Updated April 2026 · Independent Analysis
Zoho ProjectsvsSmartsheet
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.
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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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 Projects
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Smartsheet
4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.5/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Zoho Projects uniquely offers Task Management, Kanban Board, Resource Utilization. Smartsheet uniquely offers Grid View, Card View, Calendar View. Both share 5 features including Gantt Charts, Time Tracking, Automations.
Feature
Zoho Projects
Smartsheet
Gantt Charts
✓
✓
Time Tracking
✓
✓
Automations
✓
✓
Integrations
✓
✓
Mobile Apps
✓
✓
Task Management
✓
✗
Kanban Board
✓
✗
Resource Utilization
✓
✗
Issue Tracker
✓
✗
Documents
✓
✗
Chat
✓
✗
Forums
✓
✗
Custom Fields
✓
✗
Reporting
✓
✗
Blueprints
✓
✗
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
✗
✓
Total Features
15
35
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Zoho Projects if you need:
- ✓ Task Management
- ✓ Kanban Board
- ✓ Resource Utilization
- ✓ Issue Tracker
- ✓ Documents
Choose Smartsheet if you need:
- ✓ Grid View
- ✓ Card View
- ✓ Calendar View
- ✓ Forms
- ✓ Dashboards
Pricing Comparison
Zoho Projects starts at $5/mo, 44% cheaper than Smartsheet's $9/mo.
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
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
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