See how Microsoft Project compares to Smartsheet

Get a head-to-head comparison of Smartsheet and Microsoft Project across user experience, collaboration, reporting, automation, integrations, and price. Plus, see a quick demo of the Smartsheet platform.

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Better user experience

Effortlessly create and modify Gantt charts with Smartsheet.

Smartsheet

Familiar grid format that's easy to use and configure. Reports, dashboards, and flexible views including Gantt support a broad set of use cases. Smartsheet is a more intuitive app that offers free training to ramp quickly.

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project is very complex and takes much longer to ramp and use the app effectively.

Built-in automation

Smartsheet has an intuitive visual workflow builder.

Smartsheet

Smartsheet allows you to automate updates, requests, reports, and other repetitive processes with automated workflows.

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project offers some basic automated features like dependent dates but requires the addition of Microsoft Power Automate to create critical time-saving automations within Project and between tools.

Unlimited collaboration

Smartsheet

Smartsheet gives you unlimited free collaborators on all multi-user plans and visibility for anyone shared to a sheet, report, dashboard, or portal.

Microsoft Project users cannot share projects with non-paid users, limiting visibility and open communication.

More integrations

Smartsheet integrations

Smartsheet

Smartsheet has dozens of pre-built integrations, so you can easily connect all the tools you already use.

Microsoft Project has Native OData integration (only in the Premium SKU) and a limited selection of add-ins.

Easier reporting

Edit Smartsheet dashboards with drag and drop widgets.

Smartsheet

Smartsheet reports are available to all users, and full dashboard functionality is available to business and enterprise plans without additional investment.

Microsoft Project offers some basic reports and dashboards, but advanced charts require higher paid licenses or a paid subscription to PowerBI.

Affordable pricing

Smartsheet

Smartsheet is less expensive than Microsoft Project and only requires one application for all available features.

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project is a more expensive app and typically requires multiple other Microsoft apps to get the same features as Smartsheet.

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Smartsheet vs. Microsoft Project, according to thousands of customers

✔ Smartsheet has a 100% satisfaction score, compared to 35% for Microsoft Project

✔ 95% of enterprise users rated Smartsheet 4 or 5 stars

✔ Smartsheet scores higher than Microsoft Project in critical project management abilities like Gantt, time and expense tracking, and planning

 

Smartsheet vs. Microsoft Project, according to customers

✔ 92% of enterprise users rated Smartsheet 4 or 5 stars

✔ Smartsheet has a 96% satisfaction score, compared to 71% for Microsoft Project

✔ Smartsheet scores significantly higher than Microsoft Project in critical project management abilities like Gantt, time and expense tracking, and planning

 

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