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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$24.00 5 Users Per Month
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Kintone
Star Rating
(270)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$24.00 5 Users Per Month
Learn more about KintoneSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,393)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 providing a user-friendly interface that combines the simplicity of spreadsheets with robust project management features. Users appreciate the ability to customize workflows and automate tasks, which enhances productivity and visibility across projects.
- Users say Kintone stands out for its exceptional support, with many highlighting the developers' hands-on approach to using the product themselves. This connection fosters a responsive support system that users find helpful during setup and ongoing use, making it a reliable choice for small businesses.
- Reviewers mention that while Smartsheet has a wealth of features, some users feel that it can be overwhelming at first. However, many find that once they familiarize themselves with the tools, the platform becomes straightforward and efficient for managing daily activities.
- According to verified reviews, Kintone is praised for its flexibility and ease of modification, particularly for specific tasks like managing equipment notes. Users appreciate the intuitive filtering options in reports, which help them keep track of data entry effectively.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Smartsheet's implementation process is generally quick and intuitive, with many users noting the helpful onboarding wizard that guides them through initial setup. This feature is particularly beneficial for teams looking to get started without extensive training.
- Users report that while Kintone offers a slightly higher ease of use rating, Smartsheet's overall performance and feature set provide a more comprehensive solution for mid-market companies, making it a better fit for those with more complex project management needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Kintone
Professional Edition
$24.00
5 Users Per Month
*minimum 5 users
- No-code application building
- Collaboration Suite
- Open API Connectivity
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
Kintone
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
222
8.5
18,110
Ease of Use
8.9
224
8.4
18,350
Ease of Setup
8.7
183
8.3
10,143
Ease of Admin
9.0
170
8.5
7,604
Quality of Support
9.3
217
8.3
14,020
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
167
8.6
7,054
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
209
8.6
17,603
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Support
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
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
Feature Not Available
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Setup
9.2
47
8.3
5155
9.4
46
Feature Not Available
9.0
43
8.1
5020
8.8
50
8.5
5390
Management
9.2
43
Feature Not Available
8.9
42
8.1
4651
8.8
34
7.5
4366
Generative AI
8.6
7
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
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
Multichannel inventory management
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
6.7
12
Not enough data
3PL inventory management
8.4
17
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
Inventory Management
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
Inventory Management Platform Features
8.6
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
6.8
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
22
Not enough data
8.1
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
Warehouse Definition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory Management Platform Features
8.6
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
6.8
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
22
Not enough data
8.1
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
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
User Interface Design
9.1
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Control
8.8
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
Publishing
9.1
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
9.2
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
9.1
60
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.0
42
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
Database Administration
9.2
52
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
Availability
9.1
61
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.8
51
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
Security
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Data Management
9.2
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Kintone and Smartsheet are categorized as Workflow Management
Unique Categories
Kintone is categorized as No-Code Development Platforms, Inventory Control, Desktop Database, Warehouse Management, Database as a Service (DBaaS), and CRM
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Project and Portfolio Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kintone
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
Non-Profit Organization Management
17.8%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Education Management
4.3%
Construction
3.9%
Computer Software
3.5%
Other
65.9%
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
I know I can access kintone from the web but is there also a kintone mobile app?
1 Comment
Official Response from Kintone
Yes! We have native apps for both iOS and Android. You can also access your kintone account via mobile web. Read more
Do you have a free trial?
1 Comment
Official Response from Kintone
Yes! Please visit https://www.kintone.com/trial and start building business apps for free with your trial.Read more
Do you offer any discounts to nonprofits/NPOs?
1 Comment
Official Response from Kintone
We have a special discounted pricing for registered 501c3 nonprofit organizations. Please visit our NPO page to learn...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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