Compare Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Smartsheet 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Star Rating
(1,618)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
Browse all 6 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(18,847)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management excels in its centralized platform and robust tracking capabilities, with a score of 9.0 and 9.2 respectively, making it ideal for large enterprises that require comprehensive project oversight.
- Reviewers mention that Smartsheet shines in ease of use and setup, scoring 8.4 and 8.3, which appeals to mid-market users looking for a more intuitive interface and quicker onboarding process.
- G2 users highlight that Microsoft Project's task creation and assignment features are highly rated at 8.7, allowing for effective management of complex projects, while Smartsheet's similar features score slightly lower at 8.6, indicating a more streamlined but less powerful approach.
- Users on G2 report that Smartsheet's collaboration features, particularly its document management and remote collaboration capabilities, score 8.3 and 8.9, respectively, making it a preferred choice for teams that prioritize communication and teamwork.
- Reviewers say that Microsoft Project's portfolio management capabilities, especially in planning and alignment, score impressively at 9.2 and 8.8, which is crucial for organizations managing multiple projects simultaneously, while Smartsheet's scores in these areas are lower at 8.6 and 8.2.
- Users report that while both products offer automation features, Microsoft Project's workflows and customization options score 8.6 and 8.3, respectively, providing more flexibility for complex project needs compared to Smartsheet's slightly lower scores in these areas.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Planner Plan 1
$10.00
Formerly Project Plan 1
- Includes everything in Planner in Microsoft 365, plus:
- Backlogs and sprints
- Premium plan templates
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
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableSmartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
1,442
8.5
15,691
Ease of Use
7.3
1,448
8.4
15,880
Ease of Setup
7.5
484
8.3
7,988
Ease of Admin
7.6
453
8.6
6,470
Quality of Support
7.6
1,138
8.4
12,202
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
422
8.7
5,977
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
1,423
8.6
15,185
Features by Category
Tasks
8.5
77
|
Verified
8.8
8160
|
Verified
8.7
81
|
Verified
8.9
8173
|
Verified
8.5
79
|
Verified
8.6
7917
|
Verified
8.3
77
|
Verified
8.6
7592
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
7405
|
Verified
7.8
41
Feature Not Available
7.9
74
|
Verified
8.3
7482
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
6958
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
80
|
Verified
8.7
7438
|
Verified
8.6
78
|
Verified
8.4
6790
|
Verified
8.7
80
|
Verified
8.3
6917
|
Verified
8.5
78
|
Verified
8.1
6840
|
Verified
8.3
75
|
Verified
8.3
7020
|
Verified
8.4
71
|
Verified
7.8
5802
|
Verified
8.0
68
|
Verified
8.2
6498
|
Verified
7.8
74
|
Verified
8.2
7059
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
6056
|
Verified
8.0
73
|
Verified
7.8
5667
|
Verified
8.2
71
|
Verified
7.8
5505
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
74
|
Verified
7.7
6005
|
Verified
8.2
71
|
Verified
7.8
6085
|
Verified
8.7
77
|
Verified
8.3
6717
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.5
68
|
Verified
7.9
5713
|
Verified
8.3
74
|
Verified
7.9
5832
|
Verified
8.2
72
|
Verified
8.3
6869
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Portfolio Management
8.6
71
|
Verified
7.9
4174
9.2
76
|
Verified
8.6
4900
8.8
75
|
Verified
8.1
4380
8.7
68
|
Verified
7.8
3986
Project Management
9.1
78
|
Verified
8.2
4802
9.1
76
|
Verified
8.4
4883
8.6
70
|
Verified
7.8
4013
Resource Management
8.6
79
|
Verified
7.8
4148
8.7
80
|
Verified
7.9
4228
8.5
78
|
Verified
8.0
4177
Data & Analytics
8.7
77
|
Verified
8.1
4380
9.0
74
|
Verified
8.0
4553
8.8
77
|
Verified
8.2
4478
8.5
75
|
Verified
7.5
3846
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.8
1460
Not enough data
7.7
1490
Not enough data
8.0
1469
Not enough data
7.6
1470
Not enough data
7.8
1469
Not enough data
7.6
1467
Not enough data
7.3
1449
Not enough data
7.7
1463
Not enough data
7.6
1457
Not enough data
8.0
1457
Setup
Not enough data
8.4
4231
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
4092
Not enough data
8.5
4459
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
3718
Not enough data
7.7
3466
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
8.5
910
Not enough data
8.8
1097
Not enough data
8.5
1038
Not enough data
8.2
879
Not enough data
8.7
1036
Not enough data
8.8
1066
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.7
1054
Not enough data
9.0
1106
Not enough data
8.7
988
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.1
763
Not enough data
8.6
916
Other Features
Not enough data
8.1
862
Not enough data
8.5
887
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.7
6109
Not enough data
8.8
6196
Not enough data
8.4
5744
Not enough data
7.9
4946
Task Management
Not enough data
8.6
5893
Not enough data
8.6
5801
Not enough data
8.2
5469
Not enough data
8.3
5298
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
3371
Not enough data
8.3
3332
Not enough data
8.2
3066
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
3232
Not enough data
