Server Trello vs Praison AI
Two MCP servers from our productivity ranking, compared on live data - updated nightly, never sponsored.
Bottom line · 2026-08-25
Server Trello records significantly more monthly package installs (125,139 vs 20,262); both are actively maintained, with commits inside the last month.
How they differ in kind
Server Trello focuses on: 34 documented tools with a focus on card; local stdio install. Praison AI focuses on: PraisonAI 🦞 - Hire a 24/7 AI Workforce. Environment-variable extraction: Server Trello yielded 7 variables; Praison AI yielded 1 variable. Implementation languages differ (TypeScript vs Python).
What each one does
Server Trello
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that gives AI agents full access to your Trello boards - cards, lists, checklists, attachments, comments, custom fields, and workspaces - with built-in rate limiting, type safety, and workflow-level tools you won't find in a plain API wrapper, like acceptance-criteria extraction and checklist dependency queries. 57 tools, one npx install, powered by Bun. Its 34 documented tools cover card, checklist, board, item.
From the project's README.
Praison AI
PraisonAI 🦞 - Hire a 24/7 AI Workforce. Stop writing boilerplate and start shipping autonomous, self-improving agents that research, plan, and execute tasks across your apps. From one agent to an entire organization, deployed in 5 lines of code. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
From the project's README.
14 signals, side by side
| Signal | Server Trello | Praison AI |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly installs | 125,139 | 20,262 |
| GitHub stars | 431 | 8,955 |
| Last commit | 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-24 |
| Releases · last 90 days | 1 | 10+ |
| In the registry since | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Registry versions | 4 | 1 |
| Documented tools | 34 | not extracted - see README |
| Env vars extracted | 7 | 1 |
| Runs | local (stdio) | local (stdio) |
| Endpoint auth | local only | local only |
| Maintenance | actively maintained | actively maintained |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Category rank | #3 of 139 | #2 of 139 |
What their tools cover
Extracted from each project's README - the tools each server hands your agent. A missing list means the README doesn't document one, not that no tools exist.
Server Trello 34 tools documented
get_checklist_items- Get all items from a checklist by name.add_checklist_item- Add a new item to an existing checklist.find_checklist_items_by_description- Search for checklist items containing specific text.get_acceptance_criteria- Get all items from the "Acceptance Criteria" checklist.get_checklist_by_name- Get a complete checklist with all items and completion percentage.update_checklist_item- Update an existing checklist item.delete_checklist_item- Delete an existing checklist item.get_cards_by_list_id- Fetch all cards from a specific list.
+26 more on the full page
Praison AI no tool list in README
Environment variables found in the READMEs
These are extracted names, not a requiredness check. Project docs may mark them optional or require other setup.
Server Trello
- TRELLO_API_KEY
- TRELLO_TOKEN
- IDEOGRAM_API_KEY
- TRELLO_BOARD_ID
- TRELLO_WORKSPACE_ID
- TRELLO_ALLOWED_WORKSPACES
- OPENAI_API_KEY
Praison AI
- OPENAI_API_KEY
Which one, for what
Derived from the signals above, not hands-on testing.
Pick Server Trello if…
- → you want the more widely installed option - 125,139 monthly installs vs 20,262
- → you prefer a TypeScript codebase to extend or audit
Pick Praison AI if…
- → release velocity matters - 10+ releases in 90 days vs 1
- → you prefer a Python codebase to extend or audit
Who's behind them
Server Trello - delorenj: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 431 combined stars.
Praison AI - mervinpraison: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 8,955 combined stars.
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Quick answers
Is Server Trello better than Praison AI?
Package installs favor Server Trello: 125,139 monthly installs to 20,262. Praison AI still ranks #2 of 139 maintained productivity servers. Data as of 2026-08-25; we haven't hands-on tested either.
Can I use Server Trello and Praison AI together?
Yes - MCP clients accept multiple servers in one config, so you can enable both productivity servers side by side. If their tools overlap, keep the one whose toolset fits to keep your agent's tool list lean.
What environment variables do their READMEs document?
Server Trello: 7 environment variables extracted from the README setup; Praison AI: 1 environment variable extracted from the README setup. Extraction does not rule out other authentication or configuration steps; check each project's current documentation.
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Methodology: package-usage signal = npm/PyPI installs (last month, platform APIs) · maintenance = commit recency + release cadence (GitHub) · tool lists and environment-variable names extracted from each project's README · endpoint auth from our own nightly probes. We haven't hand-tested these servers; everything here is data as of 2026-08-25.