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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Smartsheet

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASmartsheet 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)

    Wrike

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Wrike is a project management and collaboration software. This solution connects tasks, discussions, and emails to the user’s project plan. Wrike is optimized for agile workflows and aims to help resolve data silos, poor visibility into work status, and missed deadlines and project failures.

    $240

    per year 2 users (minimum)

    Pricing
    SmartsheetWrike
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Wrike Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Wrike Team
    $10
    per month (billed annually) per user (2-15 users)
    Wrike Business
    $25
    per month (billed annually) per user (5-200 users)
    Wrike Enterprise
    Request a quote
    per month per user
    Pinnacle
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    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SmartsheetWrike
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Every premium plan begins with a 14-day trial period.
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    Community Pulse
    SmartsheetWrike
    Considered Both Products
    Smartsheet
    Chose Smartsheet
    All the products seemed to perform the project and task management function adequately. The following factors were the keys to our selection:
    1. Ease of use - so similar to Excel everyone can figure it out.
    2. Flexible architecture lends itself to many different use cases beyond …
    Incentivized
    Chose Smartsheet
    Smartsheet is a must to companies that are in need of automating key business processes that will save them time and eliminate productivity killers. This software enables teams identify bottlenecks early on tasks and projects that are due so that they are able plan on a course …
    Incentivized
    Chose Smartsheet
    Smartsheet is a unique data and project management collaboration tool that sets itself apart from its competitors. Teams have the ability to create extremely customized dashboards that have data flowing to and from multiple worksheets and workspaces. Smartsheet has the ability …
    Incentivized
    Chose Smartsheet
    I was attempting to do all I've described with Google Sheets & SharePoint. Google Sheets didn't have all the functionality we needed. SharePoint was too difficult to set up and doesn't work well with Mac users. None of the solutions I listed could match Smartsheet's versatility …
    Wrike
    Chose Wrike
    We use both Wrike and Smartsheet to satisfy our necessities. Smartsheet gives us a platform to input more information, while in Wrike we stablish contact with our customers for proofing before product development; information that goes directly into our Smartsheet once the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Smartsheet is more useful overall for business process, and Trello and Asana are simpler tools.

    We selected Wrike as it had the right blend of functionality for our needs at the time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Well, Wrike is our team standard. However, the only problem are some contributors (guests) cannot collaborate. Smartsheet might be another choice for us, since Wrike is more expensive and requires all collaborators to get accounts.

