Smartsheet - Collaboration made easy
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What is Smartsheet?
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.
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- Scheduling (106)8.585%
- Team Collaboration (117)8.484%
- Task Management (121)8.484%
- Gantt Charts (104)8.181%
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$14
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$25
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- No setup fee
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- Free/Freemium Version
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What is Smartsheet?
Smartsheet is an online project management and collaboration tool from Smartsheet.inc in Bellevue, Washington. The software has a characteristic spreadsheet like interface but contains the full panoply of features expected of project management and collaboration software, such as automated alerts, instantaneous updating and sharing across team members, resource management facilitating budgeting and task allocation, nested tasks organized in a hierarchy, a Gantt chart view, the ready production of exportable reports (e.g. Excel), and integration with email. Across spreadsheets cells can be linked allowing the creation of master spreadsheets that provide ready summaries or automated reports. Smartsheet's capabilities can be expanded with a multitude of apps (e.g. Dropbox, Google Apps) or integrated into combinatory solutions (e.g. with Salesforce) to tailor fit business needs. It supports full mobile access.
Three tiers cover Smartsheet's pricing options. The Basic level provides core features for small groups of individuals, while the Team level is recommended for groups of up to 50 people and supports more user features, allows multiple sheet creators, and has reporting functions. The Enterprise level is a custom fit tier for groups of greater than 50 individuals or companies, and may include dedicated support personnel if desired.
Three tiers cover Smartsheet's pricing options. The Basic level provides core features for small groups of individuals, while the Team level is recommended for groups of up to 50 people and supports more user features, allows multiple sheet creators, and has reporting functions. The Enterprise level is a custom fit tier for groups of greater than 50 individuals or companies, and may include dedicated support personnel if desired.
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Smartsheet Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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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.
Reviewers rate Resource Management highest, with a score of 8.8.
The most common users of Smartsheet are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Highly usable tool: Users find Smartsheet to be a highly usable tool with a considerable amount of functionality and ease of use. Some users appreciate its user-friendly interface and extensive features.
Effective scheduling and task management: The scheduling aspect of Smartsheet is highly praised as it allows multiple people to work on data simultaneously without locking the sheet. Many users appreciate the ability to set automatic reminders for tasks, even for future dates up to a year ahead.
Excel-like interface: Users appreciate that Smartsheet operates like Excel, making it easy for anyone with Excel experience to use. They find the formatting capabilities highly effective in managing large amounts of data.
Confusing User Interface: Many users have expressed frustration with the confusing and complicated user interface of Smartsheet, making it difficult for them to navigate and complete tasks efficiently. This issue has been mentioned by multiple reviewers.
Lacking Spreadsheet Functionalities: A number of users have mentioned that some basic spreadsheet functionalities, such as Merge Cells, are missing in Smartsheet. This limitation hampers their ability to manipulate data effectively.
Limited Integration with Excel: Advanced Excel users have voiced their desire for Visual Basic functionality in Smartsheet, which would allow them to automate tasks and customize the software further. Its absence restricts their ability to fully leverage the tool's capabilities.
Users have made several recommendations for Smartsheet based on their experiences. First, users highly recommend considering PPM and PSA needs before implementing Smartsheet, as the platform may be more suitable for certain project and task management requirements. Second, users recommend integrating Smartsheet with a calendar for easy viewing of due dates, emphasizing the benefit of combining Smartsheet's features with a calendar tool to enhance visibility and organization of deadlines. Lastly, users appreciate the real-time management and ability to use Smartsheet among multiple team members, highlighting the platform's capability to facilitate collaboration and streamline workflows within teams.
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April 19, 2024
Smartsheet - Collaboration made easy
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Has made sharing of spreadsheets very easy and has reduced the amount of errors due to the sharing and live nature of the spreadsheet
- has reduced number of emails given the chat feature is awesome
- has reduced the number of times I would have to upload new versions of an Excel document and also alleviates the worry of someone using the wrong version
November 01, 2023
Save your time on Spreadsheet data by using Smartsheet
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- In my previous company after 2 years of using Smartsheet our ROI was 400%
- A lot of employees switched from typical spreadsheets to Smartsheet due to saving time on automations.
- People who actually switch to Smartsheet do not want to go back to typical spreadsheets
- License of Smartsheet is higher than license of GSUITE or Office 365
July 06, 2023
Just use Excel, don't waste your money.
