Redbooth vs. Smartsheet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Redbooth
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Redbooth is a project management solution built around workstream collaboration, advanced reporting, and enterprise-level communication. An online software, Redbooth helps teams organize everything from small tasks to large projects, at the desk or on the go.
$12
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
RedboothSmartsheet
Editions & Modules
Pro
$12
per month per user
Business
$18.75
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
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
RedboothSmartsheet
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual subscription.A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
RedboothSmartsheet
Features
RedboothSmartsheet
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Redbooth
7.4
Ratings
3% below category average
Smartsheet
9.0
Ratings
16% above category average
Task Management7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Resource Management8.90 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Scheduling5.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Team Collaboration5.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology9.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology9.30 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Document Management8.70 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Email integration5.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Mobile Access8.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Redbooth
7.3
Ratings
3% below category average
Smartsheet
9.1
Ratings
19% above category average
Quotes/estimates8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Invoicing7.00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Project & financial reporting9.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Integration with accounting software5.30 Ratings8.90 Ratings
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
RedboothSmartsheet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.1
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RedboothSmartsheet
Likelihood to Recommend
It’s nice to be able just instantly to have a meeting. I open a session and can send off the link to anyone I need to attend. Pretty instantaneous. I can also schedule meetings in advance and send out notifications and invitations. I’m able to use the same link over and over, which is helpful too.
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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.
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Pros
  • Tracking hours worked is amazing. Easy to export to CSV.
  • Assigning coworkers to tasks that they are responsible for.
  • Color coordinating workspaces, this is how we manage our accounts. We all have different colours for our own accounts.
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  • The easy to use dashboard has enabled us get comprehensive view of projects across the entire business.
  • It has streamlined internal communication with ease of sharing information across different teams.
  • Smartsheet automates our workflows, enhances collaboration and ensures there are no data silos.
  • I like that it saves time for us and ensures we spend less time switching between apps.
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Cons
  • The dashboard takes a few minutes to get used to.
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  • 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
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Likelihood to Renew
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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.
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Usability
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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
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Support Rating
I’ve never actually used their support - I think that in and of itself says something about the product.
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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!
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
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.
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Alternatives Considered
Redbooth, in my opinion, blows all of these out of the water. But, its workflow was best for our company and the way we work. Not to say Basecamp or Asana are bad by any means, but the way that Redbooth works and how we think mesh really well together. I think all have great offerings but nothing seems as intuitive or extensive as Redbooth. They really push to create the best environment that is beautiful, and easy to use.
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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.
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Return on Investment
  • Rapid project management and collaborative integration of the work team
  • By quickly managing projects, you can invest time to carry out other projects
  • Know the level of efficiency of each work group, which lets you know the response capacity of each member of your team
  • Allows you to debug your work team according to its performance levels
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  • Our positive ROI has decreased the overall cost in project management as it reduced the amount of MS project licenses we needed.
  • We have also seen a positive ROI on using the cloud storage and it automatically supports proper version control.
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