Monday.com
Smartsheet
| Feature | Monday.com | Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | Free / from $9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | teams, enterprise, sales-teams, marketing-teams | enterprise, project-managers, operations-teams, it-teams |
| Founded | 2012 | 2005 |
| Boards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Crm | ✓ | ✗ |
| Forms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sheets | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt Charts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Automation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Resource Management | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Monday.com Pros
- Visual and intuitive
- Great automations
- CRM built-in
- Beautiful dashboards
✗ Monday.com Cons
- Expensive at scale
- Free plan is very limited
- Minimum 3 seats
✓ Smartsheet Pros
- Familiar spreadsheet interface
- Powerful automation
- Enterprise-grade
- Good dashboards
✗ Smartsheet Cons
- Can be confusing
- Expensive for small teams
- Learning curve
The Verdict
Monday.com is built for teams and enterprise, with a focus on boards and automations. Smartsheet targets enterprise and project managers and leads with sheets and gantt-charts.
Both tools come in at similar price points ($9/mo for Monday.com, $9/mo for Smartsheet), so pricing won't make the decision for you.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Both tools are a solid fit for enterprise — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
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.
