ClickUp is cheaper, but covers only 2 of 5 compared capabilities
$100/mo (Unlimited) vs Smartsheet Pro at $120/mo for 10 seats ($12/seat) — covering 40% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
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10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro plan at $120/mo ($12/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Unlimited: 10 USD/monthly; 9 extra seat(s) × 10 USD.
Smartsheet costs $120/mo on the Pro plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
ClickUp covers 40% of the 5 capabilities compared against Smartsheet. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | ClickUp | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt & timeline views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ↑ Business | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ↑ Enterprise | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Smartsheet has that ClickUp lacks.
- Dashboards & reporting — View dashboards and reports on project progress.Missing from ClickUp.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from ClickUp.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from ClickUp.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Smartsheet | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $36/moPro | $30/mocheaperUnlimited |
| 10 seats | $120/moPro | $100/mocheaperUnlimited |
| 25 seats | $600/moBusiness | $250/mocheaperUnlimited |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free Forever | Free |
| Unlimited | $10/seat/mo |
| Business | $19/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Pro | $12/seat/mo |
| Business | $24/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Advanced Work Management | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is ClickUp than Smartsheet?
17% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $100/mo on Unlimited vs $120/mo on Pro. That is $240 a year. But it covers only 2 of 5 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does ClickUp lack compared with Smartsheet?
Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning, AI assistant — 3 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Smartsheet: 2026-10-26; ClickUp: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing#main-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- ClickUp data last verified 2026-10-26