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- SS caused our data entry to become very inaccurate
- People think and organize differently this does not allow for individualized organization styles which causes a lot of problems when users impose their own organization methods
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Better visibility
- Clear project reports
- Data driven decisions making
December 12, 2022
Smartsheets is the best tool in my PM toolbox
- Ability to grow out our project management capabilities to a more mature organization, with standard processes, many of which are built on the way we manage projects within the tool.
- Ability to build out a custom financial reporting tool that ties into Smartsheet, allowing us to do all of our financial performance management tracking based on percent complete. This shows clients how we are trending in relation to the budget.
August 01, 2022
Smartsheet - Good software for data management and collaboration - not for integrated systems
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- We found users weren't as keen on adopting the tools built with Smartsheet.
- We lost time manually updating matrices affecting dashboards due to lack of functionality.
- We had to dedicate resources to maintaining those tools.
October 15, 2021
Smartsheet should be Brilliant Sheet
- Being able to see the project in comparison to our organizational goals is really helpful especially with multidisciplinary team
- Being able to establish repeatable processes based on an executed work plan allows us to ensure we are identifying best practices
- Being able to quickly filter resources allows us to see where were over allocated and make adjustments in staffing
- Being able to quickly filter resources allows us to see where were over allocated and make adjustments
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- It has help me to define, follow and monitor the achievement of my weerkly/monthly goals in terms of prospecting (calls, messages, new clients acquisition, etc).
- Helps Sales Teams to have their custom information insights updated at any moment and used to report directly to management.
- Reduces follow-up calls and emails from pre-sales engineers, management and internal stakeholders as they have available all status information about deals directly on Smartsheet files.
June 30, 2021
Spreadsheet Project Management for the Rest of Us - How Smartsheet compares to Excel and other spreadsheet tools
- The reduced learning curve for most users was very important to us because of the time saved. It is hard to quantify the amount of money saved on time alone.
- Smartsheet allowed our users to feel empowered to do their best work without having to spend a lot of time changing their workflows, this was very good for employee satisfaction.
June 14, 2021
Great for Smaller Projects!
- Projects are delivered on time and on budget
- Teams are working more collaboratively
- Resources are better allocated
- It is fully customizable and accessible; it has worked well for us, our team has stayed together and organized thanks to Smartsheet.
- Productivity, resulting in time savings for Project Managers.
- Project Tracking, lets Project Managers know when a project is getting off track so they can address it before making the client unhappy.
June 12, 2021
Automations, Forms, Triggers, yes it is Smart
- Improved time delay.
- Reduced brainstorming sessions.
- Improved visibility on tasks/leaves/activities/ideas/projects.
- Timely triggers to remind tasks.
- Workflow efficiency is enhanced
- Communication is improved
- Customer-client relationship is improved
- Work consistency
June 07, 2021
Great For Starting Out With Project Management
- It has helped manager keep track of what their associates are doing.
- It helps increase the collaboration among team members.
June 03, 2021
A great way to manage your projects
- Budget friendly project management tool
- Keep progress of projects going
- Organization
June 02, 2021
Effective Project Management and Tracking Software
- Improved visualization
- Tracking milestones
- Meeting project deadlines
June 02, 2021
Smartsheet Rocks!!
- ROI In months
- Reduced cost of PM tools by over 50%
- Improved on time projects
- Improved Collaboration
June 01, 2021
Gain more control with Smartsheet
- Smartsheet has helped us maintain accountability.
- It has helped us communicate better and faster.
- Improved how we organize and oversee projects.
- Since implementing Smartsheet, it has meant a steady improvement in the way we work to work on projects and keep our entire team together.
May 30, 2021
Kudos for Cloud Collaboration
- Increased efficiency.
- N/A on costs - happens at enterprise level.
- Working remotely/wherever employees are without VPN.
May 24, 2021
Smartsheet for Scheduling Audits
- Allowed our team to track member progress.
- Assist budget planning for various projects.
- Time management for audits.
- Simplifies resource allocation.
- Improves the accuracy of project planning.
- Not much to-date.
- Hoping that our client will continue to use and use us as their consultant.
- Intending to build further trust and business based of of helping with Smartsheet.
- Proper schedule tracking keeps projects on track
- Notify owners of schedule changes
- Allowed us to track who is responsible for what