Compare Firstup and Smartsheet 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (75.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$9.00 1 user Per Month
Firstup
Star Rating
(207)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (75.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 6 pricing plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,447)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
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Browse all 3 pricing plansFirstup vs Smartsheet
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Firstup easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Firstup overall.
- Firstup and Smartsheet both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Firstup is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Firstup over Smartsheet.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Firstup
Essential
Contact Us
Reach every worker
- Create the right audience for every communication using multiple attributes
- Build meaningful content using drag-and-drop editing and rich styling capabilities
- Publish once and deliver to email, mobile app, and desktop
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
Firstup
No trial information availableSmartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
181
8.5
18,143
Ease of Use
8.7
185
8.4
18,386
Ease of Setup
8.4
128
8.3
10,177
Ease of Admin
8.6
139
8.5
7,623
Quality of Support
8.7
163
8.3
14,048
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
135
8.6
7,072
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
178
8.6
17,636
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
10067
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10070
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9791
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9471
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9275
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9342
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8802
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.6
9291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8632
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8748
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8838
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7602
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8305
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8866
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
7844
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7447
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7266
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.6
7742
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7810
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8443
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
7454
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7563
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8617
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
3063
Not enough data
6.1
3047
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.6
925
Not enough data
5.9
924
Not enough data
5.7
919
Not enough data
5.7
916
Not enough data
5.7
915
Not enough data
5.6
912
Not enough data
5.8
915
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
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
Information Distribution
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.0
116
Not enough data
8.8
118
Not enough data
8.2
111
Not enough data
Employee Engagement
8.1
112
Not enough data
7.7
103
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
7.7
96
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
5.7
24
Not enough data
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
Additional Features - Employee Communications
7.0
21
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
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
7311
Not enough data
8.8
7393
Not enough data
8.3
6926
Not enough data
7.8
6116
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
7069
Not enough data
8.5
6979
Not enough data
8.1
6638
Not enough data
8.2
6464
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
2414
Not enough data
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
6801
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
7297
Not enough data
8.6
7162
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
428
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
4.8
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
6.0
14
Not enough data
3.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
4.2
14
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
4.6
13
Not enough data
5.5
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
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
Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.6
29
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
8.1
28
Not enough data
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
7.0
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Firstup and Smartsheet share no categories
Unique Categories
Firstup is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN), Employee Communications, Employee Experience, Frontline Worker Communication Platforms, and Internal Newsletter Software
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
Firstup
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
Hospital & Health Care
18.0%
Manufacturing
9.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Financial Services
5.4%
Retail
5.4%
Other
55.1%
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
Firstup 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.
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