Smartsheet vs. Zoho Sheet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Smartsheet
Score 8.3 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.
$12
per month per user (up to 10 users)
Zoho Sheet
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Sheet enables users to create, edit and share spreadsheets online, and is available with a free plan.N/A
Pricing
SmartsheetZoho Sheet
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
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SmartsheetZoho Sheet
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
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
SmartsheetZoho Sheet
Features
SmartsheetZoho Sheet
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Smartsheet
9.1
129 Ratings
16% above category average
Zoho Sheet
-
Ratings
Task Management9.8126 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management9.8108 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.0109 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling9.8111 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.1100 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.0122 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.681 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology9.079 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management9.2101 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration9.1100 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.096 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.762 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.269 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.275 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Smartsheet
8.1
66 Ratings
5% above category average
Zoho Sheet
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates8.144 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing7.837 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.760 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.832 Ratings00 Ratings
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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
SmartsheetZoho Sheet
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(146 ratings)
10.0
(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
SmartsheetZoho Sheet
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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Zoho
Zoho Sheet is an amazing application that allows us to share information such as cost analysis, preparing projects for Zoho Projects, invoicing for billable tickets. We love that it has live updates when working as a team. We even use it backing up some of our important information. Very user-friendly if you are familiar with Excel.
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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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Zoho
  • User-friendly
  • Shareable
  • Integration with other Zoho Applications
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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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Zoho
  • Speed
  • Formulas are not always working
  • Moblie appearance
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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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Zoho
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
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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Zoho
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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Zoho
Once familiar with Microsoft Excel, Zoho Sheet is very easy to use. We have teams in different countries and time zone. Zoho Sheet allows us to share the information in real-time, regardless of the time zone as long as you are online. It would be great if there was the option to work on it offline if needed.
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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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Zoho
  • Stream lining some of our tasks
  • Information sharing
  • Collaborating
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