Smartsheet alternatives
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 12 cheaper options (5 of them cover at least half the compared features) · 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 12 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 2 of them cover at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basecamp Freelancer plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, SSO & SCIM provisioning, AI assistant | 20% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | $1140 / year 79% cheaper | |
Plane Pro plan dev project management — adjacent | 100% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $720 / year 50% cheaper | |
TOP PICK GoodDay Professional plan · missing: SSO & SCIM provisioning, AI assistant | 60% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $720 / year 50% cheaper | |
Trello Standard plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning | 40% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $720 / year 50% cheaper | |
Jira Standard plan · missing: SSO & SCIM provisioning dev project management — adjacent | 80% | $79.10/mo how? ⓘ | $490.80 / year 34% cheaper | |
Miro Starter plan · missing: Workflow automations, Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning | 40% | $80/mo how? ⓘ | $480 / year 33% cheaper | |
monday.com Basic plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning | 20% | $90/mo how? ⓘ | $360 / year 25% cheaper | |
Teamwork.com Basics plan · missing: SSO & SCIM provisioning | 80% | $99.90/mo how? ⓘ | $241.20 / year 17% cheaper | |
Wrike Team plan · missing: SSO & SCIM provisioning | 80% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 17% cheaper | |
ClickUp Unlimited plan · missing: Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning, AI assistant | 40% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 17% cheaper | |
Linear Basic plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning dev project management — adjacent | 20% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 17% cheaper | |
Notion Plus plan · missing: Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning, AI assistant | 0% | $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
- Miro — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 40%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Plane — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 60%
- Best paid drop-in
- Teamwork.com — $99.90/mo (Basics plan) · covers 80%
- Need gantt & timeline views, workflow automations or dashboards & reporting?
- Jira — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need SSO & SCIM provisioning or AI assistant?
- Plane — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Smartsheet has that the top alternatives lack.
- Gantt & timeline views — View project timelines as Gantt or timeline charts.Missing from Linear.
- Workflow automations — Automate repetitive workflow steps.Missing from Plane, Miro, Linear.
- Dashboards & reporting — View dashboards and reports on project progress.Missing from Plane, Miro, Linear.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Jira, Miro, Linear.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from Jira.
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 5 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Smartsheet | Jira | Plane | Miro | Linear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt & timeline views from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Workflow automations from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dashboards & reporting from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning from Pro | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI assistant from Pro | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $120/mo Pro | $0/mo Free | $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
- ✓ SSO & SCIM provisioning — from Pro
- ✓ AI assistant — from Pro
- ↑ Guest access — only from Business, not compared
- ↑ API access — only from Business, not compared
- ✗ Reusable templates
- ✗ Docs & wikis
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
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
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.smartsheet.com/pricing#main-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
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. Miro has a free plan that covers 40% of the 5 capabilities we compared against Smartsheet.
What is the cheapest Smartsheet alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), Jira is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Smartsheet alternative with Workflow automations?
Jira covers Workflow automations and costs $0/mo (Free 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 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.