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Compare Smartsheet and Visio 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
$0.00
Smartsheet
Star Rating
(21,398)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 plansVisio
Star Rating
(673)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 3 pricing plansSmartsheet vs Visio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Smartsheet easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Visio, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Visio meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Smartsheet is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Smartsheet over Visio.
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
Visio
Free
$0.00
A basic Visio plan is included for free as part of Microsoft 365 subscription.
- Great for viewing diagrams and minor editing
- Coauthor, edit, add comments, and share diagrams in real time via the Visio web app or Microsoft Teams
- Access dozens of templates and sample diagrams to create: Business diagrams, General flowcharts, Basic organization charts Infographic timelines
Free Trial
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Visio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
18,112
8.8
586
Ease of Use
8.4
18,352
8.1
592
Ease of Setup
8.3
10,144
8.7
126
Ease of Admin
8.5
7,604
8.1
107
Quality of Support
8.3
14,022
8.0
375
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
7,054
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
17,605
6.7
576
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
10055
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
10059
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9784
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
9462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9269
|
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
9282
|
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
8607
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
3060
Not enough data
6.1
3045
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
5.5
923
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
Logistics
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.9
99
Not enough data
8.3
130
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
54
Editing & Design
Not enough data
9.1
143
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
8.6
137
Agentic AI - Org Chart
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Communication Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Offering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
8.3
5156
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5021
Not enough data
8.5
5392
Not enough data
Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4652
Not enough data
7.5
4367
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
1818
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
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Visual Tools
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hardware
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.7
7310
Not enough data
8.8
7391
Not enough data
8.3
6923
Not enough data
7.8
6114
Not enough data
Task Management
8.5
7068
Not enough data
8.5
6977
Not enough data
8.1
6637
Not enough data
8.2
6463
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
2413
Not enough data
6.2
2415
Not enough data
Automation
8.5
4249
Not enough data
8.3
4202
Not enough data
8.1
3935
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
4102
Not enough data
8.1
3884
Not enough data
8.8
4100
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
4167
Not enough data
8.2
3895
Not enough data
8.6
4177
Not enough data
8.3
4026
Not enough data
8.4
3946
Not enough data
8.0
3623
Not enough data
8.3
4064
Not enough data
Workload
8.0
3695
Not enough data
8.3
3937
Not enough data
8.0
3739
Not enough data
7.9
3553
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.1
3723
Not enough data
8.3
3918
Not enough data
8.8
4115
Not enough data
Cost Management
7.7
3428
Not enough data
7.8
3422
Not enough data
7.5
3233
Not enough data
Integration
7.4
3275
Not enough data
7.4
3325
Not enough data
7.4
3356
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.5
1654
Not enough data
6.5
1660
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
Platform Basics
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
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Smartsheet and Visio 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
Visio is categorized as Org Chart, Diagramming, Collaborative Whiteboard, Mind Mapping, Visual Collaboration Platforms, and Wireframing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visio
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%
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Higher Education
4.6%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
70.6%
Alternatives
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
What is most interesting thing you like on Visio?
4 Comments
JP
That depends what are you trying to do. In my opinion. the ability to draw different types of diagrams using forms libraries, either built-in or that you can...Read more
Is there any option (search engine) available in software, where I can import shapes from Internet?
2 Comments
ES
Hello,
you can go to insert and then select online photos and type the name of the stencil you want to import. for example CISCO Stencil
regards,
ElieRead more
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