Compare Airtable and Smartsheet 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Airtable
Star Rating
(3,225)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,450)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 and task tracking, with users appreciating its real-time collaboration features and the ability to easily reorder tasks through drag-and-drop functionality. This flexibility makes it a favorite for teams needing to stay organized amidst chaos.
- Users say Airtable shines in ease of use and implementation, often likening it to an advanced Excel sheet. Its responsive customer support and robust integration capabilities with tools like Google and Slack make it a go-to for businesses looking to streamline data management and automate tasks.
- According to verified reviews, Smartsheet's dashboards and reporting features are particularly praised for simplifying progress sharing with senior management, enhancing visibility and alignment within teams. This makes it a strong choice for organizations focused on project tracking.
- Reviewers mention that while Airtable is great for modeling operational workflows, it sometimes lacks the depth of project management features found in Smartsheet, particularly in areas like task prioritization and dependencies, which can be crucial for complex projects.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Smartsheet's higher overall satisfaction scores reflect its strong performance in meeting user needs, especially for mid-market companies that require comprehensive project management tools. Users appreciate its structured approach to task management.
- Users report that while Airtable is favored by small businesses for its user-friendly interface and versatility, it may not provide the same level of detailed project management capabilities as Smartsheet, which could be a deciding factor for larger teams or more complex projects.
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
2,508
8.5
18,145
Ease of Use
8.7
2,540
8.4
18,388
Ease of Setup
8.4
1,527
8.3
10,179
Ease of Admin
8.7
1,184
8.5
7,623
Quality of Support
8.4
1,892
8.3
14,050
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
1,066
8.6
7,072
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
2,385
8.6
17,638
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
1204
|
Verified
8.7
10068
|
Verified
8.5
1182
|
Verified
8.8
10072
|
Verified
8.4
1180
|
Verified
8.5
9793
|
Verified
8.3
1163
|
Verified
8.4
9473
|
Verified
7.8
1100
|
Verified
8.1
9276
|
Verified
7.7
1075
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
1155
|
Verified
8.1
9343
|
Verified
7.8
1077
|
Verified
8.0
8804
|
Verified
Projects
8.4
1142
|
Verified
8.6
9293
|
Verified
8.2
1081
|
Verified
8.3
8633
|
Verified
7.7
1006
|
Verified
8.2
8749
|
Verified
8.2
1119
|
Verified
8.0
8666
|
Verified
9.0
1203
|
Verified
8.2
8839
|
Verified
7.3
652
7.6
7603
|
Verified
7.6
651
8.0
8306
|
Verified
7.9
1095
|
Verified
8.1
8867
|
Verified
6.9
617
7.8
7845
|
Verified
7.1
637
7.6
7448
|
Verified
7.6
967
|
Verified
7.6
7267
|
Verified
Resource Management
7.8
978
|
Verified
7.6
7743
|
Verified
7.3
631
7.6
7812
|
Verified
7.9
1026
|
Verified
8.1
8445
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.9
956
|
Verified
7.8
7455
|
Verified
7.8
966
|
Verified
7.7
7564
|
Verified
8.3
1066
|
Verified
8.2
8618
|
Verified
Generative AI
5.8
518
6.0
3063
5.9
517
6.1
3047
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.1
91
5.6
925
7.1
91
5.9
924
7.6
107
5.7
919
7.2
88
5.7
916
7.1
88
5.7
915
7.1
87
5.6
912
7.2
88
5.8
915
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4815
Not enough data
8.5
5520
Not enough data
8.0
5001
Not enough data
7.7
4605
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5422
Not enough data
8.3
5498
Not enough data
7.7
4625
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4756
Not enough data
7.8
4825
Not enough data
7.9
4775
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4986
Not enough data
8.0
5164
Not enough data
8.1
5078
Not enough data
7.5
4448
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
408
Not enough data
Execution
8.9
456
Not enough data
8.9
458
Not enough data
8.9
454
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.2
428
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.3
5157
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
921
8.7
7311
8.8
899
8.8
7393
8.5
889
8.3
6926
8.1
807
7.8
6116
Task Management
8.8
896
8.5
7069
8.6
880
8.5
6979
8.1
816
8.1
6638
8.2
814
8.2
6464
Generative AI
5.9
404
6.2
2414
6.0
403
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
5665
Not enough data
7.6
6047
Not enough data
7.5
5803
Not enough data
7.7
5829
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7185
Not enough data
8.4
7126
Not enough data
8.0
6872
Not enough data
7.8
6097
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6469
Not enough data
7.6
5488
Not enough data
8.2
6802
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6085
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7425
Not enough data
8.7
7298
Not enough data
8.6
7163
Not enough data
7.9
6149
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6559
Not enough data
8.5
6739
Not enough data
8.4
6631
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
428
Responses
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
10.0
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
10.0
11
Not enough data
Platform
9.8
11
Not enough data
10.0
12
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.9
12
Not enough data
9.9
12
Not enough data
Generation and Interpretation - AI App Builder
9.0
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
9.5
16
Not enough data
9.8
16
Not enough data
Generated Application Quality - AI App Builder
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
9.7
16
Not enough data
9.8
17
Not enough data
User Interface Design
8.3
315
Not enough data
7.6
453
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
467
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
489
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Control
8.5
474
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
460
|
Verified
Not enough data
Publishing
8.2
448
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
465
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
7.9
26
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
Communication
7.1
214
Not enough data
7.2
213
Not enough data
7.3
211
Not enough data
Planning
7.3
205
Not enough data
8.0
210
Not enough data
7.9
207
Not enough data
8.2
213
Not enough data
7.1
194
Not enough data
Workflow Management
7.1
205
Not enough data
8.2
209
Not enough data
7.3
202
Not enough data
7.1
198
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
9.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Computer Software
6.8%
Information Technology and Services
6.1%
Higher Education
5.7%
Other
63.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Construction
7.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Computer Software
4.6%
Marketing and Advertising
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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