8.2
3017
Not enough data
8.9
3231
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
3299
Not enough data
8.3
3031
Not enough data
8.7
3322
Not enough data
8.4
3167
Not enough data
8.5
3100
Not enough data
8.0
2780
Not enough data
8.3
3219
Workload
Not enough data
8.1
2854
Not enough data
8.4
3104
Not enough data
8.1
2912
Not enough data
8.0
2728
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
2879
Not enough data
8.3
3077
Not enough data
8.9
3277
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.9
2614
Not enough data
7.9
2604
Not enough data
7.7
2419
Integration
Not enough data
7.6
2468
Not enough data
7.6
2523
Not enough data
7.6
2556
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Earned Value
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
7.3
4625
Not enough data
7.7
5004
Not enough data
7.6
4771
Not enough data
7.8
4796
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.5
6135
Not enough data
8.4
6085
Not enough data
8.0
5834
Not enough data
7.9
5057
Controls
Not enough data
8.1
5435
Not enough data
7.7
4456
Not enough data
8.3
5771
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5056
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
6382
Not enough data
8.8
6254
Not enough data
8.7
6122
Not enough data
8.0
5126
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.5
5521
Not enough data
8.5
5703
Not enough data
8.5
5603
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
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
Workflow Management
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
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Smartsheet are categorized as Project and Portfolio Management, Project Management, Project Collaboration, Task Management, and Work Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management and Product Management
Smartsheet is categorized as Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), and Workflow Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
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
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Construction
4.9%
Computer Software
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.9%
Construction
7.0%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Computer Software
4.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Other
70.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John O.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Microsoft Project has been a standard for tracking projects of various sizes. The dependency chaining works quite well and helps visualize resource and task scheduling. Good for milestone tracking at a high level, while also designating resources to...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Brittany T.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is buggy and difficult to use at times. It does not lend its self to ease of use.
Smartsheet
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Scott B.
Verified User in Computer Software
SmartSheet's simplicity and intuitive design make it very easy to become productive very quickly. It combines the best aspects of Microsoft Excel like the ability to create complex formulas with the sharing, collaborative parts of Google spreadsheets.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jeff N.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Slowest app to load, sometimes takes several reloads for app to become available. Slower than any other app I use. Downtime for maintenance. Have to log back in after maintenance. Adertisement banners appearing across top of page more and more. Can't merge...
John O.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Microsoft Project has been a standard for tracking projects of various sizes. The dependency chaining works quite well and helps visualize resource and task scheduling. Good for milestone tracking at a high level, while also designating resources to...
Scott B.
Verified User in Computer Software
SmartSheet's simplicity and intuitive design make it very easy to become productive very quickly. It combines the best aspects of Microsoft Excel like the ability to create complex formulas with the sharing, collaborative parts of Google spreadsheets.
Brittany T.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is buggy and difficult to use at times. It does not lend its self to ease of use.
Jeff N.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Slowest app to load, sometimes takes several reloads for app to become available. Slower than any other app I use. Downtime for maintenance. Have to log back in after maintenance. Adertisement banners appearing across top of page more and more. Can't merge...
Discussions
I am a new project coordinator for a business that has never used one. Is this a good product for us to use or is there something else that I should use first?
4 comments
DD
In general, this is a good product for project planning. However, as with most solutions, you need to determine your requirements and compare to the...Read more
How do I best plan my resources with MS Project?
3 comments
DD
MS Project has resource planning capabilities. You can create a master list of resources for your project. Each resource can have a cost associated with it...Read more
Can I brand the design to look like my company?
2 comments
WG
Yes, it has good and extensive branding optionsRead 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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