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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Airtable
Star Rating
(3,149)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,371)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Smartsheet excels in project management features, particularly with its GANTT chart capabilities, scoring 8.2, while Airtable's GANTT features lag behind at 7.7. Reviewers mention that Smartsheet's visual timeline helps in tracking project progress effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Airtable shines in its user-friendly interface, scoring 8.7 for ease of use compared to Smartsheet's 8.4. Users on G2 appreciate Airtable's intuitive design, which makes it easier for teams to adopt and utilize the software quickly.
- Users say that Smartsheet's robust task prioritization features, scoring 8.5, are a significant advantage, while Airtable's score of 8.4 indicates it may not be as effective in helping teams manage their tasks efficiently. Reviewers highlight Smartsheet's ability to set clear priorities for team members.
- Reviewers mention that Airtable offers a more flexible database structure, scoring 9.0 for views, which allows users to customize their data presentation. In contrast, Smartsheet's score of 8.2 indicates it may not provide the same level of customization, which some users find limiting.
- Users report that Smartsheet's support quality, scoring 8.3, is slightly lower than Airtable's 8.4. Reviewers mention that while both platforms offer good support, Airtable's responsiveness and helpful resources are often highlighted as superior.
- G2 users indicate that Smartsheet's entry-level price of $9.00 is a drawback compared to Airtable's free tier, which appeals to small businesses looking for budget-friendly solutions. Reviewers mention that this pricing difference can influence the decision for startups and smaller teams.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Airtable
Free
$0.00
For individuals or very small teams just getting started with Airtable
- Unlimited bases
- 1,000 records per base
- 1 GB of attachments per base
Smartsheet
Pro
$9.00
1 user Per Month
For people and teams that want to track, share, and manage projects.
Includes:
- Up to 10 editors (paid license required to edit)
- Unlimited free viewers
- Unlimited sheets, reports, and forms
Free Trial
Airtable
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,458
8.5
18,090
Ease of Use
8.7
2,487
8.4
18,328
Ease of Setup
8.4
1,485
8.3
10,122
Ease of Admin
8.7
1,172
8.5
7,595
Quality of Support
8.4
1,850
8.3
14,002
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
1,055
8.6
7,045
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
2,333
8.6
17,583
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
1183
|
Verified
8.7
10042
|
Verified
8.5
1165
|
Verified
8.8
10048
|
Verified
8.4
1165
|
Verified
8.5
9775
|
Verified
8.3
1148
|
Verified
8.4
9452
|
Verified
7.8
1087
|
Verified
8.1
9259
|
Verified
7.7
1062
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
1142
|
Verified
8.1
9327
|
Verified
7.8
1064
|
Verified
8.0
8791
|
Verified
Projects
8.4
1124
|
Verified
8.6
9270
|
Verified
8.2
1069
|
Verified
8.3
8621
|
Verified
7.7
995
|
Verified
8.2
8732
|
Verified
8.2
1106
|
Verified
8.0
8650
|
Verified
9.0
1172
|
Verified
8.2
8818
|
Verified
7.3
640
7.5
7592
|
Verified
7.6
637
8.0
8291
|
Verified
7.9
1081
|
Verified
8.0
8850
|
Verified
6.9
605
7.8
7832
|
Verified
7.1
624
7.6
7436
|
Verified
7.5
956
|
Verified
7.6
7256
|
Verified
Resource Management
7.8
966
|
Verified
7.6
7732
|
Verified
7.3
618
7.6
7799
|
Verified
7.9
1015
|
Verified
8.1
8430
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.9
945
|
Verified
7.8
7444
|
Verified
7.7
954
|
Verified
7.7
7553
|
Verified
8.3
1043
|
Verified
8.2
8596
|
Verified
Generative AI
5.7
504
6.0
3055
5.8
502
6.1
3040
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.9
79
5.5
917
6.9
79
5.9
918
7.2
81
5.7
910
7.0
76
5.7
909
6.9
76
5.6
909
6.8
75
5.6
905
6.9
76
5.8
907
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4812
Not enough data
8.5
5517
Not enough data
8.0
4998
Not enough data
7.7
4602
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5418
Not enough data
8.3
5495
Not enough data
7.7
4622
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4753
Not enough data
7.8
4822
Not enough data
7.9
4772
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4983
Not enough data
8.0
5161
Not enough data
8.1
5075
Not enough data
7.5
4445
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.7
2051
Not enough data
7.6
2082
Not enough data
7.9
2060
Not enough data
7.6
2058
Not enough data
7.8
2052
Not enough data
7.6
2052
Not enough data
7.2
2033
Not enough data
7.6
2047
Not enough data
7.5
2035
Not enough data
7.8
2040
Analytics
8.0
401
Not enough data
Execution
8.9
446
Not enough data
8.9
451
Not enough data
8.9
447
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.2
420
Not enough data
8.4
417
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.3
5150
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5016
Not enough data
8.5
5386
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4648
Not enough data
7.5
4364
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
1815
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.8
404
Not enough data
5.9
407
Not enough data
5.9
402
Not enough data
5.9
398
Not enough data
5.9
397
Not enough data
5.8
399
Not enough data
6.1
400
