Apple Numbers vs. Smartsheet

Apple Numbers

Smartsheet

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Apple Numbers	Score 7.8 out of 10	N/A	Numbers is a spreadsheet application developed by Apple Inc. as part of the iWork productivity suite. It is available for Mac and iOS, or for Windows in a browser via its cloud edition.	N/A
Smartsheet	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Smartsheet is an online project management and collaboration tool. It includes automated alerts, instantaneous updating and sharing across team members, resource management, nested tasks organized in a hierarchy, a Gantt chart view, exportable and automated reports, and integration with email.	$12 per month per user (up to 10 users)

Pricing

Apple Numbers

Smartsheet

Editions & Modules

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Pro: $12
per month per user (up to 10 users)
Business: $24
per month per user (3 user minimum)
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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Apple Numbers	Smartsheet
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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A discount is offered for annual billing.

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Community Pulse
	Apple Numbers	Smartsheet
Considered Both Products	Apple Numbers Verified User Anonymous Chose Apple Numbers I would say excel is top tier, but you are going to pay a premium price for it. A small step down is a price savings and two tools that are really similar: google sheets and Apple Numbers. If I had to pick one I would pick sheets as it is easier to collaborate with. For … Incentivized Helpful? CS Christine Sako Head of Internal Ops and BI Chose Apple Numbers I think Apple Numbers is inferior to both Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Google sheets is more readily available for everyone and does not have the requirement that someone be on a MacOS system. Microsoft Excel, being the industry standard for spreadsheet management, has … Incentivized Helpful? François Lavallée president Chose Apple Numbers Free software Free upgrades Easy of use Incentivized Helpful? Josh Edney Executive Pastor Chose Apple Numbers If you're an Apple user, Apple Numbers is for you. If you primarily operate on PC and Android, you will find more compatibility with Excel. Both platforms perform similar functions -- you can create charts, graphs, and figures. Excel was the pioneer spreadsheet software but … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Apple Numbers Numbers is every bit as good and functional as Excel. Incentivized Helpful? Vijendr Warankar Insurance Professional Chose Apple Numbers We all work with Apple devices in this organization. So we mostly use this software. It is very well synced in Apple ecosystem and provide very attractive data representation by its graphics and charts. In few scenarios we use MS Excel also but we always try to stick on Apple … Incentivized Helpful? SC Steve Crawford Associate Pastor Chose Apple Numbers Apple Numbers is more aesthetically appealing than Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. I would say, however, that Microsoft Excel seems to have more tools and bells and whistles than Apple Numbers does. In that same vein, however, Apple Numbers has more bells and whistles than … Incentivized Helpful?	Smartsheet DR Dustin Roberts Marketing Associate Chose Smartsheet I use both. Excel for more data/spreadsheet focused tasks and Smartsheet for our event planning and project management. Smartsheet allows for collaboration, has project management features like task tracking and the Gantt chart, and even has some handy automation features … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet I tried Miro for a while and it just didn't have the features Smartsheet does. If I'm going to pay for a "supercharged Excel," I expect to really do a ton more than Excel! Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet It allows team collaboration. Project monitoring is very easy. Dashboards are very good for the project reporting. Incentivized Helpful? TK Tomasz Kowalski Senior Program Manager Chose Smartsheet Asana and monday.com are typical project management tools where resources can be tracked based on the tasks, etc. Smartsheet does exactly the same but additionally allows people outside of PM to automate their data collaboration with other employees. The solutions that … Incentivized Helpful? Syed Ghufran Hassan Project associate Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet is user friendly with easy to use templates as compared to Microsoft project. Other thing is collaboration which cannot be achieved in Microsoft project. Smartsheet has different types of pricing for different types of users but Microsoft project only offers … Incentivized Helpful? Ehud Lehavi Quality Assurance Analyst Chose Smartsheet Jira is better on user interface and task tracking. However the dashboard isn't as versatile as on Smartsheet. That being said, it takes maintenance to keep the Smartsheet dashboard updated regularly (not automated). Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet Definitely a lot more intuitive and a lot less clunky and confusing. When I have to introduce Smartsheet to other team members who have experience with MS project they are overwhelmed with how easy it is and feel a lot more engaged when developing their own workbooks Incentivized Helpful? Angelo Liriano Cepeda Business Developer & Key Account Manager Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet enable users to build the more custom solutions that can include workflows, reports, dashboards, sheet data, reminders, etc. It allows to create the most complete reports and have available thousand of already built solutions on the Solution Center. Also, has the … Incentivized Helpful? Abigail Selebe Freelance Consultant Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet is a dedicated project management tool that is built on spread sheet principles. When compared to Microsoft's own offering, Smartsheet came out on top in some areas like dedicated project management features vs having to build custom features to Microsoft 365. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet Jira and Redmine are much more robust and technologically advanced project management solutions. I enjoy using either when managing a very large project. However, I prefer to use Smartsheet for my smaller to medium sized projects. As for Google Drive - I would say that Google … Incentivized Helpful? David Chamberlain Executive Creative Director Chose Smartsheet It has been my favorite alternative; I can control Smartsheet from my mobile device since, as a manager, it allows me to visualize the files made through it, with the convenience of any time and space. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet Price and ease of collaboration was the deciding factor and since we made this decision quite awhile ago, Microsoft Project's collaboration features were not there yet, making Smartsheet the clear winner. Many of our Project Manager were comfortable working with Microsoft … Incentivized Helpful? Duane Thompson Product Development Lead Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet makes it simple to plan and budget on projects, streamline business workflows and improve overall customer service. The pricing plans are affordable and businesses that implement Smartsheet enjoy tremendous long-term value. Employee work performance is boosted and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet I believe Smartsheet is much easier to use than Asana. There is a better way to collaborate with colleagues and track your progress on projects. There is a better structure on how to set up your system. It has better filters to see what you have accomplished vs what is open and … Incentivized Helpful? Brad Estes Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Chose Smartsheet Functionality is far superior and very easy to use. Incentivized Helpful? GM Gloria Musuli Human Resources Assistant Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet is an exceptionally robust and ,offer unique hybrid solution to manage projects and automate workflows that is based on accurate data. It offers better time-saving functions that speeds up delivery of projects on schedule and using the allocated resources. Incentivized Helpful? Ben Pincus Sales Executive Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet has been a positive success; it has been easy to use and quite intuitive. It allowed us to foster collaboration between colleagues. Incentivized Helpful? EC Emily Caplin Senior Project Manager Chose Smartsheet Works more efficiently than MPP as updates can happen in real time in the cloud and be collaborated on with other team members. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet Before utilizing Smartsheet we utilized a combination of Quip and an in-house developed task management tool. Even though we did not utilize Smartsheet for all of our project management needs it did provide a useful structure for planning a schedule for routine tasks and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet Other software's are more geared towards the construction process while Smartsheet is more geared to generic Project Management, no specific to the construction industry. We are using Smartsheet to communicate with our client and not to manage construction so from that … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet I prefer the more traditional usability of Smartsheet. It's like Microsoft Project or Excel, but far easier for my organization to access. We don't currently have it set up as our resource manager or integrate it with our timesheets (our problem, not Smartsheet), and I think … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet is much easier to collaborate on than Microsoft or Primavera in terms of scheduling software, but lacks the customizability of its competitors. You can also much easier link projects together when master scheduling which is a huge advantage compared to Microsoft … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet We use Basecamp for our day-to-day in-house operations, but need a more "rigid" structure (spreadsheet) for managing projects with clients. Everything is in one place in Smartsheet and clients are able to find and use it easily. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Smartsheet All the products seemed to perform the project and task management function adequately. The following factors were the keys to our selection: Ease of use - so similar to Excel everyone can figure it out. Flexible architecture lends itself to many different use cases beyond … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Rastall, MBA IT Project Manager Chose Smartsheet Smartsheet is a must to companies that are in need of automating key business processes that will save them time and eliminate productivity killers. This software enables teams identify bottlenecks early on tasks and projects that are due so that they are able plan on a course … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Apple Numbers

