Smartsheet review

Smartsheet is the natural move for teams whose project plans already live in Excel. Each sheet looks like a spreadsheet with rich formulas, but it can switch to Gantt, board and calendar views. Pro costs $9 per Member a month billed yearly, or $12 monthly, for 1 to 10 Members with unlimited free Contributors, and includes unlimited sheets, forms and reports and 250 automations a month. Business at $19 per Member billed yearly requires 3 or more Members and adds unlimited free Guests, a timeline view, workload tracking, admin capabilities, unlimited automations and 1 TB of attachment storage. Enterprise adds scenario planning, portfolios and SAML-based SSO. There is no permanent free plan, only 30 days free, and workload tracking is not on Pro, so small teams that want to balance assignments should price Business from the start.

Who it is for

teams that plan in spreadsheets

Price

No free plan; Pro from $9 per Member per month billed yearly ($12 monthly); Business from $19.

Pro $ 12 9 per Member/month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Gantt, table, board and calendar views on Pro
• Rich formulas and unlimited sheets, forms and reports on Pro
• 250 automations a month on Pro, unlimited on Business
• Timeline view and workload tracking on Business
• Scenario planning and portfolios on Enterprise

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited free Contributors on Pro
• Strength: Spreadsheet layout with formulas feels familiar to Excel users
• Strength: Business includes 1 TB of attachment storage
• Weakness: No permanent free plan
• Weakness: Pro is limited to 1 to 10 Members
• Weakness: Business requires at least 3 Members

Key facts

• Free plan: No, 30 days free
• Pro: $9 per Member per month billed yearly
• Business: $19 per Member per month billed yearly
• Pro seats: 1 to 10 Members, unlimited Contributors

Where it ranks

Smartsheet is No. 8 in our Best Project Management Software verdict.