The short answer
The choice comes down to where your pipeline lives. Deal Flow adds a deal board inside the Mautic you already run: you download a zip, unzip it into your plugins directory, and get deals that carry an amount, a currency, an expected close date and an owner, for $149 one-time. The Aivie Trello plugin takes the other route — its page describes creating “Trello cards for individual contacts directly in Mautic” and organizing them on “Trello’s user-friendly drag-and-drop board.” So its board lives in Trello, and Aivie lists that plugin at $0.00 on its page.
Both give you a visual, drag-and-drop way to move work through stages. The practical fork is whether you want that board inside Mautic next to your contacts and campaigns, or inside Trello where your team may already work. Everything below is sourced: each Aivie statement is a sentence from a page Aivie controls, checked on 2026-08-15 and linked under Sources and method. Where Aivie’s pages are silent about a capability, this page says so rather than guessing.
Side by side
| Deal Flow | Aivie Trello Plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the board lives | Inside Mautic, next to your contacts and campaigns | “Trello’s user-friendly drag-and-drop board” |
| What sits on the board | Deals — each with a title, amount, currency, close date and owner | “create Trello cards for individual contacts directly in Mautic” |
| Drag-and-drop stages | Yes, with as many pipelines as you need | “organize your sales process with Trello’s user-friendly drag-and-drop board” |
| Several contacts on one deal, labeled by role | Yes — champion, decision maker, blocker, influencer | Not described on their published page |
| Notes, tasks and attachments on the deal | Yes, attached to the deal itself | Describes due dates on cards: “set due dates to ensure timely follow-ups” |
| Bidirectional sync with Mautic contact stages | Yes | Not described on their published page |
| REST API and webhooks for pipeline data | Yes, plus a published n8n node | Not described on their published page |
| Contact details surfaced inside Trello | Not applicable — Deal Flow has no Trello integration | “view important information about your contacts in Aivie or Mautic directly in Trello” |
| Listed price | $149 one-time, unlimited users, one year of updates | “$0.00” on the vendor’s page (checked 2026-08-15) |
| How you get it | Download the zip and unzip it into your plugins directory | “pre-installed for all Aivie customers”; listed on the vendor’s page for others |
“Not described on their published page” means exactly that: as of 2026-08-15 Aivie’s pages do not mention the capability. It is not a claim that the product cannot do it. Where Aivie does describe something, the wording quoted is theirs.
The deciding factor: inside Mautic, or on a Trello board
Most Mautic pipeline shortlists come down to where the team wants to work. Aivie’s plugin connects Mautic to Trello: its page says the plugin “allows you to create Trello cards for individual contacts directly in Mautic,” and its Power-Up lets you “view important information about your contacts in Aivie or Mautic directly in Trello.” The board, and the day-to-day work on it, happen in Trello.
Deal Flow keeps everything in one place. The pipeline is a screen inside Mautic, the deals live in your Mautic database next to your contacts, and stage changes can drive the Mautic segments and campaigns you already run. You install it into the instance you already host — the walkthrough is in the installation guide.
Confirm this first. If your team already lives in Trello, Aivie’s Trello-based board may be the more natural fit; if you would rather not add a second tool, a pipeline inside Mautic keeps everything together. Details on Aivie’s pages can change — the quotes here were checked 2026-08-15.
What Aivie describes
Aivie’s product page describes a plugin that connects Mautic contacts to Trello so you can “plan follow-ups and manage your sales process with drag-and-drop ease.” It says the plugin lets you “create Trello cards for individual contacts directly in Mautic,” that you can “set due dates to ensure timely follow-ups,” and that you can “see at any time what stage a contact is in.”
A separate help page describes the Trello Power-Up: “you can view important information about your contacts in Aivie or Mautic directly in Trello,” and “you can create contacts directly from Aivie/Mautic.” Aivie states the Power-Up is “100% compatible with Mautic” and that setup uses oAuth2 credentials created in Mautic’s settings. Aivie lists the Trello plugin at “$0.00” and states it “comes pre-installed for all Aivie customers.”
What Deal Flow adds
Deal Flow installs the record Mautic never shipped with: a deal with a title, an amount, a currency, an expected close date, an owner, and a stage that belongs to the deal rather than to a person.
- Kanban pipelines inside Mautic — drag deals between stages, and define as many pipelines as the business needs, without leaving Mautic.
