
Smartsheet Review
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWAREChoose Smartsheet when spreadsheet-style planning, Gantt and portfolio reporting are the primary job.
Starting price
$9.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
30 days
Best for
Excel/spreadsheet-native PMOs
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.9/10
Good
- ease of use7
- work planning9
- automation workflows8
- collaboration7
- integrations8
- reporting9
How Smartsheet fits different sales scenarios
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- 1Use case
Work management / Work OS
Run cross-team work on shared boards, timelines, and automations instead of Slack and sheets.
- Run cross-team work on shared boards, timelines, and automations instead of Slack and sheets.
- Excel/spreadsheet-native PMOs
- Smartsheet is positioned around The work management platform built for the way you work — sheets, Gantt, dashboards and automation. That focus is useful when buyers want a clear primary job rather than an everything-platform.
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Spreadsheet-native UX
- 2Use case
Project & task tracking
Keep tasks owned, dated, and reviewable so delivery status is not tribal knowledge.
- Keep tasks owned, dated, and reviewable so delivery status is not tribal knowledge.
- Ops teams needing Gantt + portfolios
- Spreadsheet-native UX
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Strong Gantt/portfolio reporting
- 3Use case
Timeline & executive reporting
Show sequence, dependencies, and milestones to executives and clients.
- Show sequence, dependencies, and milestones to executives and clients.
- Structured program reporting
- Strong Gantt/portfolio reporting
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Pro $9 floor
- 4Use case
Resource & capacity planning
See who is overloaded before deadlines slip — not after.
- See who is overloaded before deadlines slip — not after.
- Pro $9 floor
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Enterprise governance path
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