Compare: Monday.com vs Smartsheet

A side-by-side analysis to help you find the right tool.

Monday.com

Freemium(Under $50/mo)

Free tier available (up to 2 users)

Paid($50–$200/mo)

30-day free trial available

Pricing Model

Monday.comFreemium

SmartsheetPaid

Budget Tier

Monday.comUnder $50/mo

Smartsheet$50–$200/mo

Free Trial

Monday.comFree tier available (up to 2 users)

Smartsheet30-day free trial available

Business Type Fit

Monday.comB2B, B2C, Agency

SmartsheetB2B, B2C, Agency, Enterprise

Target Channels

Monday.comInternal Teams

SmartsheetCMOs, Marketing Operations Managers, Project Managers

Best For

Monday.comMarketing operations teams who want spreadsheet-style flexibility with powerful automations

SmartsheetComplex marketing operations and cross-functional campaign management.

Pros

Monday.com

Highly visual, color-coded UI is intuitive
"Work OS" approach means it can be customized to track almost anything (budgets, campaigns, CRM)
excellent high-level dashboard rollups for CMOs

Smartsheet

Cons

Monday.com

The "everything is a board" structure can be confusing for simple task management
complex pricing structure (sold in user "seats" blocks)
can feel overwhelming to set up initially

Smartsheet