monday.com vs Smartsheet

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

The short answer

monday.com is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 45.8 versus 20.8 for Smartsheet, and ranks ahead in 82% of the answers that name both.

Choose monday.com if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (45.8 vs 20.8)
You want a free plan to start
You need SOC 1 Type II or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27018:2019 or ISO/IEC 27017:2015 or ISO/IEC 27032:2023 or ISO/IEC 27701:2019 or CSA STAR or TX-RAMP coverage
Highly customizable visual boards and workspace

Choose Smartsheet if…

AI answers describe it more positively (36% vs 33% positive)
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or GDPR or FedRAMP or HIPAA (BAA) coverage
Enterprise-scale portfolio management and roll-ups
Spreadsheet-style data grids and familiarity

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	monday.com	Smartsheet
Visibility score	45.8%	20.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#2	#6
Share of voice	9.6%	6.3%
Mentions this run	52	35
Positive in AI answers	33%	36%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

monday.com 0pp · Smartsheet 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

monday.com leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

52.8%

25.6%

AI Mode

49.6%

17%

Perplexity

35%

19.8%

monday.comSmartsheet

Head to head in AI answers

34 engine answers name both brands

28monday.com ranked higher

6Smartsheet ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	monday.com	Smartsheet
What is a project management tool and when does a company need one?	ChatGPT	#5	#1
How do I choose a project management tool for a mid-market team?	ChatGPT	#3	#6
How do I choose a project management tool for a mid-market team?	Perplexity	#2	#5
What is the difference between a project management tool and task management software?	ChatGPT	#4	#7
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#3	#6
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#2	#4
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#3	#5
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#5	#8
Best project management tool for enterprise	ChatGPT	#4	#1
Best project management tool for enterprise	AI Mode	#9	#5
Best project management tool for enterprise	Perplexity	#3	#1
Which project management tool has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#1	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	monday.com	Smartsheet
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $9 per seat / mo	$12 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud-based
Integrations	850+	—
Compliance	SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27032:2023, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA (BAA)
Support	Help center, 24/7 support, Enterprise onboarding and training, Webinars	Help and learning content, Smartsheet Community, Web-based ticketing, Smartsheet University (add-on)
Founded	2012	2005
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel	Bellevue, Washington, USA
Employees	1,001–5,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	Post-IPO Equity · $235M raised	Post-IPO equity round
Best for	Teams that want their CRM on the same platform as their project and delivery work	Organizations running project, portfolio and operational work at scale, including enterprise PMOs.