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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)

    Ventiv IRM

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AVentiv IRM is integrated risk management software designed to provide the insights needed to monitor and lower the user's Total Cost of Risk (TCoR). It features real-time analytics for decision support by integrating data from internal and external sources in one system while connecting risk mitigation activities across the business.N/A
    Pricing
    SmartsheetVentiv IRM
    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
    SmartsheetVentiv IRM
    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.—
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    Community Pulse
    SmartsheetVentiv IRM
    Considered Both Products
    Smartsheet
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    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
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    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
    SmartsheetVentiv IRM
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Smartsheet and Ventiv IRM
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    9.1
    129 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Ventiv IRM
    -
    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 Ventiv IRM
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    7.9
    66 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Ventiv IRM
    -
    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
    SmartsheetVentiv IRM
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    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
    SmartsheetVentiv IRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (146 ratings)
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (45 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SmartsheetVentiv IRM
    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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    Ventiv Technology
    Ventiv IRM works great for companies with a large number of sources of data, record management, and reporting needs. The system will be able to handle multiple users, processes, or other functions that a large company may need. Ventiv IRM would not be a good fit for companies that may not be large enough to justify the cost of a powerful platform like IRM.
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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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    Ventiv Technology
    • Support Portal allows direct access to support tickets, their status, and having programmers/developers reach out directly to me to clarify my requests.
    • Taking a big project and putting it into smaller, measurable pieces that move the project from beginning to end.
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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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    Ventiv Technology
    • Setting up a new Advance Query report - sometimes I run into glitches
    • When creating/implementing a match merge, the two claims that are set to merge, need to be typed EXACTLY the same (UPPERCASE & lowercase matching on both, if one is all caps and the other is lowercase, the match merge is not successful)
    • I do wish there was a way to self-match two claims instead of waiting for the match merge.
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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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    Ventiv Technology
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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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    Ventiv Technology
    Very usable. The team is always suggesting "tweaks" that allow for easier flow, better understanding of the information needed. This even includes in moving categories/sections in a records around so that the flow of the record is better
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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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    Ventiv Technology
    Support will reach out to me and I LOVE that. Often I want to show them what I see and they have always been willing to jump on a Teams meeting so I can do that. This has also helped me understand how to explain things better (support speak). This has led to closing tickets, completing projects sooner.
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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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    Ventiv Technology
    The actual implantation was not good. The system is fully customizable so Ventiv was ready to give us what we wanted; however, we never had a system so we didn't fully understand what we wanted. Since then, we hit "reset" and we are steadily moving forward.
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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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    Ventiv Technology
    While Ventiv IRM is a bit more expensive than another platform we have used and evaluated, we get a lot of value that helps us make informed risk management decisions. The system works for us, and not the other way around. We're able to use integrations from other sources (such as Navex for reporting and our TPA, and Gallagher-Bassett for financial claim information). The system is easy to use, update, and manage, which is helpful too.
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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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    Ventiv Technology
    • Effective Data Management and Governance.
    • Increased Productivity and Efficiency.
    • Improved Risk Grading and Analytics.
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    ScreenShots

    Ventiv IRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Executive Dashboard
Interactive dashboards allow you to consolidate cross module indicators with a variety of graphical visualizations, including heat and geographic maps, to show aggregations, trends, hot spots and forecasts.Screenshot of ERM Summary Dashboard
Focus in on key risk metrics and track how they have changed compared to prior reporting, look at your risk concentrations by business and risk category plus spot your key risk assessment movers.Screenshot of Claims & Policy Dashboard
Dashboards can be covering 2 linked modules like Claim and Policy here showing Loss Ratios along with Claims Incurred and Premium spend analysis.Screenshot of Map Search
Map Search allows you look for information geographically to spot locations and concentrations. Connect to our advanced analytics to see how your risk profile is impacted by geographic hazards and perils.Screenshot of Portal Landing Page Sample 1
Create portal landing pages for your users or customers; make specific to your industry.Screenshot of Portal Landing Page Sample 2
On the portal page include quick links to their common actions plus include lists of their current cases (claims in this example).