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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Microsoft Excel
Star Rating
(3,010)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Microsoft ExcelSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,366)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 plansMicrosoft Excel vs Smartsheet
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Excel easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Excel overall.
- Reviewers felt that Microsoft Excel meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Excel is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Excel over Smartsheet.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Excel
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
Microsoft Excel
No trial information availableSmartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
2,496
8.5
18,087
Ease of Use
8.6
2,531
8.4
18,325
Ease of Setup
9.2
557
8.3
10,119
Ease of Admin
8.9
310
8.5
7,594
Quality of Support
8.7
1,992
8.3
14,001
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
295
8.6
7,044
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
2,417
8.6
17,580
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
8.7
10042
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10049
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9778
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9455
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9262
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9330
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8794
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
8.6
9273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8624
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8735
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8652
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8821
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
7595
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8294
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8852
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
7835
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7438
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7259
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.6
7734
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7801
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8432
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
7.8
7446
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7555
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8598
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.0
3057
Not enough data
6.1
3042
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.5
919
Not enough data
5.9
920
Not enough data
5.7
912
Not enough data
5.7
911
Not enough data
5.6
911
Not enough data
5.6
907
Not enough data
5.8
909
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4812
Not enough data
8.5
5517
Not enough data
8.0
4998
Not enough data
7.7
4602
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5418
Not enough data
8.3
5495
Not enough data
7.7
4622
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4753
Not enough data
7.8
4822
Not enough data
7.9
4772
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4983
Not enough data
8.0
5161
Not enough data
8.1
5075
Not enough data
7.5
4445
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
5150
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5016
Not enough data
8.5
5385
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4648
Not enough data
7.5
4364
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
1815
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.8
404
Not enough data
5.9
406
Not enough data
5.9
401
Not enough data
5.9
398
Not enough data
5.9
397
Not enough data
5.8
399
Not enough data
6.1
400
Calculating
9.4
1482
Not enough data
9.2
1459
Not enough data
Insights
9.1
1458
Not enough data
9.4
1469
Not enough data
Editing
8.7
1388
Not enough data
8.4
1347
Not enough data
9.2
1426
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
1258
Not enough data
8.8
1330
Not enough data
9.1
1418
Not enough data
9.1
1444
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
7306
Not enough data
8.8
7387
Not enough data
8.3
6919
Not enough data
7.8
6112
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
7066
Not enough data
8.5
6975
Not enough data
8.1
6634
Not enough data
8.2
6462
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
2413
Not enough data
6.2
2415
Automation
Not enough data
8.5
4245
Not enough data
8.3
4200
Not enough data
8.1
3931
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
4100
Not enough data
8.1
3883
Not enough data
8.8
4098
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
4165
Not enough data
8.2
3893
Not enough data
8.6
4176
Not enough data
8.3
4024
Not enough data
8.4
3945
Not enough data
8.0
3622
Not enough data
8.3
4063
Workload
Not enough data
8.0
3693
Not enough data
8.3
3934
Not enough data
8.0
3737
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
4112
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
1654
Not enough data
6.5
1660
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.8
363
Not enough data
6.0
362
Not enough data
5.8
362
Not enough data
5.9
360
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5665
Not enough data
7.6
6047
Not enough data
7.5
5803
Not enough data
7.7
5829
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7181
Not enough data
8.4
7126
Not enough data
8.0
6871
Not enough data
7.8
6096
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6470
Not enough data
7.6
5488
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
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
6739
Not enough data
8.4
6631
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
428
Not enough data
5.6
428
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Excel and Smartsheet share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Excel is categorized as Spreadsheets
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
Microsoft Excel
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
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Computer Software
5.6%
Accounting
4.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Financial Services
3.8%
Other
71.5%
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
What are some advanced techniques professionals are using in Microsoft Excel to analyze and visualize data?
4 Comments
VB
In my opinion professionals are using advanced Excel techniques like Power Query and Power Pivot for data cleaning, modeling, and handling big datasets or...Read more
Are there video tutorials to be shown to kids?
3 Comments
BM
I don't think Excel is suitable for people at such a young age, but if you want your child to develop, you should look into counting worksheets 1-10...Read more
What is Microsoft Excel features?
3 Comments
AS
Excel allows the user to create spreadsheets, charts, tables, etc. to transpose information into a quantifiable document.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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