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Head to head · 2026

Plane vs Smartsheet

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

Plane

Open-source project management with a built-in wiki and workspace-aware AI agents

4.3$6/mo

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Smartsheet

Work management at enterprise scale, from a spreadsheet grid up to portfolio dashboards

4.2Not listed

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Not comparable

    Not comparable: Smartsheet does not list a price

  • Free plan

    Plane

    Only Plane has one

  • Higher rating

    Plane

    4.3 against 4.2

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Productivity tools

Side by side

Compared onPlaneSmartsheet
Our rating4.3Better4.2
Starts at$6/moNot listed
Free planYesBetterNo
CategoryProductivityProductivity
PlansFrom $6/moSee pricing
Key features
  • Projects with epics, cycles and initiatives
  • Integrated workspace wiki
  • Workspace-aware AI agents
  • Board, list, spreadsheet and Gantt views
  • Self-hosted and air-gapped deployment
  • Grid, Gantt, Kanban and dashboard views
  • Milestone and dependency tracking
  • Resource planning and workload balancing
  • WorkApps no-code applications
  • Dynamic Views for secure request sharing
Pros
  • Open source with a self-hosting route out
  • Wiki and tickets in one place, so decisions stay near the work
  • Free tier covers a team of up to 12
  • The spreadsheet grid gets adoption where project tools fail
  • Portfolio rollups when the work outgrows a spreadsheet
  • 30-day trial with no card
Cons
  • AI credits are metered per seat on every tier
  • Self-hosting is real operational work
  • Migrating an established team off Jira is a project in itself
  • Per-member pricing with a three-member minimum on Business
  • The spreadsheet metaphor becomes a constraint at real complexity
  • Needs governance once every team builds its own sheets
CompanyPlaneSmartsheet Inc.

Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260814. Check the vendor before you buy.

FAQ

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Is Plane better than Smartsheet?

In our reviews Plane scores 4.3 and Smartsheet scores 4.2. The better pick depends on the job. Plane: Open-source project management with a built-in wiki and workspace-aware AI agents. Smartsheet: Work management at enterprise scale, from a spreadsheet grid up to portfolio dashboards.

Which is cheaper, Plane or Smartsheet?

Plane: from $6/mo. Smartsheet: see pricing.

Do Plane and Smartsheet have free plans?

Only Plane has a free plan.

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