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Smartsheet Pricing Plans and Tiers

Spreadsheet-like platform for managing work at scale

Project Managementper-seatPrice updated 2d agoFrom $9/mo

Pricing last verified: June 15, 2026

Data compiled by Arthur Jacquemin, Founder & Lead Analyst
Updated June 15, 2026
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Pricing Analysis

Smartsheet's €8/mo Pro tier (marketed as POPULAR) masks a pricing cliff: unlimited viewers at Pro means customer success teams can access the system, but unlimited automations/month means predictable execution logic scales without workflow fragmentation. The 'unlimited' is a feature signal that Pro is the intended tier, not a pricing concession-most small teams would suffocate at 50 automations/month.

Business tier at €17/mo doubles the monthly cost but adds workload tracking, admin controls, and unlimited automations-capabilities that don't unlock new use cases but reduce operational friction. The price jump is purely operational tax, not functional expansion, making the €9 delta feel expensive relative to capability gain.

Enterprise pricing (custom) bundles 'AI formulas/text/charts,' a loaded promise that suggests proprietary AI integration but lacks specificity. Smartsheet is likely leveraging OpenAI's API (€0.01 per 1K tokens) and marking up 100x, creating enterprise margin capture on commodity AI.

The 'Advanced Work Management' tier (custom) is priced separately from Enterprise, suggesting a third pricing curve-likely targeting enterprise-grade work control (Collections, DataMesh) rather than user count. Customers don't compare tiers but negotiate custom bundling.

Strengths

  • Unlimited sheets/forms/reports at Pro tier (€8/mo) enables multi-department usage; a 100-person company can implement engineering, product, finance, HR dashboards for €800/month without licensing friction.
  • Timeline/Gantt/Board/Calendar views at Pro tier provide visualization parity with dedicated PMO tools at 10-20x cheaper cost relative to Monday.com/Asana per-seat.
  • Workload tracking (Business tier, €17/mo) connects resource utilization to hours, enabling capacity planning ROI-a feature priced at €200-500/month on standalone tools.

Considerations

  • Automation pricing (250/mo on Pro, unlimited on Business) creates artificial scarcity-a €8/mo user hitting 250 automation threshold faces 2x price increase with no additional functionality besides 'more automations.'
  • Custom formula, text, and AI features are Enterprise-only, pushing small teams toward workaround scripts or third-party integrations that may be less maintainable.
  • Unlimited viewers at Pro tier includes read-only access; editing capability still requires Pro seats, creating a two-tier permission structure that complicates team onboarding.
Ideal For

Mid-market product and engineering teams (50–500 users) automating cross-functional workflows who can justify €800–1,700/month for unlimited views and automation.

Pricing Takeaway

The €8/mo Pro tier's 'POPULAR' badge is a pricing anchor-most users remain there despite needing Business tier's unlimited automations, capturing margin through artificial scarcity.

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Pricing Plans (4)

Pro

$9/mo
  • ✓Unlimited free Contributors
  • ✓Gantt, table, board, and calendar view
  • ✓Rich formulas
  • ✓Conversational AI features, including Smart Assist, Smart Columns, AI-powered dashboards and more NEW
  • ✓Unlimited sheets, forms, and reports
  • ✓250 automations per month
Start with Pro

Business

$19/mo
  • ✓Unlimited free Guests
  • ✓Timeline view
  • ✓Workload tracking
  • ✓Admin capabilities
  • ✓Unlimited automations
  • ✓Connect Smartsheet to external AI tools through MCP-enabled integrations NEW
  • ✓1 TB attachment storage
Start with Business

Enterprise

Custom
  • ✓Scenario PlanningNEW
  • ✓PortfoliosNEW
  • ✓SAML-based SSO
  • ✓Enterprise Plan Manager
  • ✓Unlimited attachment storage
  • ✓Directory integrations
Start with Enterprise

Advanced Work Management

Custom
  • ✓Control Center
  • ✓Dynamic View
  • ✓Data Shuttle
  • ✓Connectors
  • ✓DataMesh
  • ✓Calendar App
  • ✓Pivot App
  • ✓Premium Support
Start with Advanced Work Management

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Smartsheet cost for project management?
Smartsheet's Pro plan costs $14/user/month for unlimited sheets, gantt charts, automation, and basic reporting. Business plan is $25/user/month with advanced workflows and resource management. For a 10-person project team, Smartsheet costs $140-250/month. Asana's equivalent costs $120-300/month (Team at $10.99/user + fees).
Does Smartsheet charge per-sheet or per-user?
Smartsheet charges per-licensed user - all users can access unlimited sheets. This makes Smartsheet cheaper for teams collaborating on many projects (10+). Airtable and Monday charge per-user or per-base, making costs comparable at similar scale.
Is Smartsheet's free plan sufficient for small teams?
Smartsheet's free tier includes 2 sheets, basic automation, and 1 workspace. It's limited but usable for teams just getting started. The 2-sheet limit is the main constraint - growing teams quickly exhaust the free tier and upgrade to Pro ($14/user).
What's included in Smartsheet Business vs Pro?
Smartsheet Business ($25/user) adds resource management, multi-sheet automation, portfolio management, and Gantt optimizations over Pro ($14/user). For teams managing 20+ concurrent projects with dependencies, Business's portfolio view justifies the 78% premium.
Does Smartsheet include resource planning and capacity management?
Resource planning is included on Business plan ($25/user) and up. Pro tier ($14/user) lacks this feature. For agencies and consulting firms billing by resource hours, Business becomes mandatory, making true team cost $250+/month for 10 people.
How does Smartsheet compare to Monday.com on pricing?
Smartsheet Pro is $14/user/month. Monday Basic is $8/user/month with fewer features. Monday's lower entry point appeals to startups. Smartsheet's strength is Gantt charts, timeline dependencies, and capacity planning, which Monday lacks - justifying the 75% price premium for operations teams.

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