Project Management
Smartsheet
A spreadsheet and grid-oriented work-management platform for structured planning, collaboration and automation.
Quick decision
- Best for
- Buyers wanting a bridge between spreadsheets and dedicated work management
- Price
- Free plan/basic free usage is currently documented.
- Main trade-off
- Less naturally suited to ultra-simple visual task management.
- Company:
- Smartsheet
- Category:
- Project Management
Key signals
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Available
- Starting price
- Starting at $9 per user/month
- Business sizes
- Small Business, Mid Market, Enterprise
- Sheets and grid work
- Gantt
- Board view
- Calendar view
Why choose it / Think twice if
Why choose it
- Familiar grid and spreadsheet-style work model.
- Strong structured operational and project tracking.
- Multiple work views support different planning needs.
Think twice if
- Less naturally suited to ultra-simple visual task management.
- Grid and spreadsheet-style interaction may not suit every team.
- The Business minimum-member requirement matters for very small teams.
Use cases and fit
Primary use cases
- Grid-based project planning
- Operational work tracking
- Collaboration
- Automation
- Dashboards and reporting
Ideal for
- Teams comfortable with spreadsheet and grid-style planning
- Organizations needing structured operational and project tracking
- Buyers wanting a bridge between spreadsheets and dedicated work management
May not suit
- Users wanting an ultra-simple visual task tool
- Teams that do not prefer spreadsheet-style interaction
- Very small teams affected by the Business three-member minimum
Pricing snapshot
Free plan/basic free usage is currently documented.
- Pro: $9/member/month billed yearly or $12/member/month billed monthly.
- Business: $19/member/month billed yearly or $24/member/month billed monthly, with a 3-member minimum.
- A 30-day trial is available without a credit card.
- Starting at $9 per user/month
Decision summary
Is this the right fit?
Strong fit ifuseful bridge between spreadsheets and dedicated work-management systems
Main trade-offGrid and spreadsheet-style interaction may not suit every team.
Consider Asana instead iftask/project-centered team coordination, ownership, and cross-functional execution matter more than structured grid-style operational tracking, standardized processes, formulas, reports, dependencies, and portfolio-level control.
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