Smartsheet
Teamwork
| Feature | Smartsheet | Teamwork |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | Free / from $13.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | enterprise, project-managers, operations-teams, it-teams | agencies, professional-services, client-work-teams, project-managers |
| Founded | 2005 | 2007 |
| Sheets | ✓ | ✗ |
| Gantt Charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Forms | ✓ | ✗ |
| Resource Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Billing Invoicing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Project Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Smartsheet Pros
- Familiar spreadsheet interface
- Powerful automation
- Enterprise-grade
- Good dashboards
✗ Smartsheet Cons
- Can be confusing
- Expensive for small teams
- Learning curve
✓ Teamwork Pros
- Excellent for client-facing work
- Built-in time tracking and billing
- Unlimited free client users
- Comprehensive project templates
✗ Teamwork Cons
- Interface can feel cluttered
- Learning curve for full feature set
- Mobile app has limited features
The Verdict
Smartsheet is built for enterprise and project managers, with a focus on sheets and gantt-charts. Teamwork targets agencies and professional services and leads with task-management and time-tracking.
Pricing is close: Smartsheet starts at $9/mo versus $13.99/mo for Teamwork — 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.
Both tools are a solid fit for project managers — 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.