- Buying committee roles — attach several contacts to one deal and label what each of them does: champion, decision maker, blocker, influencer. This is the part with no equivalent described on Aivie’s pages.
- Notes, tasks and attachments on the deal — the activity trail lives with the opportunity itself, in your Mautic database.
- Bidirectional stage sync — deal stages can drive Mautic contact stages, so existing segments and campaigns keyed on stage keep working.
- REST API and webhooks — every deal operation is scriptable, and there is a published n8n node for automation platforms.
Pricing is one-time. $149 for the plugin, unlimited users, one year of updates included. No per-seat charge as the team grows, and no monthly fee.
Where the Aivie plugin fits better
Be honest about how your team already works. If your people live in Trello and you mainly want Mautic contacts to show up there as cards, that is exactly what Aivie’s plugin is built for — its page describes contacts as Trello cards and a Power-Up that surfaces contact details inside Trello, and Aivie lists it at $0.00. Deal Flow has no Trello integration; it does not put anything on a Trello board. If working inside Trello is a hard requirement, Aivie’s plugin meets it and Deal Flow does not.
Deal Flow is the better fit when you want the pipeline, the deal amounts, the close dates and the whole activity trail to live inside Mautic itself, with no second tool to run or pay for per user. Weigh which of those two homes you actually want before you weigh anything else.
How to choose
- You want the pipeline inside Mautic — deals, amounts, close dates and the activity trail in your own database — that is what Deal Flow is for.
- Your team already works in Trello — Aivie’s plugin puts Mautic contacts on a Trello board and is listed at $0.00; start on their page.
- You track a buying committee, not just a contact — Deal Flow labels multiple contacts per deal by role, which has no equivalent described on Aivie’s pages.
- You want deal amounts and forecasting inside Mautic — Deal Flow’s deals carry an amount, currency and close date on the record itself.
For the wider field, including Powertic’s hosted pipeline, see all Mautic pipeline plugins compared and the focused Deal Flow vs Powertic CRM head-to-head. For the underlying question of what Mautic does and does not store, see does Mautic have a CRM? and how to track deals in Mautic.
Sources and method
Every statement about Aivie on this page is a sentence from a page Aivie controls, fetched and recorded on 2026-08-15. Nothing here comes from a forum thread, a review site or a summary. Where Aivie’s pages do not mention a capability, this page says “not described on their published page” rather than asserting the product lacks it.
- Mautic Trello Plugin — aivie.ch product page (checked 2026-08-15)
- Trello Mautic Plugin Help — aivie.ch help page (checked 2026-08-15)
This comparison is published by DealFlowPlugin.com, which makes Deal Flow. It is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or reviewed by Aivie or Trello, and the Aivie and Trello names are used only to identify their products. Vendors change their products: if something here is out of date or you believe it misreads Aivie’s pages, write to support and it will be corrected or removed. Details are re-checked at least every 30 days — competitor details on this page were verified 2026-08-15 from the vendor’s published documentation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Deal Flow and the Aivie Trello plugin?
They put your pipeline in different places. Deal Flow adds a deal board inside Mautic itself, with deals that carry an amount, currency, close date and owner. The Aivie plugin’s page describes creating “Trello cards for individual contacts directly in Mautic” and organizing them on “Trello’s user-friendly drag-and-drop board” (checked 2026-08-15), so the board lives in Trello. Deal Flow is $149 one-time; Aivie lists the Trello plugin at $0.00 on its page.
Does the Aivie Trello plugin need a Trello account?
Aivie’s pages describe the board and contact details as living in Trello, viewed through a Trello Power-Up: “you can view important information about your contacts in Aivie or Mautic directly in Trello” (checked 2026-08-15). If your team does not use Trello, confirm the requirement with Aivie. Deal Flow’s board runs inside Mautic and needs no third-party board tool.
Is the Aivie Trello plugin free and is Deal Flow worth paying for?
Aivie lists the Trello plugin at $0.00 on its product page (checked 2026-08-15), and it connects Mautic contacts to a Trello board. Deal Flow is $149 one-time and adds a full deal object inside Mautic: amount, currency, close date, owner, several contacts per deal labeled by role, and notes, tasks and attachments on the deal. They solve different jobs; pick by whether you want the pipeline inside Mautic or inside Trello.
How much does Deal Flow cost?
Deal Flow is $149 one-time, per Mautic instance, with unlimited users and one year of updates included. There is no per-seat charge and no monthly fee.
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