Smartsheet vs. StoriesOnBoard

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Smartsheet
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Smartsheet 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.
$14
per month
StoriesOnBoard
Score 1.4 out of 10
N/A
StoriesOnBoard is a holistic product management tool powered by user feedback. Through collecting user and customer feedback into a single repository and sorting it based on custom rules and collaborating with stakeholders to form actionable feature ideas from them, users can make sure their ideas will be driven by real user needs. Ideas can be validated on a public roadmap and then placed on a user story map to plan releases. StoriesOnBoard supports the product management…
$19
per edior
Pricing
SmartsheetStoriesOnBoard
Editions & Modules
Individual
$14
per month
Business
$25
Per User / Per Month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Premier
Contact Sales
Basic - billed annually
$19
per edior
Standard - billed annually
$26
per edior
Pro - billed annually
$45
per edior
Enterprise - billed annually
$499
40+ users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SmartsheetStoriesOnBoard
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Top Pros
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Features
SmartsheetStoriesOnBoard
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Smartsheet
7.6
123 Ratings
0% above category average
StoriesOnBoard
-
Ratings
Task Management7.9120 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management8.6102 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.8103 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.5105 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.894 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.2116 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.376 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology5.774 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management6.695 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.894 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access6.990 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking6.557 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.069 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Smartsheet
6.7
61 Ratings
11% below category average
StoriesOnBoard
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates5.839 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing6.332 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.155 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.629 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SmartsheetStoriesOnBoard
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(141 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(23 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(12 ratings)
7.3
(1 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)
User Testimonials
SmartsheetStoriesOnBoard
Likelihood to Recommend
Smartsheet
For teams and users who are very familiar with Excel and its mode of operation, Smartsheet will feel like a walkover. If you have a number of users who use Excel or Google Sheets for their personal project management then you will find this tool to be very useful and somewhat familiar.
Teams that may be used to other project management suites or styles would find Smartsheet a bit challenging to adapt to, as formulas and formatting can be challenging to adapt to.
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StoriesOnBoard
As mentioned earlier, we also use StoriesOnBoard to create other processes (customer and employee journey). We use the swim lanes to differentiate between measures, tools and processes and working with them is very easy and understandable for this purpose.
Less easy is the use of context, i.e. when one part of a story map depends on another story map. This cannot be avoided (at least for us) to avoid creating redundancy (and the risk of creating different stages). At appropriate places, we refer to the other map in the title.
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Pros
Smartsheet
  • The easy to use dashboard has enabled us get comprehensive view of projects across the entire business.
  • It has streamlined internal communication with ease of sharing information across different teams.
  • Smartsheet automates our workflows, enhances collaboration and ensures there are no data silos.
  • I like that it saves time for us and ensures we spend less time switching between apps.
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StoriesOnBoard
  • User role management
  • Jira integration
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Filtering by personas
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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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StoriesOnBoard
  • Switching the view to a vertical mode (easier to scroll).
  • Better availability of information on user story mapping.
  • Possibility to link to activities and steps from other maps (Context).
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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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StoriesOnBoard
No answers on this topic
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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StoriesOnBoard
StoriesOnBoard works really well; all features are well thought through. It could look a bit fresher, although the new updated dashboard is already much better than it was.
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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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StoriesOnBoard
No answers on this topic
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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StoriesOnBoard
No answers on this topic
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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StoriesOnBoard
The only other competitor we looked at was cardboardit.com. Both had solid functionality, but StoriesOnBoard was more user-friendly and quick to learn and use in our opinion.
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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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StoriesOnBoard
  • StoriesOnBoard (and story mapping in general) creates a low-cost visual method of aligning on high-level business and technical requirements early in a project and provides an ongoing reference as the project progresses. Having this alignment is critical for the later stages of the project.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of StoriesOnBoard Workspace DashboardScreenshot of Story map collectionScreenshot of Story map exampleScreenshot of Story card example