Project management tools
Alternatives to Smartsheet
Smartsheet helps people, teams and organizations manage projects and build solutions ranging from small work to complex portfolios. Grid, Gantt, calendar, table, board and timeline views support different planning styles, while dashboards, reports, forms, formulas, workload tracking and portfolios extend project work. No-code workflows, time tracking, guest access and built-in AI add operational support. Integrations include Jira, Power BI, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Tableau, Workday, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Adobe Creative Cloud. Plans include a 30-day trial but no free plan; Pro costs $9 per Member per month billed yearly or $12 billed monthly, and higher plans contain additional capabilities.
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Jira From $7.91/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · iOS9.5 Visit Specs - 02
Wrike Wrike may suit teams that want board-based task management with automation, time tracking and guest access.
From $10/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.5 Visit Specs - 03
Teamwork.com Teamwork.com may suit teams organizing work around projects who want to compare project, storage, and automation allowances across plans.
From $9.99/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.5 Visit Specs - 04
Trello Trello suits individuals and teams that want to organize tasks visually, automate workflows, or connect boards to other apps.
From $5/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.5 Visit Specs - 05
Linear From $10/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.4 Visit Specs - 06
Hive Hive suits teams managing projects, tasks and approvals alongside time, cost and billing work.
From $5/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.4 Visit Specs - 07
Nifty From $10/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.4 Visit Specs - 08
ClickUp ClickUp suits teams that organize work across multiple task views and need automation, time tracking, or integrations.
From $9/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android9.3 Visit Specs - 09
Asana Asana suits individuals or small groups organizing personal projects, as well as teams that need multiple task views and paid security controls.
From $10.99/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android9.3 Visit Specs - 10
Avaza Avaza suits professional-services teams that want project tracking, scheduling, expense handling, and invoicing in one platform.
From $11.95/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.3 Visit Specs - 11 Autodesk Flow Production Tracking
It suits VFX, animation, and games producers, supervisors, pipeline developers, artists, and teams planning resources and approvals.
Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.2 Visit Specs - 12 Ora
Ora suits teams that need to organize work across projects and want automation rules, time tracking or guest access.
From $0.50/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.2 Visit Specs - 13
Paymo It suits individuals or teams that want work management and time tracking across desktop, mobile, and web platforms.
From $0.49/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.2 Visit Specs - 14 Microsoft Planner Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.1 Visit Specs
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Trimble ProjectSight ProjectSight suits general contractors, MEP contractors, and specialty subcontractors coordinating construction records and workflows.
From $29/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.1 Visit Specs - 16
GoodDay From $4/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 17 RationalPlan
It suits individuals and companies that need project scheduling, resource planning, or portfolio management.
From $4/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 18
Basecamp Basecamp suits teams that want project-specific tools for tasks, discussions, schedules and client collaboration.
From $25/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.0 Visit Specs - 19
OpenProject From €5.95/mo Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs - 20
Scoro Scoro is designed for consultancies, agencies, IT firms, and architecture and engineering businesses.
From $17/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.0 Visit Specs - 21
Flowlu From $9/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.0 Visit Specs - 22 Runrun.it
Runrun.it suits teams that want task and project planning, time tracking, reporting, and collaboration in one service.
From $2.17/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.0 Visit Specs - 23
Backlog Backlog suits teams coordinating projects, issues, and code in one platform.
From $35/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.0 Visit Specs - 24
Feng Office From $8/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.0 Visit Specs - 25
Plutio Plutio is suited to freelancers, agencies and small teams that want client, project, billing and workflow tools together.
From $15/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.0 Visit Specs - 26 ProProfs Project From $3.33/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.0 Visit Specs
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project-open suits service industry organizations coordinating projects, IT service work and professional services administration.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.0 Visit Specs - 28
monday.com It suits teams that want to organize work with boards and multiple task views, automation, integrations, and optional time tracking.
From $9/mo Free plan iOS · Android8.9 Visit Specs - 29
ProjectLibre Desktop suits an individual managing a single project locally.
From $9.99/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs - 30
GanttPRO GanttPRO suits teams that need project schedules, task dependencies, workload views, or time tracking.
From $0.58/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of Smartsheet
Readers may look elsewhere for a free plan, lower entry pricing, self-hosting or a different collaboration model. Smartsheet also sets sheet, row, column and imported-file limits, and its Windows and Mac desktop app is scheduled for retirement on or after January 6, 2027. Compare the views your team uses, required automation and time tracking, guest participation, integrations, platform coverage and storage needs. Consider whether a groupware suite, focused Gantt planner, project workspace or inexpensive task system fits better.