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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CoSchedule Marketing Suite

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACoSchedule provides a content calendar, content optimization, and contentmarketing products, with users among 50,000 marketers worldwide, helping them organize their work, deliver projects on time, and prove marketing team value.N/A

    Notion

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ANotion aims to present users with an all-in-one workspace — for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases, from Notion Labs in San Francisco.

    $5

    per month per user

    Smartsheet

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASmartsheet is an online project management and collaboration tool. It includes automated alerts, instantaneous updating and sharing across team members, resource management, nested tasks organized in a hierarchy, a Gantt chart view, exportable and automated reports, and integration with email.

    $12

    per month per user (up to 10 users)

    Pricing
    CoSchedule Marketing SuiteNotionSmartsheet
    Editions & Modules
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    Free
    $0
    Plus
    $12
    per month per user
    Business
    $24
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Pro
    $12
    per month per user (up to 10 users)
    Business
    $24
    per month per user (3 user minimum)
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Advanced Work Management
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CoSchedule Marketing SuiteNotionSmartsheet
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing.A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    CoSchedule Marketing SuiteNotionSmartsheet
    Considered Multiple Products
    CoSchedule
    No answer on this topic
    Notion Labs, Inc
    Chose Notion
    Jira is a great tool, that is probably more robust than Notion and more scalable. But for a small company (under 50 people) the investment is hard to swallow without a significant revenue stream justifying it. Notion is a perfect low cost option that meets 80% of the …
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    Smartsheet
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CoSchedule Marketing SuiteNotionSmartsheet
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of CoSchedule Marketing Suite and Notion and Smartsheet
    Feature
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Notion
    -
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    Smartsheet
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    Ideation5.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of CoSchedule Marketing Suite and Notion and Smartsheet
    Feature
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Notion
    -
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    Smartsheet
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    Content distribution10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content promotion10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content automation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of CoSchedule Marketing Suite and Notion and Smartsheet
    Feature
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Notion
    -
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    Smartsheet
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    Closed-loop tracking and reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of CoSchedule Marketing Suite and Notion and Smartsheet
    Feature
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Notion
    7.3
    79 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Smartsheet
    9.1
    129 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings8.174 Ratings9.8126 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.846 Ratings9.0109 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings6.957 Ratings9.8111 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.355 Ratings9.2100 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings7.272 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings7.975 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.868 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings00 Ratings10.0108 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.0122 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings00 Ratings8.981 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings00 Ratings9.079 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2101 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0100 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings9.762 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.169 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of CoSchedule Marketing Suite and Notion and Smartsheet
    Feature
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Notion
    7.7
    76 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Chat00 Ratings6.129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings7.568 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings7.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings6.820 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.769 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of CoSchedule Marketing Suite and Notion and Smartsheet
    Feature
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Notion
    8.1
    76 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning00 Ratings7.657 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings7.343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.571 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.253 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of CoSchedule Marketing Suite and Notion and Smartsheet
    Feature
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Notion
    -
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    Smartsheet
    7.9
    66 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings00 Ratings8.144 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings00 Ratings7.537 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.760 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings00 Ratings7.332 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CoSchedule Marketing SuiteNotionSmartsheet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    8.6
    (85 ratings)
    9.3
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (55 ratings)
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    8.1
    (45 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.7
    (4 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    CoSchedule Marketing SuiteNotionSmartsheet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CoSchedule
    CoSchedule is great for businesses or agencies who need an overview of all their marketing efforts, and who want to establish collaboration between multiple departments. The calendar view is one of the best we've worked with and makes it easy to see exactly what's happening. There is some slight clunkiness when it comes to admin-related tasks, and a few things aren't easy to find, but there's great support.
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    Notion Labs, Inc
    If you want a customizable solution that can be adapted for just about any scenario, I recommend using Notion. If you need a solution that's easy to share with people outside your organization, Notion is great and allows individual or team permission-setting. If you want a turnkey solution, Notion might not be the best since it requires a fair bit of set-up. There are templates that can be purchased to handle this, but I haven't found them very helpful.
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    Smartsheet
    Smartsheet shines for collaboration. When you have multiple people involved with planning events Smartsheet makes it easy to share and collaborate. For instance, multiple people can be in Smartsheet working at the same time. Also setting permissions for exactly those who need to know is quite easy with Smartsheet. For data analytics and general spreadsheet purposes Excel is better but for project management and event planning Smartsheet is superior
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    Pros
    CoSchedule
    • Best time to post is great at updating to when we get the most engagement by platform
    • Requeue tool to slate out additional posts for a given piece of content is a huge time saver
    • Aggregate analytics tool shows us a peek across our posts on a given platform that's actually easier to read than the platform itself
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    Notion Labs, Inc
    • I love that you can create nested pages, allowing for separate sections to organize information as needed.
    • I appreciate the convenience of effortlessly uploading images to any section.
