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Smartsheet vs Notion

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 23 September 2026.

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Smartsheet

Free trial · from $9/member/mo

Notion

Free plan · from $10/member/mo

What it isSpreadsheet-style work management for projects, programs and processesWorkspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI
Free planNoPages and blocks unlimited for individuals but limited for workspaces with 2+ members; file uploads up to 5 MB; 7-day page history; up to 10 external guests; 1 chart; Notion AI as a limited trial only.
Cheapest paid plan$9/member/mo billed annually (Pro)Smartsheet pricing$10/member/mo billed annually (Plus)Notion pricing
What it covers1 to 10 members with unlimited free contributors; 250 automations per month.Notion AI is only a limited trial on Plus. Full Notion AI starts on Business: $24 per member/month billed monthly, or $20 billed yearly.
Free trial30-day free trialNone stated
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Planning a project on a Gantt timeline shared with clients as contributors
  • Collecting requests through forms into a tracked sheet
  • Reporting on several projects in dashboards
  • Keeping a team wiki, meeting notes and project tracker in one shared workspace
  • Building simple databases for clients, content calendars or hiring without code
  • Summarising meetings and drafting documents with AI on the Business plan
Watch out for
  • No free plan; a 30-day free trial only
  • Pro is limited to 10 members and 250 automations per month
  • SAML SSO, portfolios and scenario planning require Enterprise
  • Notion AI is only a limited trial on Free and Plus; full access starts on Business ($20 per member/month billed yearly)
  • Free plan limits file uploads to 5 MB and page history to 7 days, and block storage is limited once a workspace has 2+ members
  • Custom Agents and premium AI models use Notion credits, which are charged separately
Made bySmartsheet Inc.Notion Labs, Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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