What users are saying about
Nifty vs Smartsheet
12 Ratings
<a href='https://www.trustradius.com/static/about-trustradius-scoring' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>trScore algorithm: Learn more.</a>Score 9.3 out of 100
Based on 12 reviews and ratings
Top Rated
635 Ratings
<a href='https://www.trustradius.com/static/about-trustradius-scoring' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>trScore algorithm: Learn more.</a>Score 8.4 out of 100
Based on 635 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Nifty ranks higher in 2 feature sets: Project Management, Professional Services Automation
Project Management
9.7
Nifty
97%
8.2
Smartsheet
82%
Nifty ranks higher in 14/14 features
Nifty ranks higher in 14/14 features
Task Management
9.3
93%
3 Ratings
8.6
86%
117 Ratings
Resource Management
9.6
96%
3 Ratings
7.7
77%
101 Ratings
Gantt Charts
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
8.8
88%
100 Ratings
Scheduling
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
8.6
86%
103 Ratings
Workflow Automation
9.6
96%
3 Ratings
7.8
78%
91 Ratings
Team Collaboration
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
8.6
86%
113 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
10.0
100%
1 Rating
7.6
76%
74 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
8.0
80%
70 Ratings
Document Management
9.6
96%
3 Ratings
7.7
77%
93 Ratings
Email integration
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
8.2
82%
91 Ratings
Mobile Access
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
7.8
78%
87 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
8.7
87%
3 Ratings
8.2
82%
57 Ratings
Change request and Case Management
9.0
90%
3 Ratings
8.6
86%
61 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
8.1
81%
67 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
9.5
Nifty
95%
8.5
Smartsheet
85%
Nifty ranks higher in 2/4 features
Nifty ranks higher in 2/4 features
Quotes/estimates
8.9
89%
2 Ratings
8.2
82%
38 Ratings
Project & financial reporting
10.0
100%
2 Ratings
8.1
81%
53 Ratings
Invoicing
N/A
0 Ratings
8.7
87%
30 Ratings
Integration with accounting software
N/A
0 Ratings
8.9
89%
28 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Nifty is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
Nifty
90%
3 Ratings
8.4
Smartsheet
84%
138 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Nifty
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Smartsheet
100%
24 Ratings
Usability
Nifty
N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
Smartsheet
86%
12 Ratings
Performance
Nifty
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Smartsheet
100%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
Nifty
N/A
0 Ratings
8.1
Smartsheet
81%
90 Ratings
Online Training
Nifty
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
Smartsheet
70%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating
Nifty
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Smartsheet
100%
18 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Nifty
I've found myself recommending Nifty to other business owners as well as for personal use. I've personally found it to be invaluable when it comes to:
- Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly recurring tasks
- Creating templates for company processes such as new product creation, marketing strategy, on-boarding, quarterly goals, content management
- Having forms zapped into a new task from multiple locations ensuring they're never overlooked
- Having clear milestones and timelines for projects
- Communicating on projects, tasks, and just in general
- Assigning different components of projects to different people
- Creating prior requirements that must be completed before completing the task
Founder
Naturally AshlieHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees
Smartsheet
There were new vendors who needed to submit their documents by the sales department for legal and Risk department for reviewing and checking the validity of the documents, The way of escalation and attaching the documents and the vendor's data was well suited to be done through the smart sheet. As the sales use smart sheet tickets for submitting the vendor's details and attaching the documents. Through the Smartsheet automation process, a notification mail was sent to the legal and risk department for reviewing and the tickets were assigned already to the admins for validating . After the admin's review and tick mark on the check box of reviewing in the smart sheet which was customized than when its clicked send automated emails to the supervisors for approval, Then after the supervisor's approval, an automated mail was sent to the sales team for completing approval of the vendor. All of these scenarios and hierarchy did because of Smartsheet.
AML Compliance Analyst
AMAN EXCHANGE COMPANY KUWAITFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Nifty
- An overview of project timelines and milestones.
- One-on-one or group conversations.
- Tracking the status of projects and tasks.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Portland General ElectricUtilities, 1001-5000 employees
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
Freelance Consultant
Self-EmployedE-Learning, 1-10 employees
Cons
Nifty
- Time Expense could be improved since we cannot edit the previous/past time logs entered.
- Lacks expense management and Purchase order management functionality
- Newest product updates are not always stable and I had to reach Nifty's support team a couple of times in the past to fix the issues with new updates e.g. our document management and meeting integrations had to be re-authorized
Assistant Manager
DeloitteMarketing & Advertising, 5001-10,000 employees
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

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
Nifty
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
$89/mo
Starting Price
—Nifty Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Smartsheet
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Smartsheet Editions & Modules
Edition
Individual | $141 |
---|---|
Business | $252 |
Enterprise | Contact Sales |
Premier | Contact Sales |
- per month
- Per User / Per Month
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Nifty
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Smartsheet
Smartsheet 10.0
Based on 24 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.
Communications Specialist
Covenant CreekReligious Institutions, 51-200 employees
Usability
Nifty
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Smartsheet
Smartsheet 8.6
Based on 12 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
Program Assistant, Epidemiology Planning and Communications Division
Tri-County Health DepartmentProgram Development, 201-500 employees
Support Rating
Nifty
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Smartsheet
Smartsheet 8.1
Based on 90 answers
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.
Sr. Project Manager
CaptureRXHospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Implementation Rating
Nifty
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Smartsheet
Smartsheet 10.0
Based on 18 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.
Project Manager
Vitatech ElectromagneticsEnvironmental Services, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
Nifty
There's no comparison. Nifty does what all of these do all in one place (with the exception of Slack's community aspect with hashtagging - not sure if Nifty can do this, never tried)Nifty even has the ability to import directly from many other platforms - I've personally imported projects from Trello and Asana, saving tons of time in migration.
Founder
Naturally AshlieHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees
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!

Verified User
Project Manager in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Nifty
- Consistent communications.
- Staying on project schedule.
- Aligned projects with business strategies.
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Portland General ElectricUtilities, 1001-5000 employees
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.

Verified User
Analyst in Marketing
Automotive Company, 5001-10,000 employees