Comparison · 5 shared capabilities
monday.com vs Smartsheet
They overlap on 5 things. monday.com has a higher editorial fit rating for 1 of them, Smartsheet at none, and they have the same fit rating on 4. If you pay for both, check whether you use the parts that don't overlap.
Board-based work management with automations and dashboards, priced per seat in seat bundles.
Verified plan: $9/seat/mo Verified
Spreadsheet-style work management with Gantt, board and calendar views, automations and reports, priced per member.
Verified plan: $9/seat/mo Verified
Capability by capability
| Capability | monday.com | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Automate simple app-to-app workflows | PartialAction limits (250/month on Standard) | Partial250 automations per month on Pro |
| Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data | StrongCross-board dashboards scale with plan | PartialPortfolio-level views need Enterprise |
| Collect information with forms and surveys | PartialIntake forms, not a full survey tool | PartialIntake forms, not a full survey tool |
| Manage projects and tasks | Core featureFree is limited to 2 seats and 3 boards | Core featurePro is capped at 10 members |
| Store structured data in a shared database or spreadsheet | StrongNot a relational database | StrongBuilt for work tracking rather than general-purpose analysis |
| General-purpose AI assistant | PartialScoped to monday data; credit limits per plan | — |
Pick monday.com if…
- You prioritise Manage projects and tasks: collaboration is rated 5/5 versus 4/5, ease is rated 5/5 versus 3/5 in our editorial scores.
- You prioritise Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data: quality is rated 4/5 versus 3/5 in our editorial scores.
- You prioritise Store structured data in a shared database or spreadsheet: ease is rated 5/5 versus 3/5 in our editorial scores.
- You prioritise Automate simple app-to-app workflows: ease is rated 5/5 versus 4/5 in our editorial scores.
Pick Smartsheet if…
No higher score on the key dimensions of their shared capabilities is recorded. Compare the limitations and reasons to keep each tool.
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Fit levels are editorial judgements based on each product's documented features. See each tool page for sources and verification dates.