Celoxis vs Smartsheet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Smartsheet grades higher than Celoxis: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Smartsheet grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Celoxis
Project and portfolio management with per-seat plans
Smartsheet
Spreadsheet-style project and work management for teams
Which one is for you
Pick Celoxis if
- Fits if you manage projects with schedules, baselines and costs
- Works for teams of 5 or more who will pay for planning tools
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want resource planning: it starts at Essentials, $25 a user
- Pricey if you need costing, billing or a client portal, on Professional or Business at $35 to $45 a user
- Watch out: every account needs at least 5 full-access users
- Watch out: Jira, Azure DevOps, QuickBooks and Zapier links are paid add-ons on every plan
- Not for you if you want monthly billing figures: the page shows only the yearly price, and unused time isn't refunded
Pick Smartsheet if
- Fits if your team works in spreadsheets and wants project views on top of them
- Works for companies that need Gantt charts, reports and dashboards across many projects
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to stay free, as there's only a 30-day trial
- Tight if you automate a lot on Pro, which stops at 250 automations a month, 20 GB and 10 Members, and is sold to new customers only
- Pricey if you need timeline view, workload tracking or the API, since those start at Business, $19 a Member with 3 minimum
- Pricey if you need single sign-on or portfolios, which are Enterprise only, from 10 Members and priced by quote
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACeloxisFair | 3.0GPASmartsheetVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DCore is $10 a user a month yearly, but workload and capacity planning start at Essentials, $25, and costing at $35, against a $9 middle. Minimum 5 users, so at least $50 a month. | CPro is $9 a Member a month billed yearly, between the $8 middle and the $10 dear end for project tools here, so an ordinary price. Contributors are free and unlimited, which helps. But Pro stops at 10 Members, and timeline view, workload tracking and the API all wait for Business at $19. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day free trial with sample data and no card. No free plan. | CNo free plan. You get 30 days with no credit card asked for, and then a paid plan is the only way to carry on. |
| Features | BGantt and baselines, capacity planning, timesheets, expenses, billing, risk, client portal and BI. The listing shows no gap in the core job. | BIt covers the whole job: one sheet shown as a grid, a Gantt chart, cards or a calendar, rolling up into reports and dashboards, with forms for intake, automated workflows and Smart Assist for formulas. Airtable, monday and Wrike, its own named rivals, cover the same ground. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and scheduling and BI take setup. | A4.85 from about 120,000 App Store ratings, which is the top band. The sheets behave like spreadsheets, so anyone who already lives in one has little new to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with Jira, Azure DevOps, QuickBooks and Zapier. No desktop app. | AThe full set: web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Microsoft Teams, Slack, Salesforce, Jira, Power BI and Tableau, and an API. The API is Business and up, mind. |
| Best for | project and portfolio management with per-seat plans | project plans for spreadsheet people |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Celoxis and Smartsheet. How we grade
Price against what you get
Celoxis starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Smartsheet starts at $9 a month for each person and scores 3.7.
Smartsheet scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 18 score higher than Celoxis for less, and none scores higher than Smartsheet for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Celoxis also covers time tracking, invoicing, reports and dashboards.
- Smartsheet also covers tasks, calendar, kanban boards and workflow automation.
At a glance
| Celoxis | Smartsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per standard user / month, billed annually | $9 per Member / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with sample data, no credit card required | 30-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Celoxis | Smartsheet Inc. |
| Price read from | celoxis.com | smartsheet.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Celoxis
- Every account needs at least 5 full-access users.
- The listed prices are billed annually; a monthly subscription exists, but the page does not show its price, and unused time is not refunded on cancellation.
- Resource planning starts at Essentials ($25), and costing, billing and the client portal need Professional or Business.
- Jira, Azure DevOps, QuickBooks Online and Zapier integrations are add-ons on every listed plan.
Smartsheet
- There is no free plan; a paid plan is needed once the 30-day trial ends.
- Pro is limited to 10 Members and is only available to new customers; Business requires at least 3 Members.
