Head to head
Productive vs Smartsheet
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
42/100 | 52/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #4 | #2 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 70 | 88 |
| AI Authority | 22 | 29 |
| Web Authority | 11 | 21 |
| Expert Assessment | 63 | 61 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Essential $9 per user/month billed yearly (monthly card on the same page showed $10) · free tier: Free 14-day trial, no credit card required, cancel any time. No permanent free plan published. | Pro: $9/user/month billed annually ($108/year) per G2 and tech.co — UNCONFIRMED against the vendor pricing page · free tier: None currently evidenced — tech.co (Dec 2025) reports the limited free plan was discontinued in 2025, leaving only a 30-day free trial |
| Pricing model | Subscription (per-seat) | Subscription (per-editor seat licensing) |
| Best for | A 10–200 person agency, consultancy or IT services firm that bills time and wants utilisation, delivery and per-project profitability in one system, with an operations owner willing to invest in configuration. | Mid-market and enterprise organisations with 10+ paid editors and a dedicated PM/PMO function running process-heavy portfolios that need dashboards, cross-project reporting, SSO and enterprise controls — and that will budget separately for training and premium support. |
| Avoid if | You want a lightweight task tracker, run non-billable internal teams, are a pure-retainer or PR shop, need out-of-hours support, or must fix total cost of ownership before speaking to sales. | You are a small team, freelancer or budget-constrained nonprofit, need zero-training adoption, rely on included responsive human support and flexible cancellation, or have an unusual workflow that will fight the grid model. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Agencies, Consultancies, IT services firms | Mid-Market, Enterprise, PMO / programme management teams |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.