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Compare Smartsheet and Staffbase 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (59.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
No pricing available
Smartsheet
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
Browse all 3 pricing plansStaffbase
Star Rating
(245)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about StaffbaseSmartsheet vs Staffbase
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Staffbase easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Staffbase overall.
- Reviewers felt that Staffbase meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Staffbase is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Staffbase over Smartsheet.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Staffbase
No pricing availableFree Trial
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Staffbase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
18,108
8.8
191
Ease of Use
8.4
18,348
9.3
201
Ease of Setup
8.3
10,142
8.6
167
Ease of Admin
8.5
7,604
9.2
163
Quality of Support
8.3
14,018
9.4
190
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
7,054
9.5
162
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
17,601
9.5
174
Features by Category
Communication
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
Content Management
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
Productivity Tools
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
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.7
10054
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10058
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9784
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9268
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9335
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8798
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.6
9281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8629
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8742
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8659
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8828
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7599
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
8299
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8859
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
7840
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7443
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7263
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.6
7739
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7807
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8438
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.8
7450
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7560
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8605
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
3060
Not enough data
6.1
3045
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
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
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
7.9
4813
Not enough data
8.5
5518
Not enough data
8.0
4999
Not enough data
7.7
4603
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
5419
Not enough data
8.3
5496
Not enough data
7.7
4623
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.8
4754
Not enough data
7.8
4823
Not enough data
7.9
4773
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.0
4984
Not enough data
8.0
5162
Not enough data
8.1
5076
Not enough data
7.5
4446
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
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
Not enough data
Setup
8.3
5155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5020
Not enough data
8.5
5390
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4651
Not enough data
7.5
4366
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
1817
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
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
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Information Distribution
Not enough data
9.0
118
Not enough data
8.1
81
Not enough data
8.9
119
Not enough data
8.4
106
Not enough data
8.0
88
Employee Engagement
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
7.2
75
Not enough data
8.8
122
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
6.8
19
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
8.3
18
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
7.0
17
Additional Features - Employee Communications
Not enough data
6.4
17
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
6.7
16
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
8.6
1185
Not enough data
8.9
1236
Not enough data
8.6
1117
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.0
882
Not enough data
8.4
1033
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
5.1
43
Not enough data
5.2
45
Not enough data
5.1
45
Not enough data
5.0
45
Not enough data
Other Features
7.9
987
Not enough data
8.3
1015
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.7
7309
Not enough data
8.8
7390
Not enough data
8.3
6922
Not enough data
7.8
6113
Not enough data
Task Management
8.5
7067
Not enough data
8.5
6976
Not enough data
8.1
6636
Not enough data
8.2
6462
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
2412
Not enough data
6.2
2414
Not enough data
Automation
8.5
4247
Not enough data
8.3
4201
Not enough data
8.1
3933
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
4100
Not enough data
8.1
3883
Not enough data
8.8
4099
Not enough data
Project management
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
Not enough data
Workload
8.0
3694
Not enough data
8.3
3936
Not enough data
8.0
3738
Not enough data
7.9
3552
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.1
3722
Not enough data
8.3
3917
Not enough data
8.8
4114
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.7
3427
Not enough data
7.8
3421
Not enough data
7.5
3232
Not enough data
Integration
7.4
3274
Not enough data
7.4
3324
Not enough data
7.4
3355
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.5
1653
Not enough data
6.5
1659
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
5.8
362
Not enough data
6.0
361
Not enough data
5.8
361
Not enough data
5.8
359
Not enough data
Communication
7.2
5663
Not enough data
7.6
6045
Not enough data
7.5
5801
Not enough data
7.7
5827
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.4
7183
Not enough data
8.4
7124
Not enough data
8.0
6870
Not enough data
7.8
6095
Not enough data
Controls
8.0
6468
Not enough data
7.6
5486
Not enough data
8.2
6799
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6082
Not enough data
Project Management
8.8
7422
Not enough data
8.7
7295
Not enough data
8.6
7160
Not enough data
7.9
6147
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.4
6557
Not enough data
8.5
6737
Not enough data
8.4
6629
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
2272
Not enough data
6.3
2276
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
5.7
427
Not enough data
5.6
427
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.0
14
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
4.0
13
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
5.0
13
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
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
Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Smartsheet and Staffbase share no categories
Unique Categories
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
Staffbase is categorized as Employee Communications, Employee Intranet, Frontline Worker Communication Platforms, and Internal Newsletter Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Staffbase
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
7.6%
Construction
7.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Computer Software
4.6%
Other
70.7%
Hospital & Health Care
8.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.2%
Construction
5.8%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.4%
Automotive
4.5%
Other
69.4%
Discussions
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
I would love Staffbase to work as an internal employee bulletin board, where the current news and headlines that are available on staffbase online could be displayed on monitors within the facilities.
1 Comment
Official Response from Staffbase
Hi there,
We're glad you brought this up! We know that pushing your message across channels is key to an effective comms strategy. But, we also hear from...Read more
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