    • I appreciate that when adding links, you can embed them so the website displays directly on the page.
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    Smartsheet
    • Its hard to overstate the value of familiarity. Being able to use a tool that has some familiarity takes away the time needed to train and orient employees on a new tool and allows an organization to hit the ground running.
    • Smartsheet covers most of the basics of a project management tool, the usual tasks, milestones and project viewing options.
    • For data viewing, you get multiple data viewing options including a calendar view (good for marketing teams and those who work around scheduling), Kanban, Gaant etc
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    Cons
    CoSchedule
    • The platform seems sluggish as of late, likely as a result of the robust amount of data we are entering and the number of filters we're creating.
    • Social media scheduling exists, but we do run into publishing errors more often then we'd like.
    • Task templates when updated are not retroactive, so when you create projects for an entire year and then change a template, you need to go back and change them manually.
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    Notion Labs, Inc
    • I use Notion on my personal tablet, and unlike on the computer, I have a lot of difficulty editing backgrounds, GIFs, and page dividers. It's not as user-friendly, and often the elements end up cut off or misaligned, which is frustrating.
    • While the current calendar feature is helpful, I'd love to see more customization options. The Google Calendar style isn't always ideal, especially for tasks without specific times or for ongoing projects that require daily maintenance.
    • It would be fantastic to have more flexibility in customizing Notion pages. For example, I'd love to create planners with the freedom to add illustration boxes, stickers, or GIFs without being restricted to a fixed layout.
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    Smartsheet
    • Smartsheet set up is similar to Excel, yet when you upload an Excel file, things like conditional formatting are lost. Smartsheet has its own conditional formatting, and you have to reinstate the rules. It would be great if those would apply automatically once a file is uploaded
    • Some Smartsheet management and access rules can take some tweaking to work properly. This may be a case of offering more info to admins so they can apply these better and with more efficiency
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CoSchedule
    No answers on this topic
    Notion Labs, Inc
    We're too settled in the ecosystem and we have no major complaints with it. No reason to move unless you have a burning pain point
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    Smartsheet
    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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    Usability
    CoSchedule
    The interface is very intuitive, from setting up social profiles, to posting, to tags, to optimizing for best day/time to post. It's super easy to scan the aggregate analytics. The calendar is very easy to grok at a glance, and the more advanced functionality is intuitive to set up.
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    Notion Labs, Inc
    Very easy to use (I learned how to use everything on my own) and I was able to set up an entire ecosystem without any courses or other tools. I often say that Notion is like Lego for adults, because there we can use all the available tools to create a multitude of things, from funnels to projects with calculated deadlines and tags.
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    Smartsheet
    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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    Support Rating
    CoSchedule
    I didn't have to use their official support, but I can say that they put out a lot of content online to help users. Their YouTube page has quite an array of tutorial videos explaining how things work and how to get the most out of their tools. If you're struggling, before picking up a phone or blasting off an email, try searching for your problem on YouTube or their forums.
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    Notion Labs, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Smartsheet
    I give this rating because it fills a niche in the market. MS Project scares many away from proper task management but there are limited tools our there, especially cloud-based that are mobile-friendly. Smartsheet fills this market gap, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. IT is not fair to compare it to MS Project, but fairer to see what gaps it fills.
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    Implementation Rating
    CoSchedule
    No answers on this topic
    Notion Labs, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Smartsheet
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    CoSchedule
    CoSchedule provides collaborative planning of projects. The calendar view is very well designed. Meetings and tasks can be scheduled and tracked easily. Whatever is being done, no matter how big the task/project is, it gives a bird-eye view of everything. Additionally, it also integrated very well with WordPress. Their customer service team is also very helpful.
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    Notion Labs, Inc
    The company uses both Notion and Trello within the company. Notion is more for North America employees while Trello is used between Operation team overseas and in North America. Sometimes it's a preference of how the tools look like for project management. I would say both Notion and Trello are nice tools and serves our needs.
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    Smartsheet
    Jira and Redmine are much more robust and technologically advanced project management solutions. I enjoy using either when managing a very large project. However, I prefer to use Smartsheet for my smaller to medium sized projects. As for Google Drive - I would say that Google sheets and Smartsheet are almost identical in my opinion when it comes to functionality. Personally I prefer to manage smaller projects via Google Drive, but it is a personal preference!
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    Return on Investment
    CoSchedule
    • It has saved me about 1 hour per day to keep things organized from Asana to WordPress.
    • By not having a functioning Google Doc import feature, it costs me about 30 minutes for each blog post to copy paste all the content, images, etc.
    • By bundling too many features into their plans, many of which we don't use (e.g. social media scheduling), we lose a little ROI because we are not using the full feature set. We use and prefer Buffer for social media, so when CoSchedule raised their price $40+ per month on features we would not be using, that hurt.
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    Notion Labs, Inc
    • It has streamlined our processes across various teams to all work from a signle source of truth
    • Maintaining this source of truth is a full time job
    • It has reduced our overall tool set by completely eliminating two other softwares we were paying for
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    Smartsheet
    • This has really opened up collaboration across teams. A lot less working in silos.
    • It hasn't fully replaced any one tool so it means having to go to another place. Hopefully, we can eliminate a tool or two in the next six months.
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    ScreenShots

    CoSchedule Marketing Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of Calendar Organizer: Visualizes everything in real time, and shows every project on a unified calendar of record. Helps to keep stakeholders in the know and pivot quickly when priorities change.Screenshot of Content Organizer: Eliminates content bottlenecks from idea to promotion. Optimizes the editorial process, and centralizes publishing and promotion by connecting marketing tools.Screenshot of Work Organizer: Maximizes resources by implementing consistent, defined workflows to speed up production and identify how urgent changes impact proactively planned work.Screenshot of Asset Organizer: Catalogs and maintains control of brand assets with customized taxonomies to find, update, and share files. Folders and files can be shared with stakeholders to make sure work is up-to-date.Screenshot of Idea Board: Used to write down ideas, take in requests, and prioritize the projects that are up-next, before giving them a publish date and putting them on the calendar organizer.Screenshot of An AI-powered Marketing Intelligence Assistant that can be used to write first-draft copy, complete work faster, and generate new ideas.