Smartsheet

Project Management

Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
	Apple Numbers - Ratings	Smartsheet 9.0 Ratings 16% above category average
Task Management	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Resource Management	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Scheduling	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation	00 Ratings	8.10 Ratings
Team Collaboration	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology	00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology	00 Ratings	8.90 Ratings
Document Management	00 Ratings	8.90 Ratings
Email integration	00 Ratings	9.90 Ratings
Mobile Access	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings

Professional Services Automation

Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
	Apple Numbers - Ratings	Smartsheet 9.1 Ratings 19% above category average
Quotes/estimates	00 Ratings	8.80 Ratings
Invoicing	00 Ratings	9.80 Ratings
Project & financial reporting	00 Ratings	8.90 Ratings
Integration with accounting software	00 Ratings	8.90 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Apple Numbers	Smartsheet
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	7.7 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	8.1 (0 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Apple Numbers	Smartsheet
Likelihood to Recommend	Apple Numbers is great for organizations who don’t live out of spread sheets. It is a cheaper option than the main competitor Microsoft Excel. So if you don’t want to shell out the extra money and take a little step back on features, Numbers is a great place to be for those companies. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	The Smartsheet platform is extremely similar to Microsoft Excel, so if you are familiar with Excel, you will pick Smartsheet up quickly. Even if you aren't Smartsheet has a relatively simple user interface, meaning just about anyone can learn it. One thing to note is that the interface is that some may consider the interface so simple that they feel the need to look for more robust platforms. If you have a small to medium project that needs to be manages in a central hub, Smartsheet would be a great fit. If you have a very large project, I might consider looking into more advanced platforms. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Data security provided by Apple on its all the software. Very well integration within the Apple ecosystem. It is very well compatible with MS Excel also. It is available on iOS also. We can use it on our Apple mobile phones and on our iPads also. Incentivized Vijendr Warankar Insurance Professional Read full review	The easy to use dashboard has enabled us get comprehensive view of projects across the entire business. It has streamlined internal communication with ease of sharing information across different teams. Smartsheet automates our workflows, enhances collaboration and ensures there are no data silos. I like that it saves time for us and ensures we spend less time switching between apps. Incentivized GM Gloria Musuli Human Resources Assistant Read full review
Cons	Could make the function keys a little more intuitive. Could offer an increased variety of fonts. Could offer an increased variety of font colors. Incentivized SC Steve Crawford Associate Pastor Read full review	Smartsheet set up is similar to Excel, yet when you upload an Excel file, things like conditional formatting are lost. Smartsheet has its own conditional formatting, and you have to reinstate the rules. It would be great if those would apply automatically once a file is uploaded Some Smartsheet management and access rules can take some tweaking to work properly. This may be a case of offering more info to admins so they can apply these better and with more efficiency Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	I just really like it Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Smartsheet has made my work life easier. Reduced my email *significantly*. Smartsheet and SaneBox have got me leaving the office with 0... Yes 0 emails in my inbox. My inbox would reach 150-250 email per day. Smartsheet brought that number down significantly and SaneBox took it the rest of the way. Do yourself a favor and check out SaneBox, too. Kris Walsh Senior Marketing Manager Read full review
Usability	Overall most things on Numbers are intuitive and easy to use. However there are some things that can seem like they are in the wrong place if you are use to or coming from excel. After a bit of a learning curve everything makes sense. If I had no excel experience I would rate Numbers higher. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Smartsheet is very easy to learn. However, while I have been able to pick it easily, Microsoft Excel and Project super users that I have trained on Smartsheet get bogged down in the differences and can find it frustrating. Explaining the differences ahead of time and why Smartsheet is being chosen instead of a different software seems to counteract those reactions Incentivized Meghan M. Prentiss Program Assistant, Epidemiology Planning and Communications Division Read full review
Support Rating	Never have contacted Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	They're a smaller company but they've always given great service when we rarely need to reach out. Pretty good online content but a bigger user base would help to produce more content in a self-sufficient community much as we see with Salesforce. To be fair we haven't needed their direct customer support very often. The sales guys are nice and not too pushy! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	Implementing Numbers effectively, whether for personal use or within an organization, requires understanding its strengths and limitations to maximize productivity Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Work with the Smartsheet support team to get the best overall. If no one in your organization has used Smartsheet before, the support team will get things started. We had a couple of people who had used this product before and it was a great help in getting our framework together how we wanted to use it. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Apple Numbers is more aesthetically appealing than Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. I would say, however, that Microsoft Excel seems to have more tools and bells and whistles than Apple Numbers does. In that same vein, however, Apple Numbers has more bells and whistles than Google Sheets. One of the ways I think Apple Numbers eclipses the other two is the fact that I can access the program on my iPhone. Incentivized SC Steve Crawford Associate Pastor Read full review	Smartsheet is a dedicated project management tool that is built on spread sheet principles. When compared to Microsoft's own offering, Smartsheet came out on top in some areas like dedicated project management features vs having to build custom features to Microsoft 365. However when you compare them on price, Microsoft 365 definitely has more value than Smartsheet. Incentivized Abigail Selebe Freelance Consultant Read full review
Return on Investment	Allows baseline management in a crunch At least able to open and view datasets Is not intuitive enough for efficiency needed in projects Incentivized CS Christine Sako Head of Internal Ops and BI Read full review	Our positive ROI has decreased the overall cost in project management as it reduced the amount of MS project licenses we needed. We have also seen a positive ROI on using the cloud storage and it automatically supports proper version control. Incentivized JB Jesse Bickel Sr. Project Manager Read full review
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