Smartsheet and Google Apps Make Businesses More Efficient and Collaborative

Bellevue, Wash. – November 19, 2013 - Coinciding with today’s launch of the newly revised G Suite Marketplace which makes it easier to discover third-party apps, Smartsheet announced a growing number of customers are deploying its leading project management and collaboration tool along with Google Apps. With the seamless integration to Google Docs, Gmail and Calendar, plus a hassle-free single sign-on, organizations report they are more efficient and productive managing work in Smartsheet.

More than 35,000 organizations across 160 countries use Smartsheet to organize, plan and execute a broad spectrum of projects and processes, including marketing campaigns, product launches, business operations, events, strategic planning and HR initiatives. Among them are a number of organizations who are experiencing added efficiencies from using Smartsheet together with Google Apps:

• State of Maryland: "By using Smartsheet together with Google Apps, we’re more efficient, accountable and capable of accomplishing more. Because the tools are tightly integrated and easy to use, we’re finding adoption grow rapidly within the state.” Greg Sileo, Director of the Office of Home Energy Programs
• US Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Online collaboration is critical in all aspects of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's operations. From our educational programs to project management, Smartsheet and Google Apps help us fulfill our mission.  With very little IT support required, we're saving money and spending more time doing what matters." Joseph Kraus, CIO
• Cypress Grove Chevre: "The combination of using Google Apps and Smartsheet has reinforced our corporate philosophy of being efficient in everything we do. The powerful web apps have been at the heart of helping us achieve our business and manufacturing goals.” Jason Baxter, Marketing Director
• The Center for Cartoon Studies: "Because Smartsheet is online and integrated with Google Docs, it encourages collaboration and ultimately accountability across the college. Members working remotely can easily collaborate on projects, and have 24/7 access to project details.” Michelle Ollie, President and Founder

Smartsheet is one of 20 leading independent software vendors to launch with the new G Suite Marketplace. The new Marketplace makes it easier for administrators to discover and install relevant third-party applications and can be accessed directly through the Google Apps Admin Console. Today it is home to hundreds of third party applications and is regarded as one of the most successful cloud app ecosystems.

"Like Google, Smartsheet believes in continually building better, deeply integrated solutions that deliver significant value to customers,” said Mark Mader, CEO of Smartsheet. “ "Keeping projects, tasks and their related files together across Google Apps and Smartsheet helps teams collaborate more efficiently, and that benefits every organization – from small businesses to large enterprises.”

About Smartsheet

Smartsheet, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) company, offers businesses an intuitive online collaboration tool. The ease of use of the familiar spreadsheet-like interface, coupled with file sharing, work automation and Gantt chart features, have made it a popular and highly functional collaboration and project management tool for nearly 2 million users. Customers include construction companies, consulting firms, schools and universities, utility firms, government entities, healthcare organizations, high-tech firms, non-profits, manufacturing and law firms, among others. Additionally, Smartsheet offers mobile apps, pre-built templates and integrations with leading cloud apps such as Box, Dropbox, Salesforce, Google Drive and Zapier to ensure users are up and running quickly.  Visit www.smartsheet.com for more details.

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