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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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)

    Solver

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASolver is a cloud-based extended financial planning and analysis solution (xFP&A) that increases access to actionable insights beyond the finance department to accelerate intelligent decisions.N/A
    Pricing
    SmartsheetSolver
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SmartsheetSolver
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Solver has not provided pricing information for this product or service. This is common practice for software sellers and service providers. Contact Solver to obtain current pricing.
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
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    Features
    SmartsheetSolver
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Smartsheet and Solver
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    9.1
    129 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Solver
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.8126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management10.0108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling9.8111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.2100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.0122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.981 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology9.079 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management9.2101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration9.0100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.762 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.075 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Smartsheet and Solver
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    7.9
    66 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Solver
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates8.144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing7.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.760 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SmartsheetSolver
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    SmartsheetSolver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (146 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (45 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SmartsheetSolver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Solver
    We have multiple departments where they use different sources and application to reports. Solver provided us with this solution in forms of Web portal reporting, which can be accessed across the Whole company, which reduces the number of reports significantly and uniformity. One reporting application through a single source. Our budgeting process is unique last year we had many account executives shuffled, which made very complex for us to reassign accounts and budget for their sales. with complex Budgeting templates, it was not easy anyway. We had to rework our template through 4 revisions
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    Pros
    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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    Solver
    • Ability to combine different information into one report.
    • Report building is similar to excel, which makes for easier use.
    • Current information is always pulled.
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    Cons
    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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    Solver
    • Real-time data for reporting is not available when you get it from the warehouse.
    • Not compatible with Google Chrome.
    • Lack of version and source control for reports on the Web portal.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Solver
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    Usability
    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
    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
    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
    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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    Solver
    Since more employees other than accounting employees will be using BI360, it is more user friendly than other report builders.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Solver
    • BI360 has made getting information to management much easier.
    • BI360 makes compiling information to make reports much easier.
    • Since BI360 is capable of so many reports, our company uses it for more than financial purposes.
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