Compare Forecast and Smartsheet 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$9.00 1 user Per Month
Forecast
Star Rating
(132)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about ForecastSmartsheet
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
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 user satisfaction, with many praising its real-time collaboration features. Users appreciate how updates are instantly visible, making teamwork more efficient and organized.
- Users say that Smartsheet's flexibility is a significant advantage, allowing for the creation of both simple task lists and complex workflows. This adaptability is highlighted by feedback mentioning its clear, visually structured interface that helps manage chaotic work environments.
- Reviewers mention that Smartsheet's dashboards and reporting capabilities are particularly beneficial for project tracking. Users find these features helpful for aligning teams and sharing progress with stakeholders, enhancing overall project visibility.
- According to verified reviews, Forecast shines in its AI-driven resource planning and capacity forecasting. Users appreciate the clear, real-time visibility it provides, which helps keep projects on schedule and within budget.
- G2 reviewers note that while Forecast offers an intuitive interface for project planning, it has fewer recent reviews compared to Smartsheet, which may indicate less user engagement or satisfaction over time.
- Users highlight that Smartsheet's implementation process is quick and straightforward, with many mentioning the intuitive onboarding wizard that eases new users into the platform, a feature that seems less emphasized in user feedback for Forecast.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Forecast
Pro
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Ideal for companies that are interested in finetuning operations and finances to scale sustainably
- AI Work Automation
- Project & Portfolio Management
- Resource Management
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
Forecast
No trial information availableSmartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
102
8.5
18,143
Ease of Use
8.1
101
8.4
18,386
Ease of Setup
7.6
59
8.3
10,177
Ease of Admin
8.4
59
8.5
7,623
Quality of Support
8.8
88
8.3
14,048
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
60
8.6
7,072
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
96
8.6
17,636
Features by Category
Tasks
8.4
58
|
Verified
8.7
10067
|
Verified
8.3
60
|
Verified
8.8
10070
|
Verified
7.6
58
|
Verified
8.5
9791
|
Verified
7.7
50
|
Verified
8.4
9471
|
Verified
7.4
45
|
Verified
8.1
9275
|
Verified
7.1
41
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
51
|
Verified
8.1
9342
|
Verified
6.6
41
8.0
8802
|
Verified
Projects
8.2
51
|
Verified
8.6
9291
|
Verified
7.5
43
|
Verified
8.3
8632
|
Verified
7.3
43
|
Verified
8.2
8748
|
Verified
7.4
48
|
Verified
8.0
8665
|
Verified
7.3
39
|
Verified
8.2
8838
|
Verified
7.6
46
|
Verified
7.6
7602
|
Verified
7.1
24
8.0
8305
|
Verified
7.3
40
|
Verified
8.1
8866
|
Verified
7.0
23
7.8
7844
|
Verified
8.1
52
|
Verified
7.6
7447
|
Verified
7.5
36
|
Verified
7.6
7266
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
46
|
Verified
7.6
7742
|
Verified
8.3
53
|
Verified
7.6
7810
|
Verified
8.5
50
|
Verified
8.1
8443
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.3
35
|
Verified
7.8
7454
|
Verified
7.8
51
|
Verified
7.7
7563
|
Verified
7.6
41
|
Verified
8.2
8617
|
Verified
Generative AI
4.7
10
6.0
3063
4.2
10
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
Planning
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
Optimization
7.8
36
Not enough data
7.6
36
Not enough data
7.3
28
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
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
Customer Management
7.0
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
5.2
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.5
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.7
7
Not enough data
7.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
3.9
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
6.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
7.8
24
8.5
4249
6.9
23
8.3
4203
7.8
19
8.1
3938
Administration
8.0
21
8.2
4103
7.9
19
8.1
3884
8.6
22
8.8
4101
Project management
8.1
27
8.7
4167
7.3
20
8.2
3895
8.8
28
8.6
4177
7.9
25
8.3
4028
8.4
24
8.4
3946
6.8
17
8.0
3623
8.0
25
8.3
4066
Workload
8.3
25
8.0
3695
Feature Not Available
8.3
3937
Feature Not Available
8.0
3739
7.9
21
7.9
3553
Communication & Collaboration
7.5
16
8.1
3723
6.1
16
8.3
3918
7.5
20
8.8
4116
Cost Management
7.9
21
7.7
3428
7.8
23
7.8
3422
8.3
20
7.5
3233
Integration
7.8
13
7.4
3275
7.4
15
7.4
3325
6.9
13
7.4
3356
Generative AI
3.7
5
6.5
1654
3.3
5
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Forecast and Smartsheet are categorized as Project Management and Work Management
Unique Categories
Forecast is categorized as Professional Services Automation and Resource Management
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Workflow Management, Project and Portfolio Management, and Task Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Forecast
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
Marketing and Advertising
37.4%
Computer Software
14.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Design
3.3%
Consulting
2.4%
Other
30.1%
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%
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Discussions
Forecast 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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