Updated April 2026 · Independent Analysis
SmartsheetvsZoho Projects
Zoho Projects starts at $5/mo, 44% cheaper than Smartsheet's $9/mo. Smartsheet is rated higher at 4.5/5 vs Zoho Projects's 4.3/5.
Smartsheetvs Zoho Projects
★ 4.5/5+0.2 vs Zoho Projects
Only in Smartsheet
- ✦ Grid View
- ✦ Card View
- ✦ Calendar View
From $9/mo(pricier)100K+ customers users · est. 2005
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Zoho Projectsvs Smartsheet
★ 4.3/5-0.2 vs Smartsheet
Only in Zoho Projects
- ✦ Task Management
- ✦ Kanban Board
- ✦ Resource Utilization
✓ Free planFrom $5/mo(cheaper)Part of Zoho (100M+ users) users · est. 1996
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Smartsheet
4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.5/5
Zoho Projects
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Smartsheet uniquely offers Grid View, Card View, Calendar View. Zoho Projects uniquely offers Task Management, Kanban Board, Resource Utilization. Both share 5 features including Gantt Charts, Automations, Integrations.
Feature
Smartsheet
Zoho Projects
Gantt Charts
✓
✓
Automations
✓
✓
Integrations
✓
✓
Mobile Apps
✓
✓
Time Tracking
✓
✓
Grid View
✓
✗
Card View
✓
✗
Calendar View
✓
✗
Forms
✓
✗
Dashboards
✓
✗
Reports
✓
✗
Proofing
✓
✗
WorkApps
✓
✗
DataMesh
✓
✗
Resource Management
✓
✗
API
✓
✗
Conditional Formatting Rules
✓
✗
Project Templates
✓
✗
Task Dependencies
✓
✗
Custom Workflows
✓
✗
Automated Reminders
✓
✗
Budgeting Tools
✓
✗
Resource Allocation
✓
✗
Project Portfolio
✓
✗
Real Time Notifications
✓
✗
Collaborator Permissions
✓
✗
Version History
✓
✗
Cell Linking
✓
✗
Formula Builder
✓
✗
Data Validation
✓
✗
Sheet Sharing
✓
✗
Row Filtering
✓
✗
Column Freezing
✓
✗
Cell Formatting
✓
✗
Project Scheduling
✓
✗
Task Management
✗
✓
Kanban Board
✗
✓
Resource Utilization
✗
✓
Issue Tracker
✗
✓
Documents
✗
✓
Chat
✗
✓
Forums
✗
✓
Custom Fields
✗
✓
Reporting
✗
✓
Blueprints
✗
✓
Total Features
35
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Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Smartsheet if you need:
- ✓ Grid View
- ✓ Card View
- ✓ Calendar View
- ✓ Forms
- ✓ Dashboards
Choose Zoho Projects if you need:
- ✓ Task Management
- ✓ Kanban Board
- ✓ Resource Utilization
- ✓ Issue Tracker
- ✓ Documents
Pricing Comparison
Zoho Projects starts at $5/mo, 44% cheaper than Smartsheet's $9/mo.
Smartsheet Plans
Paid plans only
ProBest Value
$9/user/mo- • Unlimited sheets
- • Gantt
- • Forms
Business
$19/user/mo- • Unlimited automations
- • Proofing
- • Unlimited viewers
Enterprise
Custom- • SSO/SAML
- • Admin controls
- • WorkApps
Zoho Projects Plans
Free tier available
Free
Free- • 3 users
- • 2 projects
PremiumBest Value
$5/user/mo- • Unlimited projects
- • Gantt charts
- • 20 templates
Enterprise
$10/user/mo- • 30 templates
- • Global Gantt
- • Read-only users
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