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
1037
Not enough data
8.7
1226
Not enough data
8.5
1167
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
8.6
1166
Not enough data
8.7
1192
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.6
1185
Not enough data
8.9
1236
Not enough data
8.6
1117
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.0
882
Not enough data
8.4
1033
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
5.1
43
Not enough data
5.2
45
Not enough data
5.1
45
Not enough data
5.0
45
Other Features
Not enough data
7.9
987
Not enough data
8.3
1015
Task Creation
8.9
907
8.7
7304
8.8
887
8.8
7385
8.5
878
8.3
6917
8.1
796
7.8
6110
Task Management
8.7
885
8.5
7064
8.6
867
8.5
6973
8.1
805
8.1
6632
8.1
803
8.2
6460
Generative AI
5.8
393
6.2
2411
5.9
392
6.2
2413
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
4242
Not enough data
8.3
4197
Not enough data
8.1
3928
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
4097
Not enough data
8.1
3880
Not enough data
8.8
4095
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
4162
Not enough data
8.2
3890
Not enough data
8.6
4173
Not enough data
8.3
4021
Not enough data
8.4
3942
Not enough data
8.0
3619
Not enough data
8.3
4060
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
3690
Not enough data
8.3
3931
Not enough data
8.0
3734
Not enough data
7.9
3549
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
3719
Not enough data
8.3
3914
Not enough data
8.8
4109
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.7
3424
Not enough data
7.8
3418
Not enough data
7.5
3229
Integration
Not enough data
7.4
3271
Not enough data
7.4
3321
Not enough data
7.4
3352
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.5
1651
Not enough data
6.5
1657
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.8
360
Not enough data
6.0
359
Not enough data
5.8
359
Not enough data
5.8
357
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5662
Not enough data
7.6
6044
Not enough data
7.5
5800
Not enough data
7.7
5826
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7179
Not enough data
8.4
7123
Not enough data
8.0
6868
Not enough data
7.8
6093
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6467
Not enough data
7.6
5485
Not enough data
8.2
6798
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6081
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7421
Not enough data
8.7
7293
Not enough data
8.6
7159
Not enough data
7.9
6145
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6556
Not enough data
8.5
6736
Not enough data
8.4
6628
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
2270
Not enough data
6.3
2274
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
425
Not enough data
5.6
425
Responses
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
Platform
9.7
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Generation and Interpretation - AI App Builder
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
Generated Application Quality - AI App Builder
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
User Interface Design
8.3
311
Not enough data
7.6
448
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
482
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Control
8.5
471
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
482
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
457
|
Verified
Not enough data
Publishing
8.2
445
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
424
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
Communication
7.0
204
Not enough data
7.1
204
Not enough data
7.2
201
Not enough data
Planning
7.2
195
Not enough data
8.0
200
Not enough data
7.9
197
Not enough data
8.2
201
Not enough data
7.0
184
Not enough data
Workflow Management
7.0
196
Not enough data
8.1
198
Not enough data
7.2
192
Not enough data
7.0
188
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Airtable and Smartsheet are categorized as Task Management and Project Management
Unique Categories
Airtable is categorized as Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Product Management, No-Code Development Platforms, AI Agents For Business Operations, and AI App Builder
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Workflow Management, and Project and Portfolio Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Airtable
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.3%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Computer Software
6.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Higher Education
5.8%
Other
63.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Construction
7.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Computer Software
4.6%
Other
70.7%
Discussions
What is Airtable used for?
7 Comments
DR
Airtable is a general-purpose database, automation, and internal app platform. As a general purpose tool it is very flexible for a wide variety of purposes....Read more
How much does Airtable enterprise cost?
4 Comments
EL
Minimum $8k per conversations circa 2021-2022. Pricing may be subject to change since that time.Read more
What can smartsheet be used for?
57 Comments
WA
It has a wide range of functionalities for project management or even asset management. Read more
Why is smartsheet bad?
34 Comments
NK
Complexity: Smartsheet has a fairly steep learning curve, especially for users who are not tech-savvy or unfamiliar with project management tools.
Limited...Read more
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