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Airtable vs Smartsheet
Priced at four team sizes, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take Airtable if you want tasks, docs and goals in one app, growing into portfolios and governance and a free plan a small team can run on. Take Smartsheet if you want growing into portfolios and governance and the one most teams know. Airtable is cheaper at a small user count and Smartsheet is cheaper by 10 users, so the answer changes with your size.
What each one actually costs
The real monthly figure at four team sizes with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
| Airtable | Smartsheet | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 users | $0 | $12 | $12 |
| 3 users | $0 | $36 | $36 |
| 5 users | $0 | $60 | $60 |
| 10 users | $240 | $120 | $120 |
What is actually different
- Smartsheet lists a calendar view, intake forms, a timeline or Gantt view and boards where Airtable does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used Airtable or Smartsheet on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.
Before you sign up to either
| Airtable | Smartsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly or annual; per billable collaborator | Monthly or yearly; Pro is sold to new customers only |
| Payment fee | None on top | None on top |
Reading further
The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.
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Questions people ask about these two
Is Airtable or Smartsheet cheaper?
Airtable is cheaper at a small user count and Smartsheet is cheaper by 10 users, so the answer changes with your size.
How much does Airtable cost a month?
Airtable is free at 1 user, $240 a month at 10 users and $240 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
How much does Smartsheet cost a month?
Smartsheet is $12 a month at 1 user and $120 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Does Airtable or Smartsheet have a free trial?
Airtable publishes a 14-day free trial and a Free plan at $0. Smartsheet publishes a 30-day free trial.
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Neither, or not sure?
A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 6 questions about who the work is for and how you like to see it, and gives you four picks priced at your own team size, from all 15.
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