GitLab 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 3.6 for GitLab, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose GitLab if…

You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (46% vs 36% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 (GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated) or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27017:2015 or ISO/IEC 27018:2019 or GDPR compliance or CSA Trusted Cloud Provider or FedRAMP Moderate baseline (GitLab Dedicated for Government) or GovRAMP authorized coverage
All-in-one DevSecOps platform

Choose Smartsheet if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (20.8 vs 3.6)
You want a lower entry price ($12 vs $29)
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or GDPR or FedRAMP or HIPAA (BAA) coverage
Enterprise-scale portfolio management and roll-ups

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	GitLab	Smartsheet
Visibility score	3.6%	20.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#20	#6
Share of voice	0.9%	6.3%
Mentions this run	5	35
Positive in AI answers	46%	36%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Smartsheet leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

2.6%

25.6%

AI Mode

4.1%

17%

Perplexity

4.1%

19.8%

GitLabSmartsheet

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0GitLab ranked higher

1Smartsheet ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	GitLab	Smartsheet
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#12	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	GitLab	Smartsheet
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $29 per seat / mo	$12 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	GitLab.com, self-managed and GitLab Dedicated	Cloud-based
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2 (GitLab.com and GitLab Dedicated), ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, GDPR compliance, CSA Trusted Cloud Provider, FedRAMP Moderate baseline (GitLab Dedicated for Government), GovRAMP authorized	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA (BAA)
Support	Priority support with 24x5 coverage and SLAs (Premium), Upgrade Support	Help and learning content, Smartsheet Community, Web-based ticketing, Smartsheet University (add-on)
Founded	2014	2005
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, US	Bellevue, Washington, USA
Employees	1,001–5,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	PIPE	Post-IPO equity round
Best for	Scaling development teams and enterprises that need advanced security and compliance capabilities	Organizations running project, portfolio and operational work at scale, including enterprise PMOs.