Our pick for most teams
93.6/ 100
- Price
- From $10/user/mo · $84/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free Forever: 60MB storage, unlimited tasks, 5 Spaces, 40 Lists/Space, 100 Folders/Space, 1 form
ClickUp vs Smartsheet: ClickUp fits most teams of 5
47.1/ 100
- Price
- From $12/user/mo · $108/user/yr
- Free plan
- No free plan
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 3 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
ClickUp: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Teams of all sizes from startups to enterprises
- Agencies and consultants needing client management and automation
- Product teams using sprint planning and backlogs
- Remote teams wanting chat, docs and tasks in one place
- Not for
- Small teams that find a big feature set overwhelming
- New users who want a gentle learning curve
- Users needing strong offline functionality
- The catch
- Extremely feature-rich all-in-one tool, but with a steep learning curve and occasional slowness on large projects.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
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
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
ClickUp
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $2,100
On the Unlimited plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $600
- Paid yearly, one year
- $420
Paying yearly saves $180 a year (30%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Smartsheet
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 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| ClickUp | Smartsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 93.6 | 47.1 |
| Cheapest plan | Unlimited | Pro |
| Free plan | Free Forever: 60MB storage, unlimited tasks, 5 Spaces, 40 Lists/Space, 100 Folders/Space, 1 form | No free plan |
| Works with (apps) | 4 | 9 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
ClickUp
- Score out of 100
- 93.6
- Cheapest plan
- Unlimited
- Free plan
- Free Forever: 60MB storage, unlimited tasks, 5 Spaces, 40 Lists/Space, 100 Folders/Space, 1 form
- Works with (apps)
- 4
Smartsheet
- Score out of 100
- 47.1
- Cheapest plan
- Pro
- Free plan
- No free plan
- 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 managementClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Not verified
- Smartsheet
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Board view (Kanban)ClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Yes
Timeline view (Gantt)ClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Yes
Time trackingClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Not verified
- Smartsheet
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Recurring tasksClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Not verified
- ClickUp
- 'Automate work that happens on a schedule—daily, weekly, or monthly' Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Smartsheet
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
File sharingClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Yes
- Smartsheet
- File library: 20GB Pro, 1TB Business, unlimited Enterprise Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Invite clients or guestsClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Yes
- ClickUp
- Guests on Free have full access with no permission controls; Core adds guest permissions Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Does routine steps for youClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Yes
- ClickUp
- 5 active rules/100 executions on Free; 1K/month Core; 10K Business; 1M Enterprise Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Smartsheet
- 250 triggers/month on Pro; unlimited on Business and above Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
ReportingClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Yes
- ClickUp
- Dashboards are a trial on Free/Core; Advanced Dashboards on Business Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Smartsheet
- Dashboards and reports on all plans (Pro limited to 10 widgets and 1 sheet per report) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Mobile appClickUp: YesSmartsheet: Yes
What you risk by starting
ClickUp
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of ClickUp.
- Refund policy
- Advertises a '100% Money-back Guarantee'; terms not shown on the page
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Getting your data out
- Custom Exporting listed; availability by plan inconsistent on the page
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
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
Where these facts come from
ClickUp
https://clickup.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14https://clickup.com/features · checked 2026-10-14What to do next
- Work out the cost for your own team size
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14