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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$9.00 1 user Per Month
GitLab
Star Rating
(863)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about GitLabSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,368)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 plansGitLab vs Smartsheet
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GitLab easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with GitLab overall.
- Reviewers felt that GitLab meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GitLab is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GitLab over Smartsheet.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GitLab
No pricing availableSmartsheet
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
GitLab
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
651
8.5
18,087
Ease of Use
8.7
653
8.4
18,325
Ease of Setup
8.6
214
8.3
10,119
Ease of Admin
8.6
171
8.5
7,594
Quality of Support
8.5
515
8.3
13,999
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
146
8.6
7,044
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
618
8.6
17,580
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
10040
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10046
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9775
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9452
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8791
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.6
9270
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8621
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8732
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8818
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7592
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8850
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
7832
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7436
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7256
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.6
7731
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7799
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8430
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
7444
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7553
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8596
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
3055
Not enough data
6.1
3040
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.5
918
Not enough data
5.9
919
Not enough data
5.7
911
Not enough data
5.7
910
Not enough data
5.6
910
Not enough data
5.6
906
Not enough data
5.8
908
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4811
Not enough data
8.5
5516
Not enough data
8.0
4997
Not enough data
7.7
4601
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5417
Not enough data
8.3
5494
Not enough data
7.7
4621
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4752
Not enough data
7.8
4821
Not enough data
7.9
4771
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4982
Not enough data
8.0
5160
Not enough data
8.2
5074
Not enough data
7.5
4444
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.7
2050
Not enough data
7.6
2081
Not enough data
7.9
2059
Not enough data
7.6
2057
Not enough data
7.8
2051
Not enough data
7.6
2051
Not enough data
7.2
2032
Not enough data
7.6
2046
Not enough data
7.5
2034
Not enough data
7.8
2039
Administration
8.7
122
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
8.6
122
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
128
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.7
114
Not enough data
8.6
103
Not enough data
Processes
9.1
131
Not enough data
9.0
120
Not enough data
8.7
120
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
Testing
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
Testing
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
76
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
Automation
8.9
78
Not enough data
8.4
71
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
IT Management
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.3
5149
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5015
Not enough data
8.5
5384
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4647
Not enough data
7.5
4363
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
1814
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.8
404
Not enough data
5.9
407
Not enough data
5.9
402
Not enough data
5.9
398
Not enough data
5.9
397
Not enough data
5.8
399
Not enough data
6.1
400
Functionality
8.8
210
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
8.7
204
Not enough data
Management
8.7
197
Not enough data
8.3
190
Not enough data
8.9
204
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.6
138
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
8.7
64
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.9
60
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
7304
Not enough data
8.8
7385
Not enough data
8.3
6917
Not enough data
7.8
6110
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
7064
Not enough data
8.5
6973
Not enough data
8.1
6632
Not enough data
8.2
6460
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
2411
Not enough data
6.2
2413
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
4242
Not enough data
8.3
4197
Not enough data
8.1
3928
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
4097
Not enough data
8.1
3880
Not enough data
8.8
4095
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
4162
Not enough data
8.2
3890
Not enough data
8.6
4173
Not enough data
8.3
4021
Not enough data
8.4
3942
Not enough data
8.0
3619
Not enough data
8.3
4060
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
3690
Not enough data
8.3
3931
Not enough data
8.0
3734
Not enough data
7.9
3549
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
3719
Not enough data
8.3
3914
Not enough data
8.8
4109
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.7
3424
Not enough data
7.8
3418
Not enough data
7.5
3229
Integration
Not enough data
7.4
3271
Not enough data
7.4
3321
Not enough data
7.4
3352
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.5
1651
Not enough data
6.5
1657
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.8
361
Not enough data
6.0
360
Not enough data
5.8
360
Not enough data
5.8
358
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5662
Not enough data
7.6
6044
Not enough data
7.5
5800
Not enough data
7.7
5826
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7178
Not enough data
8.4
7123
Not enough data
8.0
6868
Not enough data
7.8
6093
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6467
Not enough data
7.6
5485
Not enough data
8.2
6798
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6081
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7420
Not enough data
8.7
7293
Not enough data
8.6
7158
Not enough data
7.9
6145
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6555
Not enough data
8.5
6736
Not enough data
8.4
6628
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
2270
Not enough data
6.3
2274
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
426
Not enough data
5.6
426
Management
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.8
146
Not enough data
8.5
134
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
146
Not enough data
8.8
146
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
Processes
9.0
150
Not enough data
8.5
139
Not enough data
9.0
153
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.8
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
Documentation
8.7
115
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
Security
8.0
100
Not enough data
8.4
99
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
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
Value Analysis
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Value Management
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GitLab and Smartsheet share no categories
Unique Categories
GitLab is categorized as Secure Code Review, DevOps Platforms, Value Stream Management, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Application Release Orchestration, Version Control Hosting, Peer Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Bug Tracking, Continuous Integration, and AI Code Generation
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
GitLab
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
33.5%
Information Technology and Services
24.1%
Internet
3.9%
Financial Services
3.4%
Telecommunications
2.3%
Other
32.9%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is GitLab paid?
5 Comments
PG
Yes, Gitlab is paid as it provides the flexibility to use all the features of the GitHub and Git as well as the freedom to use your own DataBase so that you...Read more
Is GitLab free software?
4 Comments
RB
Yes, in that for non-commercial users, payment is unnecessary. Additionally, its source is publicly available.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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