    The only thing why I personally, would …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Wrike had more capabilities than Trello. Our team was more familiar and like the Wrike interface better than Smartsheet.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Smartsheet is not as intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Much prefer Wrike - easier to use and much better for the teams that use them as well as managers and team leads
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Compared to other project management software we have used, Wrike is easy to implement and garner user acceptance. Other applications we have used and complex to configure and maintain, whereas Wrike is intuitive and simple to understand out of the gate. The communication …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    clean, aesthetic and straightforward. I really love Wrike's flexibility and customization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    My company already had selected Wrike before I joined. From my experience, it's easier on the eyes, better CX, customisation and automatisation.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Wrike has better customization and integrations Flexibility to give different access depending on what it is needed. Spaces provide independence for each Team to set up what they need Open to feedback from users and implementing changes suggested by users Learning material …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    What Wrike does better than all of the above is to provide a tool that can handle both Waterfall and Kanban. Usually tools lean one way or the other, or they do one well and the other is terrible. Wrike seems a bit more agnostic and allows you to design how you want to manage …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Wrike offers way more tools within the platform than Jira
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Wrike has more features than most of the competitors we evaluated, and is a much more flexible tool in terms of being able to mold to any use case. The UI of Wrike is clean and easy to look at and navigate, and it allows each team and each user to customize their experience and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Slack is nice but more for chats and messages I found rather than workflow. Wrike was more well known and my company valued it more based on satisfaction and popularity.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    When balancing needs of Roadmap Planning, Program Management, Project Management, Work Management, Queue Management, Ticket Management, I think Wrike hits the perfect balance of usability and configurability with the power to scale effectively while maintaining governance, all …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Asana is a really good competitor when it comes to project management. We still utilize Netsuite for billing and resource management. Ultimately, we selected Wrike for a multitude of reasons: user friendly interface, highly customizable templates, ability to seamlessly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Haven't really used any other marketing platforms other than Wrike.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    We selected Wrike because it was a good fit for our team in terms of managing projects
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Wrike seems to be better ability for customization and creating an easy to follow workflow for our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    I think Wrike is a very user-friendly platform that is convenient for all team members, not only people who know more about the technical side of project management.
    It is easy to understand and learn. Jira I believe is for more complex scenarios as it has more sections and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    Smartsheets is more difficult to learn than Wrike. Like Wrike, it's capabilities are extensive and add value to any business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Wrike
    I could list a ton more... but in reality, what has been a nice trend in this industry is that the top competing platforms with Wrike, all have adapted and added very similar features, things that didn't exist 5 years ago, are commonplace today among these listed. I would say, …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    669 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    462 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    683 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    319 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    370 Answers
    Features
    SmartsheetWrike
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Smartsheet and Wrike
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    9.0
    125 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Wrike
    8.0
    758 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Task Management10.0122 Ratings9.0752 Ratings
    Resource Management9.0104 Ratings8.3635 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0105 Ratings8.8531 Ratings
    Scheduling10.0107 Ratings8.1657 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.196 Ratings8.4643 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.0118 Ratings8.7751 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.078 Ratings7.4391 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.976 Ratings8.4348 Ratings
    Document Management8.997 Ratings7.3633 Ratings
    Email integration9.996 Ratings7.3569 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.092 Ratings8.0550 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.059 Ratings7.5345 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management9.065 Ratings7.723 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management9.071 Ratings7.4266 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Smartsheet and Wrike
    Feature
    Smartsheet
    9.1
    63 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Wrike
    7.8
    264 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Quotes/estimates8.841 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Invoicing9.834 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.957 Ratings7.5260 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software8.931 Ratings8.3152 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SmartsheetWrike
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (143 ratings)
    8.7
    (792 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    8.2
    (99 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.4
    (114 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (22 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (45 ratings)
    6.8
    (88 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (12 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.7
    (32 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (14 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SmartsheetWrike
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Smartsheet
    Smartsheet shines for collaboration. When you have multiple people involved with planning events Smartsheet makes it easy to share and collaborate. For instance, multiple people can be in Smartsheet working at the same time. Also setting permissions for exactly those who need to know is quite easy with Smartsheet. For data analytics and general spreadsheet purposes Excel is better but for project management and event planning Smartsheet is superior
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    Wrike
    Wrike is well-suited for content creation, review, and management. I can't speak to other types of work it can be suitable for because I use it as a writer only, but I would recommend it to other people in content creation fields who have to work with a team. A friend of mine is an editor at the local newspaper, and I think some features of Wrike would make her editing tasks a little easier and promote more cohesion in her team.
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    Pros
    Smartsheet
    • Its hard to overstate the value of familiarity. Being able to use a tool that has some familiarity takes away the time needed to train and orient employees on a new tool and allows an organization to hit the ground running.
