Smartsheet
Project Management · www.smartsheet.com
Smartsheet is a work management platform for managing projects, programs, and processes with sheets, dashboards, reports, forms, and automated workflows.
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Top Smartsheet alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 13 cheaper alternatives · vs Smartsheet Pro at $120/mo for 10 seats ($12/seat) · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Smartsheet costs $120/mo on the Pro plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 13 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 3 of them cover at least 75% of the 9 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basecamp Freelancer plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, SSO & SCIM provisioning, API access, AI assistant, Unlimited forms, Conditional logic | 22% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | $1140 / year 79% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Trello Standard plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Conditional logic | 78% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $720 / year 50% cheaper | |
Plane Pro plan · missing: API access, Unlimited forms, Conditional logic dev project management — adjacent | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $720 / year 50% cheaper | |
GoodDay Professional plan · missing: Guest access, Unlimited forms, Conditional logic | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $720 / year 50% cheaper | |
Jira Standard plan · missing: SSO & SCIM provisioning, API access, Conditional logic dev project management — adjacent | 67% | $79.10/mo how? ⓘ | $490.80 / year 34% cheaper | |
Miro Starter plan · missing: Workflow automations, Dashboards & reporting, Unlimited forms, Conditional logic | 56% | $80/mo how? ⓘ | $480 / year 33% cheaper | |
monday.com Basic plan · missing: SSO & SCIM provisioning, Unlimited forms, Conditional logic | 67% | $90/mo how? ⓘ | $360 / year 25% cheaper | |
Teamwork.com Basics plan · missing: Unlimited forms | 89% | $99.90/mo how? ⓘ | $241.20 / year 17% cheaper | |
ClickUp Unlimited plan · missing: AI assistant | 89% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 17% cheaper | |
Notion Plus plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, Unlimited forms | 67% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 17% cheaper | |
Wrike Team plan · missing: Guest access, SSO & SCIM provisioning, Unlimited forms | 67% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 17% cheaper | |
Linear Basic plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, Unlimited forms, Conditional logic dev project management — adjacent | 56% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 17% cheaper |
Which Smartsheet alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- ClickUp — $0/mo (Free Forever plan) · covers 89%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Plane — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 67%
- Best paid drop-in
- Teamwork.com — $99.90/mo (Basics plan) · covers 89%
- Need gantt & timeline views, workflow automations, dashboards & reporting, guest access, SSO & SCIM provisioning, API access, unlimited forms or conditional logic?
- ClickUp — from $0/mo (Free Forever plan)
- Need AI assistant?
- Trello — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Smartsheet has that the top alternatives lack.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Jira.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Jira, Plane.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from ClickUp.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from Trello, Plane.
- Conditional logic — Show or skip questions based on earlier answers.Missing from Trello, Jira, Plane.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Smartsheet vs the top alternatives, on the 9 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Smartsheet | ClickUp | Trello | Jira | Plane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt & timeline views from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access from Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access from Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI assistant from Pro | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited forms from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Conditional logic from Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $120/mo Pro | $0/mo Free Forever | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Smartsheet covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Gantt & timeline views — from Pro
- ✓ Workflow automations — from Pro
- ✓ Dashboards & reporting — from Pro
- ✓ Guest access — from Business
- ✓ SSO & SCIM provisioning — from Pro
- ✓ API access — from Business
- ✓ AI assistant — from Pro
- ✓ Unlimited forms — from Pro
- ✓ Conditional logic — from Business
- ✗ Reusable templates
- ✗ Docs & wikis
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing#main-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Smartsheet cost?
Smartsheet's Pro plan costs $120/mo in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing).
Is there a free Smartsheet alternative?
Yes. ClickUp has a free plan that covers 89% of the 9 capabilities we compared against Smartsheet.
What is the cheapest Smartsheet alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), ClickUp is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free Forever plan).
What is the cheapest Smartsheet alternative with Conditional logic?
ClickUp covers Conditional logic and costs $0/mo (Free Forever plan) in our scenario.
Does Smartsheet have a free plan?
No. Smartsheet has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.