Why people look for a Smartsheet alternative
- Smartsheet has no free plan, so teams cannot start without paying (third-party reported).
- Reviewers describe it as complex and less suited to beginners and visual thinkers (third-party reported).
- Prices run per member from $9 for Pro and $19 for Business on annual billing (third-party reported).
The 6 best Smartsheet alternatives ranked
1. Jira: 7.2/10, best for software teams
Compared with Smartsheet, you gain Scrum and Kanban boards, backlogs and issue tracking built for software delivery, a $0 Free plan and published SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 and ISO 27001 coverage (vendor-sourced). You give up simplicity for general task management, because Jira is built around issue types and workflows and takes more setup, and total cost grows with Confluence, Jira Service Management or marketplace apps.
2. ClickUp: 7.0/10, best free plan
Compared with Smartsheet, you gain a free plan with unlimited tasks and unlimited users and paid plans from $7 per user per month billed annually (third-party reported), plus a Capterra rating of 4.6 from 4,558 reviews (review platform). You give up a simpler product, because reviewers report a learning curve, and AI costs $9 or $28 per user per month on top of every plan (third-party reported).
3. monday.com: 7.0/10, largest review base
Compared with Smartsheet, you gain configurable boards, automations and dashboards, with 4.7/5 from 15,384 reviews on G2 and 4.6/5 from 5,945 on Capterra (review platform). You give up a low seat minimum, because paid plans start at three seats, Gantt views start at Standard, and SAML single sign-on is limited to the sales-quoted Enterprise tier.
4. Wrike: 6.9/10, best for resource planning
Compared with Smartsheet, you gain workload views, time tracking and capacity forecasting that independent review coverage singles out as strengths, plus a free plan for unlimited users and a Team plan at $10 per user per month (third-party reported). You give up ease of setup, because G2 ease of use scores relayed by one review site place Wrike behind Asana and monday.com, and the price steps from $10 to $25 per seat past 15 users.
5. Asana: 6.5/10, best for timeline and goals
Compared with Smartsheet, you gain list, board, calendar and timeline views, with goals, portfolios and approvals on Advanced and a free plan with unlimited tasks and projects (third-party reported). You give up a flat price ladder, because the price per seat rises 127% from Starter to Advanced, and goals, portfolios and workload sit only in Advanced (third-party reported).
6. Trello: 6.5/10, lowest paid entry price
Compared with Smartsheet, you gain a Free plan and paid tiers from $5 per user per month, built around a simple model of cards on boards (third-party reported). You give up breadth, because Trello is built around one model, cards on boards, and SAML single sign-on is documented for Enterprise, listed at $17.50 per user per month (third-party reported).
Smartsheet and its alternatives at a glance
| Category | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jira | 7.2/10 | Project management |
| ClickUp | 7.0/10 | Project management |
| monday.com | 7.0/10 | Project management |
| Wrike | 6.9/10 | Project management |
| Asana | 6.5/10 | Project management |
| Trello | 6.5/10 | Project management |
| Smartsheet | 6.3/10 | Project management |
How these alternatives compare with Smartsheet
Smartsheet scores 6.3/10, so 6 of the 6 alternatives score higher. The page orders alternatives by overall score, with equal scores ordered by name. The reviews quote prices in different currencies, billing terms and tiers, so compare the tier that carries the features you need, and read the pricing section of each review for the source type behind every figure.
Which Smartsheet alternative to choose
- Your team builds software and tracks issues: Jira, for the Scrum and Kanban boards, backlogs and issue tracking.
- You want a free plan for a larger team: ClickUp, for the free plan with unlimited users.
- You want a large independent review base: monday.com, for the 15,384 G2 and 5,945 Capterra reviews (review platform).
- You need workload views and capacity forecasting: Wrike, for the resource planning and time tracking strengths.
- You want list, board, calendar and timeline views with goals and portfolios: Asana, for the views and the Advanced tier features.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Smartsheet?
Yes. Jira has a Free plan at $0; ClickUp's free plan has unlimited tasks and unlimited users (third-party reported); monday.com's Free plan covers up to 2 seats with 3 boards and 3 Docs (vendor-sourced); Wrike's free plan covers unlimited users, with a reported cap of 200 active tasks (third-party reported); Asana's Personal plan is free and limited to 2 users on new accounts (third-party reported); Trello has a Free plan.
Which Smartsheet alternative scores highest?
Jira scores 7.2/10, followed by ClickUp at 7.0/10. Smartsheet scores 6.3/10.
Do the Smartsheet alternatives score higher than Smartsheet?
6 of the 6 alternatives score higher than Smartsheet's 6.3/10. The scores combine six weighted criteria, so a lower overall score can still lead on one criterion that matters to you, which the reviews show in their score breakdowns.
Read the Smartsheet review for its full score breakdown, or the best project management software roundup for all 7 tools.