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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 25 tracked users Per Month
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Canny
Star Rating
(104)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 25 tracked users Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,398)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
Browse all 3 pricing plansCanny vs Smartsheet
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Canny easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Canny overall.
- Reviewers felt that Canny meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Canny is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Canny over Smartsheet.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Canny
FREE
Free
25 tracked users Per Month
Get your feedback system up and running for free.
- 25 tracked users
- Unlimited posts
- Automatic feedback capture
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
Canny
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
94
8.5
18,112
Ease of Use
9.2
95
8.4
18,352
Ease of Setup
9.2
76
8.3
10,144
Ease of Admin
9.2
70
8.5
7,604
Quality of Support
9.2
75
8.3
14,022
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
62
8.6
7,054
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
91
8.6
17,605
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
10055
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10059
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9784
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9269
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9335
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8798
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.6
9282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8629
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8742
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8659
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8828
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7599
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8299
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8859
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
7840
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7443
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7263
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.6
7739
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7807
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8438
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
7450
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7560
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8607
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
3060
Not enough data
6.1
3045
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.5
923
Not enough data
5.9
923
Not enough data
5.7
915
Not enough data
5.7
914
Not enough data
5.6
914
Not enough data
5.6
911
Not enough data
5.8
913
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4813
Not enough data
8.5
5518
Not enough data
8.0
4999
Not enough data
7.7
4603
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5419
Not enough data
8.3
5496
Not enough data
7.7
4623
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4754
Not enough data
7.8
4823
Not enough data
7.9
4773
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4984
Not enough data
8.0
5162
Not enough data
8.1
5076
Not enough data
7.5
4446
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
6.1
20
Not enough data
Execution
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
7.0
22
Not enough data
Roadmapping
7.8
23
Not enough data
6.7
21
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.3
5156
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5021
Not enough data
8.5
5392
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4652
Not enough data
7.5
4367
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
1818
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.9
406
Not enough data
5.9
409
Not enough data
5.9
404
Not enough data
5.9
400
Not enough data
5.9
399
Not enough data
5.9
401
Not enough data
6.1
402
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.7
7310
Not enough data
8.8
7391
Not enough data
8.3
6923
Not enough data
7.8
6114
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
7068
Not enough data
8.5
6977
Not enough data
8.1
6637
Not enough data
8.2
6463
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
2413
Not enough data
6.2
2415
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
4249
Not enough data
8.3
4202
Not enough data
8.1
3935
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
4102
Not enough data
8.1
3884
Not enough data
8.8
4100
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
4026
Not enough data
8.4
3946
Not enough data
8.0
3623
Not enough data
8.3
4064
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
4115
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
362
Not enough data
6.0
361
Not enough data
5.8
361
Not enough data
5.8
359
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5663
Not enough data
7.6
6045
Not enough data
7.5
5801
Not enough data
7.7
5827
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7183
Not enough data
8.4
7124
Not enough data
8.0
6870
Not enough data
7.8
6095
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6468
Not enough data
7.6
5486
Not enough data
8.2
6799
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6082
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7422
Not enough data
8.7
7295
Not enough data
8.6
7160
Not enough data
7.9
6147
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6557
Not enough data
8.5
6737
Not enough data
8.4
6629
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
2272
Not enough data
6.3
2276
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
427
Not enough data
5.6
427
Management
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Functionality
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Feedback
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
Idea Sources
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
Idea Collection
8.1
32
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.7
31
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
5.9
30
Not enough data
Integrations
5.5
30
Not enough data
6.7
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Idea Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
23
Not enough data
7.0
23
Not enough data
Survey Management
8.2
34
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Process Management
8.8
35
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
7.5
32
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
System Management
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
Communication
7.3
44
Not enough data
7.6
41
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
Planning
6.8
38
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
38
Not enough data
6.4
38
Not enough data
Workflow Management
5.8
39
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
5.2
39
Not enough data
5.7
38
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canny and Smartsheet share no categories
Unique Categories
Canny is categorized as Repository Management, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Product Management, Idea Management, Enterprise Feedback Management, and User Research Repositories
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Workflow Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canny
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
Computer Software
42.2%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Financial Services
4.9%
Research
2.9%
Construction
2.9%
Other
32.4%
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
Canny has no discussions with answers
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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