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Smartsheet
Smartsheet
(18,847)
4.4 out of 5
Smartsheet
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Workfront
Workfront
(954)
4.1 out of 5
Workfront
By Adobe
At a Glance
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
Star Rating
(18,847)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Workfront
Workfront
Star Rating
(954)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.1% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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  • Users report that Smartsheet excels in its centralized platform functionality, achieving a score of 9.0, which allows for seamless tracking and management of projects. In contrast, Workfront, while strong, scores slightly lower at 8.9, indicating that users may find Smartsheet's interface more intuitive for comprehensive project oversight.
  • Reviewers mention that Smartsheet's drag-and-drop scheduling feature is rated at 8.5, making it user-friendly for task management. Workfront, however, scores higher at 8.9, suggesting that its drag-and-drop capabilities may offer more flexibility and ease of use for users managing complex projects.
  • G2 users highlight that Smartsheet's mass updates feature scores 7.6, which may limit efficiency when managing large teams or projects. In contrast, Workfront shines in this area with a score of 8.6, indicating that users find it easier to implement changes across multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Users on G2 report that Smartsheet's task prioritization feature scores 8.6, which is effective but not as robust as Workfront's score of 8.8. This suggests that Workfront may provide better tools for prioritizing tasks, which can be crucial for project success.
  • Reviewers mention that Smartsheet's reporting and analytics capabilities are rated at 9.0, indicating strong performance in data visualization and insights. However, Workfront also performs well with a score of 8.8, suggesting that while both platforms offer solid reporting features, Smartsheet may provide a slight edge in this area.
  • Users say that Smartsheet's ease of setup is rated at 8.3, which is favorable, but Workfront lags behind with a score of 7.0. This indicates that users may find Smartsheet more straightforward to implement, making it a better choice for teams looking to get started quickly.
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
15,691
8.4
844
Ease of Use
8.4
15,880
7.8
849
Ease of Setup
8.3
7,988
7.0
320
Ease of Admin
8.6
6,470
8.0
320
Quality of Support
8.4
12,202
8.2
708
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
5,977
8.4
301
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
15,185
8.0
837
Features by Category
Project ManagementHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
8.2
162,500
8.6
3,559
Tasks
8.8
8160
|
Verified
8.9
157
|
Verified
8.9
8173
|
Verified
8.9
159
|
Verified
8.6
7917
|
Verified
8.8
158
|
Verified
8.6
7592
|
Verified
8.6
152
|
Verified
8.2
7405
|
Verified
8.7
149
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
142
|
Verified
8.3
7482
|
Verified
8.6
144
|
Verified
8.2
6958
|
Verified
8.7
141
|
Verified
Projects
8.7
7438
|
Verified
8.9
148
|
Verified
8.4
6790
|
Verified
8.6
143
|
Verified
8.3
6917
|
Verified
8.5
127
|
Verified
8.1
6840
|
Verified
8.6
146
|
Verified
8.3
7020
|
Verified
8.6
143
|
Verified
7.8
5802
|
Verified
8.6
127
|
Verified
8.2
6498
|
Verified
8.6
140
|
Verified
8.2
7059
|
Verified
8.7
142
|
Verified
7.9
6056
|
Verified
8.6
128
|
Verified
7.8
5667
|
Verified
8.8
138
|
Verified
7.8
5505
|
Verified
8.6
127
|
Verified
Resource Management
7.7
6005
|
Verified
8.5
130
|
Verified
7.8
6085
|
Verified
8.6
137
|
Verified
8.3
6717
|
Verified
8.5
144
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.9
5713
|
Verified
8.6
127
|
Verified
7.9
5832
|
Verified
8.8
133
|
Verified
8.3
6869
|
Verified
8.8
141
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.1
18
Feature Not Available
7.4
18
Project and Portfolio ManagementHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
7.9
75,599
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
7.9
4174
Not enough data
8.6
4900
Not enough data
8.1
4380
Not enough data
7.8
3986
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
4802
Not enough data
8.4
4883
Not enough data
7.8
4013
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.8
4148
Not enough data
7.9
4228
Not enough data
8.0
4177
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.1
4380
Not enough data
8.0
4553
Not enough data
8.2
4478
Not enough data
7.5
3846
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
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
Not enough data
Workflow ManagementHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.2
19,966
Not enough data
Setup
8.4
4231
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
4092
Not enough data
8.5
4459
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
3718
Not enough data
7.7
3466
