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Smartsheet Pricing Plans & Tiers

Spreadsheet-like platform for managing work at scale

Project Managementper-seatFrom $9/mo

Pricing last verified: March 16, 2026

Data compiled by Arthur Jacquemin, Founder & Lead Analyst
Updated March 16, 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 Viewers
  • ✓Gantt, table, board, and calendar view
  • ✓Rich formulas
  • ✓Unlimited sheets, forms, and reports
  • ✓250 automations per month
Start with Pro

Business

$19/mo
  • ✓Unlimited free Guests
  • ✓Timeline view
  • ✓Team workload tracking
  • ✓Admin capabilities
  • ✓Unlimited automations
  • ✓1 TB attachment storage
Start with Business

Enterprise

Custom
  • ✓AI formulas, texts, and chartsNEW
  • ✓SAML-based SSO
  • ✓CollectionsNEW
  • ✓Work Insights
  • ✓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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