Workzone vs. Smartsheet: The Smarter Choice
Choosing the wrong platform costs time, money, and trust. Smartsheet is a powerful, grid-first platform with many views and add-ons, but advanced capabilities and resource planning often require higher tiers or extra products.
Workzone deploys fast, includes advanced features, and offers transparent pricing with unlimited human support so your team sees value right away.
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Compare Workzone and Smartsheet: Feature-for-Feature
Smartsheet is powerful but often complex to manage as teams scale. See how Workzone compares across the areas that matter most, from setup speed to reporting and support, to help teams get value faster with less configuration.
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| Ease of Use | Guided onboarding, proven templates, and human coaching help non technical teams adopt quickly. | Familiar spreadsheet style interface with multiple views and configuration options. | Workzone reduces setup decisions so broader teams become productive faster. |
| Deployment Speed | Customers go live in days with coaching and change management support. | Rollouts often involve standing up sheets, dashboards, automations, and permissions across teams. | Faster time to value means leadership sees results sooner. |
| Project Views | Gantt, Kanban, Calendar, Workload, and Dashboards included in core plans. | Grid, Gantt, Card, and Calendar views are native. | Workzone includes modern views out of the box and keeps them simple to use. |
| Approvals and Proofing | Built in reviews, markups, and approvals. External approvers do not need a login. | Native proofing supports markup and approvals on assets and can be shared via review links. | Workzone streamlines external sign off for any reviewer without account hurdles. |
| Dashboards and Reporting | Cross project dashboards and utilization tracking are standard. | Dashboards and reports are native, while portfolio scale features and connectors are part of higher tiers and premium apps. | Workzone provides portfolio visibility without adding paid modules. |
| Resource Management | Staff availability and utilization views help prevent burnout. | Workload tracking is in Business and Enterprise, while capacity planning and time tracking require Resource Management by Smartsheet. | Workzone delivers clear resource visibility without buying a separate product. |
| Templates and Industry Fit | Hundreds of ready to use templates for marketing, education, healthcare, agencies, and nonprofits. | Broad template gallery focused on general use and configurability. | Industry templates (500+) reduce setup time so teams start on day one. |
| Support | Unlimited human support, live training, and success check ins on every plan. | Support is available; Premium Support is listed as part of Advanced Work Management. | Workzone includes high touch support without an extra support tier. |
| Pricing Transparency | Straightforward per user pricing with training and support included. | Public pricing lists Pro at 9 dollars per user per month and Business at 19 dollars per user per month, with Enterprise and Advanced Work Management by quote. Resource Management pricing is separate. | Workzone avoids surprise modules and add ons that expand total cost. |
| Integrations | Curated essentials like Microsoft 365, Google, and Slack. | Large ecosystem, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Tableau, and Power BI. | Workzone focuses on the connections teams use most to reduce maintenance. |
Workzone eliminates rollout risk, consulting fees, and hidden costs. With deployment in days, 500+ templates, and unlimited support, it’s the safest choice for teams who need results fast.
Why We’re Different from Smartsheet
Smartsheet's grid and flexibility are powerful, but scale often adds configuration, modules, and cost. Workzone gives you structure, visibility, and support without the extra products.
Less setup, more adoption
Smartsheet rollouts can involve building sheets, dashboards, and automations across many groups. Workzone launches in days with guided onboarding and ready workflows, so teams execute sooner.
Advanced features included
Smartsheet lists premium apps and connectors like Control Center, Data Shuttle, Calendar App, Pivot App, and Salesforce and Jira connectors in higher tiers. Workzone includes dashboards, Gantt, and resource views as standard, no upgrade hurdles.
Resource clarity without extra products
Advanced capacity planning and time tracking in Smartsheet require the Resource Management product. Workzone provides workload and utilization visibility without buying another tool.
Predictable cost with people included
Smartsheet offers Premium Support at higher tiers. Workzone includes unlimited human support and training for everyone, keeping total cost predictable.
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