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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
$9.00 1 User Per Month
Smartsheet
Star Rating
(21,373)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 plansTimely
Star Rating
(472)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSmartsheet vs Timely
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Timely easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Timely overall.
- Reviewers felt that Timely meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Timely is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Timely 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
Timely
Starter
$9.00
1 User Per Month
For Solo/Micro business
Finish timesheets in 10 min, bill for 20% more hours.
- Max 5 users
- 20 Active projects
- Unlimited Teams
Free Trial
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Timely
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
18,091
9.3
388
Ease of Use
8.4
18,329
9.5
390
Ease of Setup
8.3
10,123
9.2
201
Ease of Admin
8.5
7,595
9.4
147
Quality of Support
8.3
14,003
9.5
305
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
7,045
9.6
143
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
17,584
9.6
390
Features by Category
Tasks
8.7
10042
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10048
|
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
Not enough data
Projects
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
7.5
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
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.6
7732
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7799
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
8430
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.8
7444
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
7553
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
8596
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
3055
Not enough data
6.1
3040
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
5.5
917
Not enough data
5.9
918
Not enough data
5.7
910
Not enough data
5.7
909
Not enough data
5.6
909
Not enough data
5.6
905
Not enough data
5.8
907
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
8.3
34
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.1
35
Management
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
7.5
32
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
9.1
35
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.0
31
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.4
34
Portfolio Management
7.9
4812
Not enough data
8.5
5517
Not enough data
8.0
4998
Not enough data
7.7
4602
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
5418
Not enough data
8.3
5495
Not enough data
7.7
4622
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.8
4753
Not enough data
7.8
4822
Not enough data
7.9
4772
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.0
4983
Not enough data
8.0
5161
Not enough data
8.1
5075
Not enough data
7.5
4445
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
Cost Tracking
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.5
38
Setup
8.3
5150
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5016
Not enough data
8.5
5386
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4648
Not enough data
7.5
4364
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
1815
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
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
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
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
7304
Not enough data
8.8
7385
Not enough data
8.3
6917
Not enough data
7.8
6110
Not enough data
Task Management
8.5
7064
Not enough data
8.5
6973
Not enough data
8.1
6632
Not enough data
8.2
6460
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
2411
Not enough data
6.2
2413
Not enough data
Automation
8.5
4242
Not enough data
8.3
4197
Not enough data
8.1
3928
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
4097
Not enough data
8.1
3880
Not enough data
8.8
4095
Not enough data
Project management
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
Not enough data
Workload
8.0
3690
Not enough data
8.3
3931
Not enough data
8.0
3734
Not enough data
7.9
3549
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.1
3719
Not enough data
8.3
3914
Not enough data
8.8
4109
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.7
3424
Not enough data
7.8
3418
Not enough data
7.5
3229
Not enough data
Integration
7.4
3271
Not enough data
7.4
3321
Not enough data
7.4
3352
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.5
1651
Not enough data
6.5
1657
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
5.8
360
Not enough data
6.0
359
Not enough data
5.8
359
Not enough data
5.8
357
Not enough data
Communication
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
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.4
7180
Not enough data
8.4
7123
Not enough data
8.0
6868
Not enough data
7.8
6094
Not enough data
Controls
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
Not enough data
Project Management
8.8
7421
Not enough data
8.7
7293
Not enough data
8.6
7159
Not enough data
7.9
6145
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.4
6556
Not enough data
8.5
6736
Not enough data
8.4
6628
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
2270
Not enough data
6.3
2274
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
5.7
425
Not enough data
5.6
425
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.4
330
Not enough data
9.4
342
Not enough data
9.2
279
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.1
192
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
8.6
207
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.2
308
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
224
Not enough data
8.9
240
Not enough data
8.3
232
Not enough data
8.4
179
Not enough data
8.9
239
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
290
Not enough data
8.3
224
Not enough data
8.1
184
Not enough data
9.4
304
Not enough data
8.5
227
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Smartsheet and Timely 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
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Timely
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%
Marketing and Advertising
13.4%
Computer Software
10.8%
Design
9.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.0%
Consulting
5.4%
Other
53.1%
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
Is there a way to format reports? i.e modify the printed output?
2 Comments
M
Hey!
We currently don't have a way of formatting the PDF output from Timely. Have you tried using the shareable report feature? That way you can send a...Read more
How can I make tags more custom and easy to use for multiple projects?
2 Comments
M
Hi Daniel!
Sorry for the late reply – but here goes!
What exactly do you mean by more custom? You can re-use a list of tags for multiple projects, so...Read more
Will you offer integration with Fiken in the future? www.fiken.no
1 Comment
Official Response from Timely
Hi Jermund. A Fiken integration is not on our short-term roadmap, though we do plan on developing more invoicing integrations in the future.
Here's where...Read more
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