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Smartsheet vs Wrike
Priced at four team sizes, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take Smartsheet if you want growing into portfolios and governance and the one most teams know. Take Wrike if you want growing into portfolios and governance and the one most teams know. Wrike is cheaper at every size we price.
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.
| Smartsheet | Wrike | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 users | $12 | $0 | $12 |
| 3 users | $36 | $0 | $36 |
| 5 users | $60 | $0 | $60 |
| 10 users | $120 | $0 | $120 |
What is actually different
- Wrike lists docs and notes and time tracking where Smartsheet does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used Smartsheet or Wrike 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
| Smartsheet | Wrike | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly; Pro is sold to new customers only | Annual billing on every paid plan shown; Business and above are only sold annually |
| 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.
People search for this comparison as: wrike vs smartsheet.
Questions people ask about these two
Is Smartsheet or Wrike cheaper?
Wrike is cheaper at every size we price.
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.
How much does Wrike cost a month?
Nothing, at the sizes we price. Wrike's Free plan covers 1 to 10 users, so the figure in our table is $0 at all four. Paid plans add features rather than seats.
Does Smartsheet or Wrike have a free trial?
Smartsheet publishes a 30-day free trial. Wrike publishes a 14-day free trial and a Free plan at $0.
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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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