Trello vs backlog
Trello is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cursor. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Cursor: cursor/plugins). backlog is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by J. Aaron Farr. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Trello | |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 1 299 Stars (GitHub): 13 179 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace farra/dev-agent-backlog | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 29 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Trello | backlog |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 179 (better) | 29 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 299 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.trello.com/v1) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 15 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cursor/plugins | github.com/farra/dev-agent-backlog |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-18 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 5 days ago, requires a key | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Trello
Manage your Trello workspace from chat: browse and create boards, view and move lists, create, update, move, archive, and complete cards with labels and due dates, manage checklists, capture Inbox cards, schedule Planner focus time, and search across boards.
backlog
Design doc driven task management with org-mode files, backlog workflow, and task tracking
How to run each
Trello
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
backlog As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add farra/dev-agent-backlog
/plugin install backlog@dev-agent-backlogCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Trello has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Trello · What it can do: backlog · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.