Fibery
Smartsheet
| Feature | Fibery | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | Free / from $9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | product-teams, startups, agencies, connected-workflows | enterprise, pmo-teams, operations, construction, it-teams |
| Founded | 2018 | 2005 |
| Custom Databases | ✓ | ✗ |
| Bi Directional Relations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Documents | ✓ | ✗ |
| Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ai Assistant | ✓ | ✗ |
| Feedback Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Grid View | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt | ✗ | ✓ |
| Card View | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Resource Management | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Fibery Pros
- Highly flexible with custom entity types and relations
- Combines PM, wiki, and feedback tools in one platform
- Bi-directional relations between any entities
- AI-powered summaries and content generation
✗ Fibery Cons
- Steep learning curve due to extreme flexibility
- Smaller community than Notion or ClickUp
- Mobile app is limited
✓ Smartsheet Pros
- Familiar spreadsheet interface reduces learning curve
- Powerful automation with no-code workflows
- Enterprise-grade permissions and governance
- Excellent for resource management at scale
✗ Smartsheet Cons
- Can feel overwhelming for simple projects
- Expensive at enterprise scale
- Mobile experience is limited
The Verdict
Fibery is built for product teams and startups, with a focus on custom-databases and bi-directional-relations. Smartsheet targets enterprise and pmo teams and leads with grid-view and gantt.
Pricing is close: Smartsheet starts at $9/mo versus $10/mo for Fibery — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.