- Pro is capped at 250 automations a month and 20 GB of storage.
- The API is offered from the Business plan, and SAML single sign-on needs Enterprise.
Key features
Celoxis
- Gantt scheduling and baselines
- Every plan includes Gantt charts, advanced scheduling, project templates, split and recurring tasks, and baselines.
- Resource and capacity planning
- Workload tracking, capacity planning, job roles and resource-conflict alerts start on the Essentials plan.
- Timesheets, expenses and billing
- Timesheets arrive on Essentials, expenses and costing on Professional, and project billing on Business.
- Portfolio dashboards and BI
- Aggregated dashboards, analytics and weekly executive reporting cover many projects at once.
- Intake, risk and issue tracking
- Project intake management, risk management and issue tracking are included from the Professional plan.
- Client portal and custom apps
- Clients are free users who can collaborate on permitted projects, and the platform lets you build custom apps.
Smartsheet
- Sheets with multiple views
- Work is stored in spreadsheet-like sheets that can be switched between grid, Gantt, card and calendar views. Timeline view starts on the Business plan.
- Reports and dashboards
- Reports pull together and filter rows from sheets, and dashboards summarize the results for stakeholders.
- Forms
- Forms gather structured input such as requests, field reports and feedback. Forms are unlimited on the Pro plan and above.
- Automated workflows
- Workflows can be built from templates or from scratch for tasks such as reminders. Pro allows 250 automations a month; Business and above are unlimited.
- Resource management
- Shows who is assigned to what, so managers can even out workloads and plan for upcoming demand. Workload tracking is listed from the Business plan.
- AI tools
- Smart Assist and Smart Columns help with formulas and data analysis, and Business adds connections to external AI tools through MCP.
Plans
Celoxis
Core$10
per standard user / month, billed annually
Gantt charts, advanced scheduling, templates, baselines, dashboards and BI reporting. Includes 2 read-only users; timesheets cost an extra $5 per user / month.
Essentials$25
per standard user / month, billed annually
Adds workload and capacity planning, job roles, work calendars, timesheets and resource-conflict visibility. Team-member users $18, timesheet users $12. Includes 5 read-only users.
Professional$35
per standard user / month, billed annually
Adds project intake, risk management, issue tracking, expenses and project costing. Team-member users $24, timesheet users $12. Includes 10 read-only users.
Business$45
per standard user / month, billed annually
Adds project billing, a client portal, advanced security and higher platform limits. Team-member users $29, timesheet users $14. Includes 15 read-only users.
EnterpriseCustom
Quoted by sales for large PMOs: higher platform and API limits, cloud or on-premise deployment and enterprise support.
Smartsheet
Pro$9
per Member / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
1 to 10 Members with unlimited free Contributors. Gantt, table, board and calendar views, 250 automations a month and 20 GB of storage.
Business$19
per Member / month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly)
3 or more Members. Adds timeline view, workload tracking, unlimited automations, proofing, admin controls and 1 TB of storage.
EnterpriseCustom
10 or more Members. Adds SAML single sign-on, portfolios, scenario planning, directory integrations and unlimited attachment storage.
Advanced Work ManagementCustom
Everything in Enterprise, plus Control Center, Dynamic View, Data Shuttle, DataMesh, connectors and premium support.
Ways to pay less
Celoxis
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit discounts on request
The pricing FAQ says nonprofits can contact Celoxis with their details to ask about a discount.
Smartsheet
- Annual discount
Lower per-Member price with yearly billing
Pro is $9 per Member / month billed yearly against $12 monthly (25% less), and Business is $19 against $24 (about 21% less).
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Celoxis or Smartsheet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Smartsheet is cheaper to start with: $9 a month for each person, against $10 a month for each person for Celoxis. Celoxis starts at $10 per standard user / month, billed annually, and Smartsheet starts at $9 per Member / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Celoxis or Smartsheet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Celoxis nor Smartsheet has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Celoxis and Smartsheet run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Smartsheet lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.