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Compare Asana and Smartsheet 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Asana
Star Rating
(12,114)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(20,117)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 Asana excels in task management with features like "Task Assignment" and "Task Prioritization," scoring 9.3 and 9.1 respectively, while Smartsheet lags behind with scores of 8.9 and 8.5. Reviewers mention that Asana's intuitive interface makes it easier to assign and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's "Creation & Assignment" feature is highly rated at 9.2, compared to Smartsheet's 8.7. Users say that Asana allows for seamless task creation and delegation, which enhances team collaboration and productivity.
- Users on G2 highlight Asana's superior "Due Dates" functionality, scoring 9.2, which helps teams stay on track with deadlines. In contrast, Smartsheet's score of 8.8 indicates that while it offers similar features, it may not be as user-friendly or effective in managing deadlines.
- Reviewers mention that Asana's "Collaboration" features, scoring 9.0, are robust, allowing for effective communication and teamwork. Smartsheet, with a score of 8.8, offers collaboration tools but lacks some of the seamless integration that Asana provides, according to user feedback.
- Users report that Asana's "Ease of Use" is a standout feature, scoring 8.6, making it accessible for teams of all sizes. In comparison, Smartsheet's score of 8.4 suggests that while it is functional, it may require a steeper learning curve for new users.
- G2 users highlight that Asana's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.5, indicating responsive and helpful customer service. Smartsheet's score of 8.4 is commendable but suggests that Asana may provide a slightly better support experience based on user reviews.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Asana
Personal
Free
10 Users
For individuals and small teams looking to manage their tasks.
- Unlimited essentials: Projects, tasks, activity log, storage, comments
- Three project views: List, board and calendar views
- Security essentials: 2FA, Google SSO, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance
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
Asana
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
10,423
8.5
16,958
Ease of Use
8.6
10,521
8.4
17,189
Ease of Setup
8.7
4,184
8.3
9,138
Ease of Admin
8.7
3,161
8.5
7,083
Quality of Support
8.5
7,125
8.3
13,150
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
2,764
8.6
6,569
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
10,153
8.6
16,469
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
2849
|
Verified
8.7
9046
|
Verified
9.2
2824
|
Verified
8.8
9057
|
Verified
8.9
2806
|
Verified
8.5
8793
|
Verified
9.1
2784
|
Verified
8.5
8463
|
Verified
8.4
2670
|
Verified
8.1
8277
|
Verified
8.0
2536
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
2740
|
Verified
8.2
8347
|
Verified
8.6
2654
|
Verified
8.1
7823
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
2646
|
Verified
8.6
8296
|
Verified
8.5
2525
|
Verified
8.4
7648
|
Verified
8.0
2325
|
Verified
8.2
7772
|
Verified
8.5
2587
|
Verified
8.1
7687
|
Verified
8.5
2541
|
Verified
8.2
7866
|
Verified
7.4
872
7.6
6641
|
Verified
8.1
2400
|
Verified
8.1
7341
|
Verified
8.3
2536
|
Verified
8.1
7902
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
6891
|
Verified
7.6
867
7.7
6496
|
Verified
8.1
2285
|
Verified
7.7
6323
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
2268
|
Verified
7.7
6811
|
Verified
8.1
2350
|
Verified
7.7
6884
|
Verified
8.4
2388
|
Verified
8.2
7520
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
2249
|
Verified
7.9
6521
|
Verified
8.1
2268
|
Verified
7.8
6635
|
Verified
8.5
2435
|
Verified
8.2
7677
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
703
6.2
2224
6.9
695
6.2
2211
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.0
26
5.2
87
7.8
26
5.5
88
7.4
26
5.4
88
6.6
26
5.0
85
6.5
26
5.2
87
7.1
26
5.2
87
6.9
26
5.3
87
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4589
Not enough data
8.5
5305
Not enough data
8.1
4787
Not enough data
7.7
4393
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5209
Not enough data
8.3
5287
Not enough data
7.8
4415
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4549
Not enough data
7.9
4622
Not enough data
7.9
4573
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.1
4778
Not enough data
8.0
4953
Not enough data
8.2
4872
Not enough data
7.5
4242
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.8
1851
Not enough data
7.6
1880
Not enough data
7.9
1859
Not enough data
7.6
1858
Not enough data
7.8
1852
Not enough data
7.6
1851
Not enough data
7.3
1834
Not enough data
7.6
1848
Not enough data
7.5
1839
Not enough data
7.9
1842
Setup
8.7
1585
8.4
4710
8.7
1594
Feature Not Available
8.5
1557
8.2
4572
8.7
1628
8.5
4943
Management
8.6
1557
Feature Not Available
8.2
1452
8.1
4204
8.0
1404
7.5
3931
Generative AI
6.9
498
6.5
1412
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.0
7
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Communication
8.7
500
Not enough data
