Mirroring cards can increase visibility, but only Unito can enable true cross-board collaboration.
In this article:
- Trello mirror cards
- Unito's Mirror Plus Power-Up
- When to use which mirror
- Other options for mirroring Trello cards
Trello mirror cards
Trello's mirror cards allow you to copy a Trello card onto a different board in just a few clicks. That new card will be updated whenever you make changes in the source card. You'll see everything from the original card in the new board, and you can make updates from that board, too.
Think of the newly-created card as a preview of the original. They're not really distinct items. That makes this a simple, easy mirror to set up, but it can lead to some limitations, especially around deletion and automation.
Unito’s Mirror Plus Power-Up
Instead of creating a preview of a mirrored card, Unito’s Mirror Plus Power-Up creates new Trello cards on other boards, no matter which workspace they’re in. This is an important distinction for a few reasons:
- You can use other Power-Ups and automations with cards mirrored using Unito’s Power-Up.
- A single card can be mirrored to multiple workspaces at once, with changes to the original card being automatically reflected in all boards.
- Cards mirrored with Unito’s Power-Up can be synced to other tools.
- You can choose which fields sync between boards, including labels and custom fields.
When to use which Mirror
Trello’s mirror cards are best used for optimizing your personal productivity (i.e. having all your personal tasks on a single board), creating simple dashboards, and mirroring cards between boards in the same workspace.
If you need to collaborate across multiple boards at once, sync cards between workspaces, or use all Trello features with mirrored cards, Unito’s Mirror Plus Power-Up is the better option.
Other options for increasing information flow in Trello
Unito has many other solutions to help you ramp up how you share and access information within Trello. Unito’s other Power-Ups allow you to sync Trello cards to tools like Salesforce, Jira, HubSpot, ServiceNow, and more. You can find all of Unito’s Power-Ups here.
Unito’s standalone sync platform also offers integrations for over 50 tools, allowing you to sync Trello cards to any platform your organization relies on.