ProjectManager is a cloud-based project management software. Features include file storage, client logins, unlimited projects and integration with Google Apps, Microsoft Word, Excel and Project.
$17
per month per user
Smartsheet
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Smartsheet is an online project management and collaboration tool. It includes automated alerts, instantaneous updating and sharing across team members, resource management, nested tasks organized in a hierarchy, a Gantt chart view, exportable and automated reports, and integration with email.
$12
per month per user (up to 10 users)
Pricing
ProjectManager
Smartsheet
Editions & Modules
Team
$17
per month per user
Business
$30
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Pro
$12
per month per user (up to 10 users)
Business
$24
per month per user (3 user minimum)
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Advanced Work Management
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ProjectManager
Smartsheet
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
Optional
No setup fee
Additional Details
Discount available for annual billing.
A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
ProjectManager
Smartsheet
Features
ProjectManager
Smartsheet
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ProjectManager
9.2
Ratings
18% above category average
Smartsheet
9.0
Ratings
16% above category average
Task Management
9.00 Ratings
10.00 Ratings
Resource Management
9.00 Ratings
9.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts
8.50 Ratings
9.00 Ratings
Scheduling
8.50 Ratings
10.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation
8.50 Ratings
8.10 Ratings
Team Collaboration
8.50 Ratings
10.00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
8.50 Ratings
7.00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology
8.50 Ratings
8.90 Ratings
Document Management
10.00 Ratings
8.90 Ratings
Email integration
10.00 Ratings
9.90 Ratings
Mobile Access
10.00 Ratings
8.00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management
10.00 Ratings
9.00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
10.00 Ratings
9.00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
00 Ratings
10.00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ProjectManager.com is a very helpful tool for managing any job, no matter the size or scheduled length to completion. But it is also another added step in the process. So you either have to implement it as part of your standard operating procedure, or you may not utilize it to its full potential.
The Smartsheet platform is extremely similar to Microsoft Excel, so if you are familiar with Excel, you will pick Smartsheet up quickly. Even if you aren't Smartsheet has a relatively simple user interface, meaning just about anyone can learn it. One thing to note is that the interface is that some may consider the interface so simple that they feel the need to look for more robust platforms. If you have a small to medium project that needs to be manages in a central hub, Smartsheet would be a great fit. If you have a very large project, I might consider looking into more advanced platforms.
Creating job schedules and milestones, which we provide to our clients as well as our vendors.
A one stop shop for downloading/uploading any job/site specific documents (issues, daily reports, photos, signoffs, etc.).
Real time communication with your clients. As soon as an issue has been raised within ProjectManager.com, everyone attached to that job with get an email notification of what has been communicated or what document has been uploaded.
Smartsheet set up is similar to Excel, yet when you upload an Excel file, things like conditional formatting are lost. Smartsheet has its own conditional formatting, and you have to reinstate the rules. It would be great if those would apply automatically once a file is uploaded
Some Smartsheet management and access rules can take some tweaking to work properly. This may be a case of offering more info to admins so they can apply these better and with more efficiency
Smartsheet has made my work life easier. Reduced my email significantly. Smartsheet and SaneBox have got me leaving the office with 0... Yes 0 emails in my inbox. My inbox would reach 150-250 email per day. Smartsheet brought that number down significantly and SaneBox took it the rest of the way. Do yourself a favor and check out SaneBox, too.
Smartsheet is very easy to learn. However, while I have been able to pick it easily, Microsoft Excel and Project super users that I have trained on Smartsheet get bogged down in the differences and can find it frustrating. Explaining the differences ahead of time and why Smartsheet is being chosen instead of a different software seems to counteract those reactions
They're a smaller company but they've always given great service when we rarely need to reach out. Pretty good online content but a bigger user base would help to produce more content in a self-sufficient community much as we see with Salesforce. To be fair we haven't needed their direct customer support very often. The sales guys are nice and not too pushy!
Work with the Smartsheet support team to get the best overall. If no one in your organization has used Smartsheet before, the support team will get things started. We had a couple of people who had used this product before and it was a great help in getting our framework together how we wanted to use it.
Wanted more than what the Gantt project offered and still needed to maintain the low price point. Gantt chart tracking is an important feature, and both offer it well, but Project Manager.com offers additional features like Trello integration which made it easy for us to transfer that info from our existing projects.
Smartsheet is a dedicated project management tool that is built on spread sheet principles. When compared to Microsoft's own offering, Smartsheet came out on top in some areas like dedicated project management features vs having to build custom features to Microsoft 365. However when you compare them on price, Microsoft 365 definitely has more value than Smartsheet.
