Smartsheet
Wrike
| Feature | Smartsheet | Wrike |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | Free / from $10/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | enterprise, project-managers, operations-teams, it-teams | enterprise, marketing-teams, professional-services, product-teams |
| Founded | 2005 | 2006 |
| Sheets | ✓ | ✗ |
| Gantt Charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automation | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Forms | ✓ | ✗ |
| Resource Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom Workflows | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cross Tagging | ✗ | ✓ |
| Request Forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Smartsheet Pros
- Familiar spreadsheet interface
- Powerful automation
- Enterprise-grade
- Good dashboards
✗ Smartsheet Cons
- Can be confusing
- Expensive for small teams
- Learning curve
✓ Wrike Pros
- Cross-tagging lets tasks live in multiple projects
- Powerful Gantt charts with dependencies
- Custom request forms for intake workflows
- AI-powered risk prediction and status updates
✗ Wrike Cons
- Interface can feel cluttered and overwhelming
- Free tier limited to basic features
- Steep learning curve for full capabilities
The Verdict
Smartsheet is built for enterprise and project managers, with a focus on sheets and gantt-charts. Wrike targets enterprise and marketing teams and leads with gantt-charts and custom-workflows.
Pricing is close: Smartsheet starts at $9/mo versus $10/mo for Wrike — 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.
Feature-wise, Wrike offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Smartsheet takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
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.
