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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Airtable
Star Rating
(3,189)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,421)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Smartsheet excels in project management capabilities, with users praising its intuitive interface and customizable sheets that help teams track tasks, deadlines, and resources effectively. This flexibility is highlighted as a key advantage for organizations looking to enhance collaboration.
- Users say Airtable stands out for its dynamic and flexible nature, allowing users to build customized solutions tailored to their needs. The AI functionality is particularly appreciated by those who may not be as familiar with building components, making it accessible for a wider audience.
- Reviewers mention that Smartsheet's real-time updates and clear organization of tasks, timelines, and dependencies keep teams aligned and informed, which is crucial for maintaining productivity in fast-paced environments.
- According to verified reviews, Airtable's multiple views, including grid, Kanban, and calendar formats, provide stakeholders with various ways to visualize data, enhancing collaboration and understanding across different teams.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Smartsheet has a higher overall satisfaction score, Airtable's ease of use and setup are frequently commended, with users finding it straightforward to navigate and implement, which can be a significant advantage for smaller businesses.
- Users report that Smartsheet's robust project tracking features, such as task prioritization and dependency management, are essential for larger teams, while Airtable's flexibility and integration capabilities make it a favorite among small businesses looking for a versatile tool.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Airtable
Free
$0.00
For individuals or very small teams just getting started with Airtable
- Unlimited bases
- 1,000 records per base
- 1 GB of attachments per base
Smartsheet
Pro
$9.00
1 user Per Month
For people and teams that want to track, share, and manage projects.
Includes:
- Up to 10 editors (paid license required to edit)
- Unlimited free viewers
- Unlimited sheets, reports, and forms
Free Trial
Airtable
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,481
8.5
18,130
Ease of Use
8.7
2,513
8.4
18,370
Ease of Setup
8.4
1,506
8.3
10,161
Ease of Admin
8.7
1,174
8.5
7,614
Quality of Support
8.4
1,869
8.3
14,036
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
1,057
8.6
7,064
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
2,358
8.6
17,623
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
1195
|
Verified
8.7
10062
|
Verified
8.5
1174
|
Verified
8.8
10067
|
Verified
8.4
1173
|
Verified
8.5
9787
|
Verified
8.3
1158
|
Verified
8.4
9466
|
Verified
7.8
1095
|
Verified
8.1
9273
|
Verified
7.7
1070
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
1148
|
Verified
8.1
9339
|
Verified
7.8
1071
|
Verified
8.0
8800
|
Verified
Projects
8.4
1136
|
Verified
8.6
9285
|
Verified
8.2
1076
|
Verified
8.3
8631
|
Verified
7.7
1001
|
Verified
8.2
8746
|
Verified
8.2
1114
|
Verified
8.0
8661
|
Verified
9.0
1191
|
Verified
8.2
8832
|
Verified
7.3
648
7.6
7601
|
Verified
7.6
644
8.0
8303
|
Verified
7.9
1088
|
Verified
8.1
8864
|
Verified
6.9
612
7.8
7843
|
Verified
7.1
631
7.6
7446
|
Verified
7.5
962
|
Verified
7.6
7265
|
Verified
Resource Management
7.8
973
|
Verified
7.6
7741
|
Verified
7.3
626
7.6
7809
|
Verified
7.9
1022
|
Verified
8.1
8441
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.9
952
|
Verified
7.8
7453
|
Verified
7.8
961
|
Verified
7.7
7562
|
Verified
8.3
1056
|
Verified
8.2
8613
|
Verified
Generative AI
5.8
512
6.0
3063
5.8
509
6.1
3047
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.0
86
5.6
925
7.0
86
5.9
924
7.4
94
5.7
919
7.0
83
5.7
915
7.0
83
5.7
915
7.0
82
5.6
912
7.0
83
5.8
914
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4814
Not enough data
8.5
5519
Not enough data
8.0
5000
Not enough data
7.7
4604
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5421
Not enough data
8.3
5497
Not enough data
7.7
4624
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4755
Not enough data
7.8
4824
Not enough data
7.9
4774
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4985
Not enough data
8.0
5163
Not enough data
8.1
5077
Not enough data
7.5
4447
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.7
2051
Not enough data
7.6
2082
Not enough data
7.9
2060
Not enough data
7.6
2058
Not enough data
7.8
2052
Not enough data
7.6
2052
Not enough data
7.2
2033
Not enough data
7.6
2047
Not enough data
7.5
2035
Not enough data
7.8
2040
Analytics
8.0
405
Not enough data
Execution
8.9
452
Not enough data
8.9
455
Not enough data
8.9
451
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.2
425
Not enough data
8.4
421
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.3
5156
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5020
Not enough data
8.5
5392
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4651
Not enough data
7.5
4366
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
1817
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.9
406
Not enough data
5.9
408
Not enough data
5.9
403
Not enough data
5.9
399
Not enough data
5.9
398
Not enough data
5.9
400
Not enough data
6.1
401
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
1037
Not enough data
8.7
1226
Not enough data
8.5
1167
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
