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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Goodnotes
Star Rating
(92)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(21,392)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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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Goodnotes easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Goodnotes overall.
- Reviewers felt that Goodnotes meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Goodnotes is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Goodnotes over Smartsheet.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Goodnotes
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
Goodnotes
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
69
8.5
18,110
Ease of Use
9.2
73
8.4
18,350
Ease of Setup
9.1
49
8.3
10,143
Ease of Admin
9.2
6
8.5
7,604
Quality of Support
8.5
42
8.3
14,020
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
7
8.6
7,054
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
71
8.6
17,603
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
10056
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10060
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9785
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9463
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9269
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9336
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8799
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.6
9282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8630
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8743
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8660
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8829
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7600
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8300
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8860
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
7841
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7444
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7264
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.6
7740
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7808
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8439
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
7451
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7561
|
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
922
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
Design
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Production
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Distribution
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Handwritten Notes
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
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
5420
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
8.2
5077
Not enough data
7.5
4447
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.7
2052
Not enough data
7.6
2083
Not enough data
7.9
2061
Not enough data
7.6
2059
Not enough data
7.8
2053
Not enough data
7.6
2053
Not enough data
7.2
2034
Not enough data
7.6
2048
Not enough data
7.5
2036
Not enough data
7.8
2041
Organization
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Editing
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.3
5155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5020
Not enough data
8.5
5390
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
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
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visual Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
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
7309
Not enough data
8.8
7390
Not enough data
8.3
6922
Not enough data
7.8
6113
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
7067
Not enough data
8.5
6976
Not enough data
8.1
6636
Not enough data
8.2
6462
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
2412
Not enough data
6.2
2414
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
4248
Not enough data
8.3
4201
Not enough data
8.1
3934
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
4100
Not enough data
8.1
3883
Not enough data
8.8
4099
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
4166
Not enough data
8.2
3894
Not enough data
8.6
4176
Not enough data
8.3
4025
Not enough data
8.4
3945
Not enough data
8.0
3622
Not enough data
8.3
4063
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
3694
Not enough data
8.3
3936
Not enough data
8.0
3738
Not enough data
7.9
3552
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
3722
Not enough data
8.3
3917
Not enough data
8.8
4114
Cost Management
Not enough data
7.7
3427
Not enough data
7.8
3421
Not enough data
7.5
3232
Integration
Not enough data
7.4
3274
Not enough data
7.4
3324
Not enough data
7.4
3355
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.5
1653
Not enough data
6.5
1659
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
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
6469
Not enough data
7.6
5487
Not enough data
8.2
6800
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6083
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7423
Not enough data
8.7
7296
Not enough data
8.6
7161
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
2272
Not enough data
6.3
2276
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
427
Not enough data
5.6
427
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.7
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Goodnotes and Smartsheet share no categories
Unique Categories
Goodnotes is categorized as Mind Mapping, PDF Editor, Handwritten Notes, Note-Taking Software, Study Tools, and Markup 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
Goodnotes
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
9.5%
Higher Education
8.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Design
7.1%
Construction
6.0%
Other
61.9%
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%
Discussions
How do you customize your notebooks? And the pages inside of it?
1 Comment
MM
Go to the 3 dots found at the top right corner, and find options to edit thereRead more
What can GoodNotes do?
1 Comment
RF
Goodnotes takes note taking to the next level! You can organize into "notebooks", draw, type, import photos, snap pics, etc.
Goodnotes also works with...Read more
Goodnotes has no more 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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