Asana vs Smartsheet | TrustRadius

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Score 8.4 out of 10

Based on 974 reviews and ratings

Score 8.6 out of 10

Based on 325 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Asana

Smartsheet

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Asana

Smartsheet

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Pros

The best tools of Asana are found once we start a project, since the calendar that is integrated into our mail is super easy to use and we use it as a small agenda.
The management of projects is incredible, the monitoring provided is one of the best in its category, since it facilitates group work.
The creation and assignment of tasks, notifications and that each person can enter to work no matter where it is since it has a good mobile and web interface.

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Jeniriana Rodriguez

System Engineer

Movistar TeamElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 51-200 employees

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Formulas. While not as robust as Excel, the formulas offered in Smartsheet are quite good.
Team collaboration. Multiple teammates can access and work on the same sheet at once.
Templates. The standard templates meet all my needs, and are a great guide for what Smartsheet is intended for and the problems it is best suited for solving.
Project management. It is great for creating, assigning, monitoring, and tracking tasks and projects.

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Marketing Operations

Impartner SoftwareComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Cons

I wish it implemented easier with Outlook or Gmail. I would like for it to be easier to send tasks from email to Asana.
I think there's room for improvement in terms of how easy it is to make new Section Headers for tasks and lists.
I'd like for more aspects of the interface to be customizable.

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Digital Marketing Specialist

MedVetCivic & Social Organization, 501-1000 employees

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Gantt Charts: While the functionality here is very good, sometimes there could be some better options with the automatic coloration of these charts. Additionally, exporting is a little limited.
Formulas: There are a lot of basic formula options but there could be more. Additionally, calculations across multiple sheets could also be improved.
Pivot tables: These are only available as an additional add-on app. I wish this functionality would be standard.

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HRIS Manager

Penske Truck LeasingTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Asana 9.8

Based on 33 answers

Asana is adding more useful features and it makes the work of their entire team more organized and more efficient. It really helps us in achieving greater achievements as a team. It helps us to earn more revenue since we have more satisfied clients, simply because we are able to finish their project on time or even before the due date.

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Brent Lionel Mausisa

Co-Founder

2for1 Virtual ExpertsInternet, 1-10 employees

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Smartsheet 10.0

Based on 21 answers

It definitely meets our needs as far as organizing and archiving our tasks and files. As we train more staff to view it, I see opportunities for more improvement, which I am sure this program can handle. I look forward to seeing continued improvement from Smartsheet on their capabilities and functionality.

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Courtney Barringer

Communications Specialist

Covenant CreekReligious Institutions, 51-200 employees

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Usability

Asana 9.0

Based on 23 answers

Asana is very easy to use, you don't need to read any guide to understand how to use it. Works well on almost any device and navigator and the interface is friendly to everyone. Creating a task is easy, following them is also easy and the comments between people involved in the tasks are public, so anyone can follow the task if the employee assigned is not available at a specific moment.

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María Lucía Santagata

Coordinadora Ssr

KeepconInternet, 51-200 employees

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Smartsheet 8.6

Based on 13 answers

Smartsheet is very easy to learn. However, while I have been able to pick it easily, Microsoft Excel and Project super users that I have trained on Smartsheet get bogged down in the differences and can find it frustrating. Explaining the differences ahead of time and why Smartsheet is being chosen instead of a different software seems to counteract those reactions

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Meghan M. Prentiss

Program Assistant, Epidemiology Planning and Communications Division

Tri-County Health DepartmentProgram Development, 201-500 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Asana 8.4

Based on 2 answers

Working with Asana on a daily basis

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Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Support

Asana 8.1

Based on 35 answers

The major reason to rate 9 ton asana are:1. Customer support is very good and fast.2. The e - mail reply to the user is within 24 hours and to efficiently handle query each issue allocated with a unique id number. 3. The cost is under budget not so high, but provide a lot of advantages

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Assistant Professor

Chitkara UniversityEducation Management, 501-1000 employees

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Smartsheet 8.4

Based on 26 answers

Smartsheet gives excellent performance with outstanding customer support. It has brought great revolution by helping us in accomplishing our work tasks within less time. Thus, in a nutshell it’s a quite good product with bundle of features for the collaborative work

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Software Developer

Shamrock Foods CompanyFood & Beverages, 1001-5000 employees

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Implementation

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Smartsheet 10.0

Based on 6 answers

It's absolutely paramount to take a few minutes to actually play with the software. It's nearly impossible to do anything wrong or make a mistake which cannot be fixed easily. Under the help menu is Live Training option. After you familiarize yourself with the commands, watch the live training for some in depth understanding of how to make the software fit your needs perfectly.

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Stephanie Carpenter

Project Manager

Vitatech ElectromagneticsEnvironmental Services, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

There were a combination of factors that led us to decide on Asana, including ease of use and external system integrations, but primarily we could use it across geographically distributed offices successfully and incorporate a variety of end user work flows based on global geography, team constitution, and market focus

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Senior Director of Product Experience

WuXi NextCODEBiotechnology, 501-1000 employees

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Which software we use for project management is often determined by the team we interact with or the client's choices. I prefer Smartsheet for process management due to the ease of setting up alerts and attaching necessary documentation. It was also fairly easy to set up and learn.

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Digital Asset Management and Licensing Resource

BVKMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees

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Scalability

Asana 8.2

Based on 1 answer

I used this tool on a daily basis at work and it runs as a solid rock

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Project Manager

ClickSoftwareComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

We went from disorganized to having our processes fully documented. This allows for projects to be duplicated and started faster, increasing my margins.
Less opportunity for missed tasks or confusion.
Progress checking always available and easy to use (for our clients)

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Barbara Carneiro

Disciple & Head Honcho

Word RevolutionMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Because we have the ability to enter in expenses and financial info in a real time manner, I am able to run reports more quickly to provide accurate numbers for ROI calculation. The C-Suite loves getting budget info on time!
From what I understand, choosing an enterprise level agreement saves the company money overall, rather than having a bunch of different departments, some using it, some not.
We are more GDPR compliant. That is important to our customers, so it is important to us.

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Sr. Partnership Development & Events Manager

McGraw-Hill EducationPublishing, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

8.33*

* per user per month

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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