Trello vs Smartsheet
Two project management tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Trello costs less for a six-person team.
Trello fits retail shop, restaurant or café, agency or studio, online store.
Smartsheet: Familiar spreadsheet layout.
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| In one line | Kanban boards simple enough for the whole team | Spreadsheet-style project plans with automations |
| Starting price | From $5/person | From $9/person |
| Six-person team | $30/mo | $54/mo |
| Plans | Free (10 boards, 10 collaborators per workspace); Standard $5/user/mo; Premium $10/user/mo; Enterprise $17.50/user/mo, billed annually (monthly $6/$12.50) | Pro $9/member/mo (1-10 members); Business $19/member/mo (3+ members), billed yearly (monthly $12/$24) |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free trial |
| Free trial | — | 30 days |
| Users | Per user | Unlimited free contributors |
| Integrations | Slack, Google Drive, Jira, 200+ Power-Ups | Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, Salesforce, Jira |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | Enterprise and Advanced Work Management only |
| Live chat | None listed | Every plan |
| Support hours | Web form: Local business hours (Standard only), 24/5 (Premium only), 24/7 (Enterprise only) | Live chat: 24x7 · Phone: 24x7 |
| Incidents posted | 0 incidents posted on Atlassian's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page | 9 incidents posted on Smartsheet's status page, which covers all Smartsheet products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Smartsheet. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.5 / 5 from 23,635 reviews | 4.5 / 5 from 3,565 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 2.2 / 5 from 226 reviews | 1.2 / 5 from 128 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 40 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 50 | 30 |
| Fit: Service business | 80 | 72 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 85 | 75 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 60 | 60 |
| Fit: Online store | 65 | 45 |
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| Visit Trello | Visit Smartsheet |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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