    • Smartsheet covers most of the basics of a project management tool, the usual tasks, milestones and project viewing options.
    • For data viewing, you get multiple data viewing options including a calendar view (good for marketing teams and those who work around scheduling), Kanban, Gaant etc
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    Wrike
    • different views to accommodate different users workflow
    • predecessors and successors to tie tasks together and adjust dates as a group
    • Being able to see other people's workloads so when I am planning my projects for the upcoming quarter, I can set a project delivery date that is better suited to workload and is more realistic
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    • Templating.
    • For example, let's say we are onboarding a new client. There are certain tasks that need to be done. It would be great to be able to create a new project and have certain tasks preloaded.
    • Importing.
    • Importing may seem easy, but there is so much nuance to it. The fact that you need to make sure the parent task comes before child tasks is very difficult to do without the help of AI. Also, I am not sure it is possible if you have a thousand tasks to import, to make sure that you have a folder structure and parent/child tasks.
    • I also find that the documentation is lacking and the 2 import methods lacking as well.
    • Customize my inbox. When I log into Wrike, my Inbox is the first thing I see, but this doesn't show the full picture of what I want it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Smartsheet
    It definitely meets our needs as far as organizing and archiving our tasks and files. As we train more staff to view it, I see opportunities for more improvement, which I am sure this program can handle. I look forward to seeing continued improvement from Smartsheet on their capabilities and functionality.
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    Wrike
    I wish that Wrike had more drag and drop functionality that would be connected to assignee and also I wish that the finish date of a task would update to the date where you checked completed. It does not do that. Also finishing a task doesn't move the start date of the next task it "protects your time in that way", but our management team wants us to quickly see what we have down the pipeline rather than having to scroll down the list of upcoming tasks.
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    Usability
    Smartsheet
    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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    Wrike
    The platform is intuitive, easy to navigate, and flexible enough to accommodate the complexity of payer contracting workflows. Features such as custom workflows, automated reminders, and real-time collaboration make it simple for our team to stay aligned and efficient. Wrike allows us to track negotiations and related tasks without needing extensive training or technical expertise, which has driven adoption across departments and ensured consistent usage.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    Over two years of (almost) daily usage without outages. Don't remember any errors. I give it 9 only because some Wrike plugins (for online document edit) are based on NPAPI architecture. These types of plugins are being phased out in new browsers, and NPAPI plugins are disabled by default in recent versions of Chrome so you have to do some browser adjustments when you switch browsers or move to another computer.
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    Performance
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    Wrike tasks loads fine, but I hate clicking files and wait for a bit of time since it is powerpoint or word, Wrike assumes I want to open those on Wrike. My suggestion is to link it to office 365 so we do not need Wrike based decoder for PPTX and DOCX
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    Support Rating
    Smartsheet
    I give this rating because it fills a niche in the market. MS Project scares many away from proper task management but there are limited tools our there, especially cloud-based that are mobile-friendly. Smartsheet fills this market gap, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. IT is not fair to compare it to MS Project, but fairer to see what gaps it fills.
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    Wrike
    During my learning phase with Wrike, I initially struggled with setting up automation rules and request forms. However, Wrike support was always my go-to, resolving issues within seconds or minutes. Their assistance made the learning process much easier. My best experience was receiving step-by-step screenshots to follow, with the support team on standby until I was completely satisfied.
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    In-Person Training
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    We had staff in person provide some training
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    Online Training
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    I love the Wrike training options. Wrike Discover has tons of courses, learning plans, certifications, etc. This is an area where Wrike definitely shines! I wish these resources were more in your face for new people, because it seems like a lot of coworkers didn't know all of this training was available to them.
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    Implementation Rating
    Smartsheet
    It's absolutely paramount to take a few minutes to actually play with the software. It's nearly impossible to do anything wrong or make a mistake which cannot be fixed easily. Under the help menu is Live Training option. After you familiarize yourself with the commands, watch the live training for some in depth understanding of how to make the software fit your needs perfectly.
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    Wrike
    There are a lot of bells and whistles in Wrike, and not all of it is easy or intuitive to understand once it's plopped in your lap. It's easier when there are a few choice people who understand Wrike as a platform and articulate it in such a way where it makes it easy to pass it along to others in the group
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    Alternatives Considered
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    We use both monday.com and Wrike. While Monday does have a better user interface, Wrike allows us to have more visibility into tasks where multiple people are collaborating. And also to receive project brief-ins and requests for new projects. We use both differently and I would say for us Wrike is more the collaboration tool than the day to day individual task management tool - and it works great.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    company purchase
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    Scalability
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    The sky is the limit for what can be done in Wrike. We started with 1 use case and within 5 months we migrated several key business practices over to Wrike because they were easier to manage. Use cases so far: process improvement, management review, corrective actions, maintenance requests, month-end financial closing, and document management. As we grow, it's easy to imagine putting even more into Wrike where it becomes a cornerstone for how we do business
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    Professional Services
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    I do not use professional services.
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    Return on Investment
    Smartsheet
    No answers on this topic
    Wrike
    • Wrike has improved our resource management significantly.
    • Wrike has improved the request intake process for us.
    • One negative impact of using Wrike is that we had to include Workato for some customised automations, which were not supported by Unito, but this can be on a need-to basis.
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