8.5
485
Not enough data
8.2
498
Not enough data
8.5
483
Not enough data
Goal Creation
8.5
482
Not enough data
8.6
480
Not enough data
7.7
454
Not enough data
8.8
486
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
8.7
942
8.4
991
9.1
986
8.8
1180
8.7
956
8.5
1121
7.8
813
8.1
958
8.7
930
8.7
1120
8.7
973
8.7
1147
Content Planning
8.9
972
8.6
1138
9.3
1000
8.9
1190
8.9
943
8.6
1071
Marketing Campaign Performance
7.9
671
8.0
840
8.6
742
8.5
991
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Other Features
8.3
894
8.0
941
8.1
732
8.4
969
Task Creation
9.2
2335
8.7
6740
9.2
2334
8.8
6822
8.8
2223
8.4
6364
8.0
2042
7.9
5559
Task Management
8.9
2247
8.5
6509
9.1
2288
8.6
6420
8.4
2105
8.2
6084
8.6
2131
8.2
5907
Generative AI
6.9
753
6.4
1909
7.0
749
6.4
1908
Automation
8.6
1489
8.5
3840
8.5
1479
8.3
3798
8.2
1359
8.2
3531
Administration
8.5
1457
8.2
3699
8.4
1386
8.2
3479
9.2
1489
8.9
3694
Project management
9.1
1577
8.7
3762
8.7
1489
8.3
3492
9.0
1531
8.6
3781
8.7
1473
8.3
3625
8.8
1460
8.4
3549
8.3
1323
8.0
3226
8.6
1469
8.3
3671
Workload
8.4
1377
8.0
3302
8.7
1432
8.4
3549
8.5
1384
8.1
3352
8.4
1343
7.9
3166
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
1420
8.1
3334
8.5
1454
8.3
3530
9.0
1506
8.8
3726
Cost Management
7.9
1258
7.8
3050
8.0
1295
7.8
3043
7.9
1232
7.6
2855
Integration
7.9
1223
7.5
2895
7.9
1225
7.5
2950
7.8
1211
7.5
2979
Generative AI
6.9
450
6.7
1294
7.0
445
6.7
1298
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Communication
7.8
1779
7.3
5216
8.3
1923
7.6
5597
7.8
1714
7.5
5360
8.1
1786
7.8
5385
7.9
1736
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
8.7
2014
8.5
6733
8.8
2023
8.4
6679
8.5
2013
8.0
6424
8.0
1744
7.9
5654
Controls
8.4
1876
8.1
6026
8.2
1799
7.6
5045
8.6
1914
8.2
6362
8.5
1904
Feature Not Available
8.0
1733
8.0
5642
Project Management
9.3
2077
8.8
6981
9.1
2043
8.7
6855
9.0
2039
8.7
6719
8.4
1833
7.9
5714
Remote Collaboration
8.8
1938
8.4
6119
9.0
1999
8.5
6298
8.9
1932
8.4
6195
7.9
1609
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
7.1
564
6.4
1845
7.2
570
6.4
1850
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.3
5
5.0
18
7.3
5
5.2
18
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
7.4
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.0
1033
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
1051
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
1128
Not enough data
8.9
1153
Not enough data
8.5
1064
Not enough data
8.7
1098
Not enough data
8.2
1017
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.4
1082
Not enough data
8.8
1141
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Asana and Smartsheet are categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Workflow Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Asana is categorized as Markup Software, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Product Management, and Marketing Resource Management
Smartsheet is categorized as Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) and Project and Portfolio Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Asana
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
Marketing and Advertising
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Computer Software
9.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Internet
3.2%
Other
58.9%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Construction
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Computer Software
4.7%
Other
70.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Asana
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
Most Helpful Critical Review
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
Smartsheet
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jai K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
We can jump directly into our projects with Smartsheet thanks to its user-friendly interface, which eliminates the need for lengthy training. Even for beginners, navigating around the platform is made simple by its clear and well-organized style. The...
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...
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
we log most of the bugs in this tool, easily we can comment on the bug and add screen shots and notification to the
Jai K.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
We can jump directly into our projects with Smartsheet thanks to its user-friendly interface, which eliminates the need for lengthy training. Even for beginners, navigating around the platform is made simple by its clear and well-organized style. The...
Erich R.
Verified User in Computer Software
Azana sort of forces a task management paradigm on your company. There are some situations where you can't quite fit what you are doing into the mold they provide. One good example of this if you have some sort of high level task that you would like a...
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...
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7 comments
SP
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57 comments
WA
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Why is smartsheet bad?
34 comments
NK
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