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Compare Smartsheet and Whimsical 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Smartsheet
Star Rating
(21,395)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 plansWhimsical
Star Rating
(187)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 Editor Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansSmartsheet vs Whimsical
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Whimsical easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Whimsical overall.
- Reviewers felt that Whimsical meets the needs of their business better than Smartsheet.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Whimsical is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Whimsical 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
Whimsical
Free
$0.00
1 Editor Per Month
For personal projects and flexible collaboration.
- Unlimited workspace members
- All Whimsical file types
- 3 team boards
Free Trial
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Whimsical
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
18,111
9.1
127
Ease of Use
8.4
18,351
9.3
129
Ease of Setup
8.3
10,143
9.5
29
Ease of Admin
8.5
7,604
9.1
25
Quality of Support
8.3
14,021
8.7
89
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
7,054
9.6
23
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
17,604
9.3
123
Features by Category
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
Setup
8.3
5155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5020
Not enough data
8.5
5391
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
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
75
Not enough data
8.0
63
Not enough data
8.6
78
Visual Tools
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.1
62
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
44
Not enough data
6.4
35
Not enough data
8.9
65
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
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
4248
Not enough data
8.3
4201
Not enough data
8.1
3934
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
4101
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
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
8.6
28
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Smartsheet and Whimsical are categorized as Project Management
Unique Categories
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Workflow Management, Project and Portfolio Management, and Task Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Whimsical
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%
Computer Software
15.9%
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Marketing and Advertising
10.2%
Financial Services
8.5%
Design
7.4%
Other
43.2%
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
Whimsical has no more discussions with answers
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