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Resource ManagementHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
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
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug TrackingHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Strategic Planning and ExecutionHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Plan
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimize
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execute
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Project ManagementHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
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
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)Hide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Marketing CalendarHide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.6
12,602
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.7
1054
Not enough data
9.0
1106
Not enough data
8.7
988
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.1
763
Not enough data
8.6
916
Not enough data
Other Features
8.1
862
Not enough data
8.5
887
Not enough data
Task ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.4
45,456
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.7
6109
Not enough data
8.8
6196
Not enough data
8.4
5744
Not enough data
7.9
4946
Not enough data
Task Management
8.6
5893
Not enough data
8.6
5801
Not enough data
8.2
5469
Not enough data
8.3
5298
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Work ManagementHide 28 FeaturesShow 28 Features
8.2
77,182
8.8
2,742
Automation
8.6
3371
8.9
119
8.3
3332
8.7
121
8.2
3066
8.5
116
Administration
8.3
3232
8.6
118
8.2
3017
8.7
113
8.9
3231
9.1
118
Project management
8.7
3299
9.0
124
8.3
3031
8.8
118
8.7
3322
9.1
117
8.4
3167
8.8
116
8.5
3100
8.8
119
8.0
2780
8.7
108
8.3
3219
8.8
117
Workload
8.1
2854
8.9
112
8.4
3104
8.8
114
8.1
2912
8.8
111
8.0
2728
8.8
111
Communication & Collaboration
8.1
2879
Feature Not Available
8.3
3077
8.8
120
8.9
3277
8.9
123
Cost Management
7.9
2614
8.8
103
7.9
2604
8.9
112
7.7
2419
Feature Not Available
Integration
7.6
2468
8.9
101
7.6
2523
8.8
99
7.6
2556
8.8
100
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.1
12
Project CollaborationHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
8.2
103,736
Not enough data
Communication
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
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.5
6135
Not enough data
8.4
6085
Not enough data
8.0
5834
Not enough data
7.9
5057
Not enough data
Controls
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
Not enough data
Project Management
8.8
6382
Not enough data
8.8
6254
Not enough data
8.7
6122
Not enough data
8.0
5126
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.5
5521
Not enough data
8.5
5703
Not enough data
8.5
5603
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Markup SoftwareHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
Workfront
Workfront
Unique Categories
Smartsheet
Workfront
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
25.1%
Workfront
Workfront
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
51.1%
Reviewers' Industry
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
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%
Workfront
Workfront
Marketing and Advertising
15.0%
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer Software
5.5%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
61.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Scott B.
SB
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.
JN
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...

Workfront
Workfront
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jon J.
JJ
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software

I love the ability to re-prioritize my tasks in the order of how I'm going to work on them and then have that visible to everyone on my team. Also as a manager, this is the perfect way to essentially micromanage your teams' tasks without actually...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Varun S.
VS
Varun S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

- The proof window/function is completely broken. - Not very intuitive, complex and clunky. Example: the documents in the sub-tasks do not roll up to the main task's document section. - A lot of bugs and proofs fail all the time. - Too many email...

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Discussions
Smartsheet
Smartsheet Discussions
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
Can I use smartsheet for free?
9 comments
SA
Yes, it's very easy to setup.Read more
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Workfront
Workfront Discussions
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 comments
Stephen J.
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 comment
Suz P.
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
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