Monday.com vs Smartsheet

Monday.com and Smartsheet are both project management options. Here's how they compare on official platforms, features, and positioning — sourced from each vendor's own site, not from ratings or reviews.

Side-by-side summary

ComparingMonday.comSmartsheet

CategoryProject ManagementProject Management

Alternatives tracked33

PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, WindowsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android

Best for Monday.com

Vendor targets enterprise-scale organizations wanting to scale projects and operations through combined human and AI-agent workflows.

Best for Smartsheet

Project and portfolio managers, enterprise PMOs, and IT teams who want spreadsheet-familiar tools with enterprise-grade governance.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

Monday.com

Customizable boards including Kanban-style views
Dashboards and reporting
Automations connecting steps and tools
Gantt and timeline views for scheduling
Forms for intake and Docs for collaborative documentation
AI agents for research, reporting, and scheduling

Smartsheet

Grid and spreadsheet-style work views
Gantt charts for timeline and dependency tracking
Workflow automation to reduce manual work
Forms and centralized intake and approval workflows
Role-based dashboards and reporting
Resource planning and workload balancing
Integrations with Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, and Jira

Pros and cons

Monday.com

Pros

Customizable boards including Kanban-style views
Dashboards and reporting
Automations connecting steps and tools
Gantt and timeline views for scheduling
Forms for intake and Docs for collaborative documentation
AI agents for research, reporting, and scheduling

Cons

We don't publish a "cons" list for either product. No vendor's official site documents its own product's weaknesses, so there's no sourced basis for one — and we'd rather say that plainly than invent one.

Smartsheet

Pros

Grid and spreadsheet-style work views
Gantt charts for timeline and dependency tracking
Workflow automation to reduce manual work
Forms and centralized intake and approval workflows
Role-based dashboards and reporting
Resource planning and workload balancing
Integrations with Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, and Jira

Cons

Key differences

Monday.com lists Customizable boards including Kanban-style views, Dashboards and reporting, Automations connecting steps and tools, Gantt and timeline views for scheduling, Forms for intake and Docs for collaborative documentation, AI agents for research, reporting, and scheduling that Smartsheet doesn't list.
Smartsheet lists Grid and spreadsheet-style work views, Gantt charts for timeline and dependency tracking, Workflow automation to reduce manual work, Forms and centralized intake and approval workflows, Role-based dashboards and reporting, Resource planning and workload balancing, Integrations with Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, and Jira that Monday.com doesn't list.

Choose Monday.com if…

Choose Monday.com if this fits: Vendor targets enterprise-scale organizations wanting to scale projects and operations through combined human and AI-agent workflows.

Choose Smartsheet if…

Choose Smartsheet if this fits: Project and portfolio managers, enterprise PMOs, and IT teams who want spreadsheet-familiar tools with enterprise-grade governance.

Facts on this page are sourced from each vendor's official site (linked below), not from ratings or reviews. Products change — verify anything that matters to your decision directly on the vendor's own site before switching. See our Disclaimer and Sources Policy.