Our pick for most teams
77.1/ 100
- Price
- From $12/user/mo · $108/user/yr
- Free plan
- No free plan
Asana vs Smartsheet: Smartsheet fits most teams of 5
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Operations, marketing and PMO teams managing complex cross-functional projects
69.1/ 100
- Price
- From $13.49/user/mo · $131.88/user/yr
- Free plan
- Personal plan, free forever: 2 users collaborate, unlimited tasks and projects, unlimited storage (100MB per file)
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 2 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Smartsheet: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Operations, marketing and PMO teams managing complex cross-functional projects
- Mid-sized and enterprise companies (construction, healthcare, IT)
- Spreadsheet-comfortable teams needing more automation and control
- Not for
- Freelancers, very small teams and early-stage startups
- Sales teams (CRM work feels clunky)
- Teams wanting plug-and-play simplicity
- The catch
- Spreadsheet-style work management made for larger companies, but setup isn't intuitive and advanced automation and reports take time to learn.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
Asana: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Medium-to-large teams running multiple cross-functional projects
- Complex, long-term projects with many owners and timelines
- Product, design, marketing and ops teams (not just developers)
- Not for
- Solo users and small teams with simple projects
- Budget-conscious buyers
- Teams that want phone or live-chat support on lower tiers
- The catch
- Handles work across many teams, but it's pricey, key features (like the workflow builder) sit on higher plans, and the screen is busy for a small team.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Smartsheet
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $2,700
On the Pro plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $720
- Paid yearly, one year
- $540
Paying yearly saves $180 a year (25%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Asana
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $3,297
On the Starter plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $809.40
- Paid yearly, one year
- $659.40
Paying yearly saves $150 a year (19%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Smartsheet | Asana | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 77.1 | 69.1 |
| Cheapest plan | Pro | Starter |
| Free plan | No free plan | Personal plan, free forever: 2 users collaborate, unlimited tasks and projects, unlimited storage (100MB per file) |
| Works with (apps) | 9 | 9 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Smartsheet
- Score out of 100
- 77.1
- Cheapest plan
- Pro
- Free plan
- No free plan
- Works with (apps)
- 9
Asana
- Score out of 100
- 69.1
- Cheapest plan
- Starter
- Free plan
- Personal plan, free forever: 2 users collaborate, unlimited tasks and projects, unlimited storage (100MB per file)
- Works with (apps)
- 9
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Task managementSmartsheet: YesAsana: Not verified
- Asana
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Board view (Kanban)Smartsheet: YesAsana: Yes
Timeline view (Gantt)Smartsheet: YesAsana: Yes
Time trackingSmartsheet: YesAsana: Not verified
- Smartsheet
- Time tracking with integrations on Personal; Timesheets & Budgets is a paid add-on Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Asana
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Recurring tasksSmartsheet: YesAsana: Not verified
- Asana
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
File sharingSmartsheet: YesAsana: Yes
Invite clients or guestsSmartsheet: YesAsana: Yes
Does routine steps for youSmartsheet: YesAsana: Yes
ReportingSmartsheet: YesAsana: Yes
- Smartsheet
- Reporting dashboards on Starter; portfolio dashboards on Advanced Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Asana
- Dashboards and reports on all plans (Pro limited to 10 widgets and 1 sheet per report) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Mobile appSmartsheet: YesAsana: Yes
What you risk by starting
Smartsheet
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Smartsheet.
- Getting your data out
- Sheets and reports can be exported to Excel and Google Sheets on all plans
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Asana
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Asana.
- Getting your data out
- Organization JSON export via the Compliance management add-on
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Where these facts come from
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14