GitHub 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 10.2 for GitHub, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose GitHub if…

You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (48% vs 36% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA STAR Level 2 or PCI DSS or FedRAMP Tailored ATO coverage

Choose Smartsheet if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (20.8 vs 10.2)
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or GDPR or FedRAMP or HIPAA (BAA) coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
Enterprise-scale portfolio management and roll-ups

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	GitHub	Smartsheet
Visibility score	10.2%	20.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#10	#6
Share of voice	2.6%	6.3%
Mentions this run	13	35
Positive in AI answers	48%	36%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Smartsheet leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

4.1%

25.6%

AI Mode

20.7%

17%

Perplexity

5.9%

19.8%

GitHubSmartsheet

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

0GitHub ranked higher

2Smartsheet ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	GitHub	Smartsheet
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#11	#8
Compare the leading Project Management platforms	AI Mode	#6	#4

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	GitHub	Smartsheet
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $4 per seat / mo	$12 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	Cloud service (GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise Cloud) and self-hosted GitHub Enterprise Server	Cloud-based
Compliance	SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, CSA STAR Level 2, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Tailored ATO	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA (BAA)
Support	Community support (Free plan), Web-based support (Team plan), Premium support with 24/7 web and phone support and a 30-minute SLA on urgent tickets (Enterprise)	Help and learning content, Smartsheet Community, Web-based ticketing, Smartsheet University (add-on)
Founded	2008	2005
Headquarters	San Francisco, California	Bellevue, Washington, USA
Employees	501–1,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	Round led by Sequoia Capital · $350M raised	Post-IPO equity round
Best for	Development teams, from individuals to enterprises, that build, review, and ship software on one platform.	Organizations running project, portfolio and operational work at scale, including enterprise PMOs.