SmartPM review (2026): is it worth $12 a year?
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SmartPM report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for checking construction schedules made in other tools
SmartPM reads construction schedules from other tools and checks their health and delays. It costs $12,000 a year at the lowest and does not replace the scheduling tool.
Who SmartPM is for
- Fits if you run a contractor with many projects and schedules from other tools
- Works for teams who need delay analysis, not scheduling
Who SmartPM is not for
- Skip it if you are an individual or small team, as plans start at $12K a year
- Not for you if you want a scheduling tool, as it only analyses other tools' files
- Watch out: Controls is $25K a year, priced by slots, 5 to start
- Watch out: managed services are sold as add-ons with no price on the page
Why SmartPM gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- FValue for money$12K a year for up to 50 projects, about $1,000 a month, against $9 in the middle for project tools, and nothing on record sets it apart as a different kind of purchase for small teams.
- CFree plan and trialA 60-day risk-free trial, and a demo on your own schedules. The page does not say whether a card is needed.
- DFeaturesIt analyses schedules made in other tools and does not replace them, so it needs another product to be useful at all.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Schedule files have to be connected and read first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Autodesk Forma and Procore links and an Open API. No desktop or phone apps are listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SmartPM's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/smartpm#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/smartpm.svg" alt="SmartPM: 1.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where SmartPM stands among project management tools
SmartPM's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 1 of the 149 other project management tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 26 of 149) and worst on value for money (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $1 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9 for the category: 0 of the 121 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 150 project management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. SmartPM’s own letter is outlined.
- FValue for moneyAbove 0 of 149
- CFree plan and trialAbove 26 of 149, level with 74
- DFeaturesAbove 0 of 149, level with 1
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 149, level with 126
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 149, level with 95
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 128 project management tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep SmartPM, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of SmartPM you could make: Gantt & timelines and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 143 of the 149 other project management tools grade higher. It costs $12 a year.
What you could make
- Gantt & timelines and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- It plugs into other products, Autodesk Forma and Procore among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. SmartPM’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is SmartPM?
SmartPM analyzes construction schedules that teams upload and checks them for health problems, compares revisions and tracks performance over time. A higher plan adds an interactive Gantt viewer, time impact analysis and what-if scenarios. It is sold by annual subscription to contractors, owners and government agencies, with unlimited users on both plans.
Worth knowing
- Both plans are annual subscriptions at $12K and $25K a year; there is no monthly or free plan.
- Essentials covers up to 50 projects, while Controls is priced by slots: 5 to start, with the option to expand.
- It analyzes schedules made in other scheduling tools rather than replacing them, and the pages read name no desktop or mobile apps.
- Managed services are sold as add-ons; the page gives no prices for them.
Key features
- Schedule health checks
- Uploaded schedules are checked automatically for quality problems, and revisions can be compared against each other.
- Performance trends
- Tracks how a project's schedule performs over time and exports change and quality reports.
- Time impact analysis
- The Controls plan adds what-if scenarios and time impact analysis for schedule delays.
- Interactive Gantt viewer
- A dynamic Gantt view with milestone and critical path tracking, on the Controls plan.
- Portfolio insights
- Controls includes portfolio-wide views and customizable reports that can be delivered on a schedule.
- Open API
- Schedule data and metrics can feed BI tools, a PMIS or a data warehouse.
SmartPM pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, SmartPM is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12K per year for up to 50 projects.
- Starts at
- $12K per year for up to 50 projects
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 60-day risk-free trial; the site also offers a demo using your own schedules
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $12Kper year for up to 50 projects, billed annually | Automated schedule health checks, revision comparison, core schedule analytics, performance trends, exportable reports, unlimited users and standard support. |
| Controls | $25Kper year for 5 Controls slots, billed annually | Everything in Essentials plus full analytics, an interactive Gantt viewer, what-if scenarios, time impact analysis, portfolio insights and premium support. |
Read from smartpm.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SmartPM before you buy.
Works with
- Autodesk Forma
- Procore
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Common questions
Does SmartPM have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. SmartPM is listed for Web.
Does SmartPM have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. SmartPM is listed for Web.
Is SmartPM open source?
SmartPM is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does SmartPM have an API?
Yes. SmartPM offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.