Airtable vs Smartsheet

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Smartsheet is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 20.8 versus 4.9 for Airtable, and ranks ahead in 91% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airtable if…

You want a free plan to start
You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA or TX-RAMP Level 2 coverage
User-friendly spreadsheet-database hybrid for no-code work
Collaborative operational data and lightweight workflows

Choose Smartsheet if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (20.8 vs 4.9)
You want a lower entry price ($12 vs $20)
AI answers describe it more positively (36% vs 24% positive)
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or GDPR or FedRAMP or HIPAA (BAA) coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Airtable	Smartsheet
Visibility score	4.9%	20.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#16	#6
Share of voice	2.4%	6.3%
Mentions this run	13	35
Positive in AI answers	24%	36%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Airtable 0pp · Smartsheet 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Smartsheet leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.8%

25.6%

AI Mode

4.1%

17%

Perplexity

3.7%

19.8%

AirtableSmartsheet

Head to head in AI answers

11 engine answers name both brands

1Airtable ranked higher

10Smartsheet ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airtable	Smartsheet
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#6
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#6	#4
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#11	#5
Which project management tool has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#8	#5
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	ChatGPT	#9	#8
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	AI Mode	#8	#9
Which Project Management vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#8	#4
Which Project Management vendors do analysts recommend?	AI Mode	#9	#1
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#11	#2
Official website of the top project management tool vendors	ChatGPT	#10	#6
Official website of the top project management tool vendors	Perplexity	#9	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airtable	Smartsheet
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $20 per seat / mo	$12 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	Cloud, with US and EU hosting options	Cloud-based
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, TX-RAMP Level 2	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA (BAA)
Support	—	Help and learning content, Smartsheet Community, Web-based ticketing, Smartsheet University (add-on)
Founded	2012	2005
Headquarters	—	Bellevue, Washington, USA
Employees	—	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series F · $1350M raised	Post-IPO equity round
Best for	Teams and enterprises that need to build governed, AI-enabled business apps and workflows without writing code.	Organizations running project, portfolio and operational work at scale, including enterprise PMOs.