8.6
1166
Not enough data
8.7
1192
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.6
1185
Not enough data
8.9
1236
Not enough data
8.6
1117
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.0
882
Not enough data
8.4
1033
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
5.1
43
Not enough data
5.2
45
Not enough data
5.1
45
Not enough data
5.0
45
Other Features
Not enough data
7.9
987
Not enough data
8.3
1015
Task Creation
8.9
915
8.7
7311
8.8
893
8.8
7393
8.5
884
8.3
6925
8.1
802
7.8
6116
Task Management
8.7
891
8.5
7069
8.6
874
8.5
6979
8.1
811
8.1
6638
8.1
809
8.2
6464
Generative AI
5.8
399
6.2
2414
6.0
398
6.2
2416
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
4249
Not enough data
8.3
4203
Not enough data
8.1
3938
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
4103
Not enough data
8.1
3884
Not enough data
8.8
4101
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
4167
Not enough data
8.2
3895
Not enough data
8.6
4177
Not enough data
8.3
4028
Not enough data
8.4
3946
Not enough data
8.0
3623
Not enough data
8.3
4066
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
3695
Not enough data
8.3
3937
Not enough data
8.0
3739
Not enough data
7.9
3553
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
3723
Not enough data
8.3
3918
Not enough data
8.8
4116
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.7
3428
Not enough data
7.8
3422
Not enough data
7.5
3233
Integration
Not enough data
7.4
3275
Not enough data
7.4
3325
Not enough data
7.4
3356
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.5
1654
Not enough data
6.5
1660
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.8
363
Not enough data
6.0
361
Not enough data
5.8
361
Not enough data
5.8
359
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5664
Not enough data
7.6
6046
Not enough data
7.5
5802
Not enough data
7.7
5828
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7184
Not enough data
8.4
7125
Not enough data
8.0
6871
Not enough data
7.8
6096
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6468
Not enough data
7.6
5487
Not enough data
8.2
6800
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6084
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7424
Not enough data
8.7
7296
Not enough data
8.6
7161
Not enough data
7.9
6148
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6558
Not enough data
8.5
6738
Not enough data
8.4
6630
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
2273
Not enough data
6.3
2277
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
427
Not enough data
5.6
427
Responses
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
10.0
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
10.0
10
Not enough data
Platform
9.8
10
Not enough data
10.0
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
Generation and Interpretation - AI App Builder
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.7
13
Not enough data
Generated Application Quality - AI App Builder
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
User Interface Design
8.3
312
Not enough data
7.6
449
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
464
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Control
8.5
472
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
483
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
458
|
Verified
Not enough data
Publishing
8.2
446
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
463
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
425
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
7.9
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
Communication
7.0
210
Not enough data
7.2
210
Not enough data
7.2
207
Not enough data
Planning
7.2
201
Not enough data
8.0
206
Not enough data
7.9
203
Not enough data
8.2
208
Not enough data
7.1
190
Not enough data
Workflow Management
7.0
201
Not enough data
8.1
204
Not enough data
7.3
198
Not enough data
7.0
194
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Airtable and Smartsheet are categorized as Task Management and Project Management
Unique Categories
Airtable is categorized as Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Product Management, No-Code Development Platforms, AI Agents For Business Operations, and AI App Builder
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Workflow Management, and Project and Portfolio Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Airtable
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.2%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Computer Software
6.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Higher Education
5.7%
Other
63.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Construction
7.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Computer Software
4.6%
Other
70.7%
Discussions
What is Airtable used for?
7 Comments
DR
Airtable is a general-purpose database, automation, and internal app platform. As a general purpose tool it is very flexible for a wide variety of purposes....Read more
How much does Airtable enterprise cost?
4 Comments
EL
Minimum $8k per conversations circa 2021-2022. Pricing may be subject to change since that time.Read more
What can smartsheet be used for?
57 Comments
WA
It has a wide range of functionalities for project management or even asset management. Read more
Why is smartsheet bad?
34 Comments
NK
Complexity: Smartsheet has a fairly steep learning curve, especially for users who are not tech-savvy or unfamiliar with project management tools.
Limited...Read more
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