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    Overview
    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)

    vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AvRealize Suite and vCloud Suite delivered a self-service consumption layer, an automation framework and self-driving Day 2 operations for VMware Cloud. The product is no longer available.

    $10

    per month per core

    Pricing
    SmartsheetvRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    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
    Contact Sales
    FCO Hosting Edition
    $10
    per month per core
    FCO Hosting Edition
    $10
    per Cluster & Hypervisor Combination/Annual
    FCO Single Cluster Edition
    $16
    per month per core
    FCO Hosting Edition
    $128
    per month Max Core Limit
    FCO Single Cluster Edition
    $1500
    per Cluster & Hypervisor Combination/Annual
    FCO Single Cluster Edition
    Unlimited
    per month Max Core Limit
    FCO Multiple Cluster Edition
    Unlimited
    per month Max Core Limit
    FCO Multiple Cluster Edition
    Contact Sales
    per month per core
    FCO Multiple Cluster Edition
    Contact Sales
    per Cluster & Hypervisor Combination/Annual
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SmartsheetvRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    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
    SmartsheetvRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SmartsheetvRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Smartsheet and vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    9.1
    129 Ratings
    17% above category average
    vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
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    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 vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    7.9
    66 Ratings
    3% above category average
    vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates8.144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing7.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.760 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Management
    Comparison of Cloud Management features of Smartsheet and vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    vRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    8.1
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Cloud Management Security00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Automation and Orchestration00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Cost Management00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Cloud Management Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Governance and Compliance00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Systems Integration00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
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    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SmartsheetvRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (146 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 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)
    User Testimonials
    SmartsheetvRealize Suite & vCloud Suite (discontinued)
    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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    It is most suited where there multi cloud platform as VCloud suite provides most 2 important licences i.e. Vsphere 9India's leading hypervisor) and Vrealize Suite which helps to automate and also simplies IT management by making the solution most agile, efficient and easy to use. If there is a simple environment with just few servers where there is need for only 2-3 VMs, i will not recommend this.
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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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    • One management platform for all the VMs across datacenters
    • Automation of IT management
    • Makes IT or Cloud management more agile and efficient.
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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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    • There is nothing exactly like cons but one must should check all the features, it can be confusing at the times.
    • It can be expensive as compared to some other products available in the market.
    • Implementation can be little tricky, should done by Vmware engineer
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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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    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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    Discontinued Products
    VCloud mostly provides cloud management platform, all others also provide the same plus some other features so, Vcloud can be little less expensive in comparison to other solutions available in market. Also, it's very easy to use and deploy and manage your cloud platform. It is widely used by mid scale as well as large scale companies.
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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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    • Positive only- Vrealize suite helps is IT automation by making it cost-effective and efficient.
    • Less time is consumed by our IT administrators because of Automating process and they can do better monitoring
    • It can be really cost effective for if any company wants to make private cloud. It did the same with us as through vCloud we get all the VMware software required.
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