Smartsheet organizes schedules, project records, automation, dashboards, and portfolio reporting through sheets. Its project delivery features include file proofing and resource planning. Teams sometimes need different structures: relational records, shared documents, company goals, staffing allocation, or conversations that sit directly beside tasks. Each alternative here addresses a concrete workflow that can otherwise feel awkward when every project starts with a grid.
| Tool | Starting price | Free plan | Market Signal | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Smartsheet(current) | $9 per member/mo (annual billing) | No | 67 / 100 | Solo, Small Business, Enterprise |
 Asana | $10.99 per user/mo (annual billing) | Yes | 72 / 100 | Small Business, Mid-Market, Enterprise |
 ClickUp | $7 per user/mo (annual billing) | Yes | 64 / 100 | Freelancer, Small Business, Mid-Market, Enterprise |
 Notion | $10 per user/mo | Yes | 73 / 100 | Freelancer, Small Business, Mid-Market, Enterprise |
 monday.com | $9 per seat/mo (annual billing) | Yes | 62 / 100 | Solo, Small Business, Enterprise |
 Airtable | $20 per user/mo (annual billing) | Yes | 58 / 100 | Solo, Small Business, Enterprise |
 Wrike | $10 per user/mo (annual billing) | Yes | 52 / 100 | Solo, Small Business, Enterprise |
Ranked by Overall Score: our Editor Rating and Market Signal, 50/50. Market Signal uses Ahrefs and Semrush data through September 2026, pulled October 6 to 12, 2026. How we score
Why choose it: Organizations reporting project work against business objectives can connect Asana Goals and portfolios.
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Why choose it: Teams creating deliverables through discussion and drafts can link ClickUp tasks to Docs, Chat, and Whiteboards.
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Why choose it: Knowledge-intensive projects can live in Notion databases where each task is also a full document.
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Why choose it: Recurring operations teams can combine configurable boards, status automation, and cross-board dashboards.
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Why choose it: Teams linking campaign records to customers and deliverables can use Airtable relational tables and custom interfaces.
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Why choose it: Services teams booking specialist time ahead of delivery can use Wrike effort and capacity planning.
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monday.com and Asana both cover task assignment, project deadlines, and progress reporting, but organize those records differently. monday.com uses configurable boards; Asana connects tasks to projects, portfolios, and goals. Try mapping a representative project before choosing.
Rows and dates are only part of the migration. Smartsheet dependencies, formulas, approvals, reports, dashboards, cell links, and permissions require separate mapping. Rebuild one project and verify its task relationships and notifications before importing the rest.
Airtable fits work that needs explicit relationships between different kinds of records, such as campaigns, assets, clients, and deliverables. Its interfaces give departments different ways to work with the same connected data, unlike a single flat tracker.
Written by SEM Solutions Editorial Team
Last updated October 20, 2026
