello Lists and create the List structure on each Board before Cards are imported. Workspace Members are invited and validated by email match against Runrun.it Users.

  3. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a Trello Workspace using a subset of Runrun.it data (typically the three most active Projects). The customer reconciles Card completeness, List placement, attachment functionality, and Custom Field values against the Runrun.it source. Any mapping corrections (stage consolidation, custom field type mismatches, tag-to-label strategy adjustments) happen in this phase before full production migration. Archived Tasks are explicitly included in the sandbox reconciliation if they exist in the source.

  4. Document S3 retrieval and attachment re-upload

    We retrieve each document from Runrun.it's Amazon S3 bucket using the presigned URL, validate file integrity by checking the Content-MD5 header, and re-upload directly to the target Trello Card as a native attachment. Large attachment batches are chunked to prevent memory exhaustion. We verify attachment count after upload matches the source count before closing this phase.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record order: Workspace Members (validated), Boards (from Runrun.it Projects), Lists (from Runrun.it Kanban Stages), Custom Fields (configured per Board), Cards (from Runrun.it Tasks with assignee, due date, and description mapped), Card Comments (from Runrun.it Comments), Card Attachments (from Runrun.it Documents and Attachments), Labels (from Runrun.it Tags), Custom Field values (populated after Cards exist), and Time Entries (as Custom Fields or Checklists per the customer's chosen strategy). Each phase emits a reconciliation row-count report.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automations inventory handoff

    We freeze Runrun.it writes during cutover, run a delta migration of any Tasks modified during the migration window, then mark Trello as the system of record. We deliver a written inventory of Runrun.it automations, recurring task rules, and AI reports requiring rebuild in Trello Butler or a Power-Up. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Runrun.it automations as Butler rules inside the migration scope; that work is handled by the customer's admin or a Trello partner.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Runrun.it

Source

Strengths

  • Integrated time tracking embedded directly into Tasks with billable hour reporting for service teams.
  • Kanban-based workflow visualization with configurable stages per Project.
  • AI-enabled productivity reports and dashboards for manager-level visibility into team performance.
  • Built by Managers for Managers, with a focus on project cost control and hour-based billing.

Weaknesses

  • No native mobile application, limiting remote access for teams without consistent desktop availability.
  • Users report visual glitches and UI bugs that disrupt daily productivity workflows.
  • Task creation and completion require excessive clicking, adding friction for high-volume users.
  • Limited structural flexibility once the platform is configured, with constraints on mixing free and paid users.
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Trello

Destination

Strengths

  • Generous free tier with unlimited users and 10 boards, the lowest barrier to entry among major project management tools.
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop Kanban interface requires no training or onboarding documentation.
  • Deep Atlassian integration with Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket for teams already in the ecosystem.
  • Built-in Butler automation covers rule-based triggers without requiring third-party integrations.
  • REST API with comprehensive documentation enables programmatic access to all core objects.

Weaknesses

  • Reporting and analytics are absent, with no built-in velocity tracking, burndown charts, or historical performance metrics.
  • The flat board/list/card data model scales poorly for complex projects requiring hierarchical task structures.
  • Customization is limited compared to platforms like Asana, monday.com, or Jira that offer richer field types and workflow configuration.
  • Advanced views (Timeline, Dashboard) require Premium and are not available on Standard, inflating total cost for teams needing visibility features.
  • Guest user billing rules are confusing and prone to accidental seat overages when guests join multiple boards.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard Project Management migration. 3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Runrun.it and Trello.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Runrun.it: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Runrun.it doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

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Most migrations land between two and four weeks for instances under 5,000 Tasks and 50,000 Time Entries with under 10,000 attachments. Migrations with higher attachment volume, complex custom field schemas across many Boards, or instances requiring stage consolidation decisions move to six to ten weeks because of S3 retrieval time, Custom Fields Power-Up configuration per Board, and the sandbox reconciliation phase.

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