It’s not just about having the right certifications and controls. Any approved app has to be worked into the system, included in audits, reviewed periodically, and so on.
It becomes overhead for the teams involved in maintaining security and compliance. The cost of that overhead is likely several orders of magnitude higher than Trello’s relatively simple monthly fee.
If the whole company goes in on Trello, that’s one thing, but jumping through the hoops to get and maintain approval for a small number of people just isn’t worth it. That’s why the behemoth, everything-to-everyone tools dominate at heavily regulated companies.
It becomes overhead for the teams involved in maintaining security and compliance. The cost of that overhead is likely several orders of magnitude higher than Trello’s relatively simple monthly fee.
If the whole company goes in on Trello, that’s one thing, but jumping through the hoops to get and maintain approval for a small number of people just isn’t worth it. That’s why the behemoth, everything-to-everyone tools dominate at heavily regulated companies.