Motion 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 1.1 for Motion, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Motion if…

You need SOC 2 Type II coverage

Choose Smartsheet if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (20.8 vs 1.1)
You want a lower entry price ($12 vs $19)
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	Motion	Smartsheet
Visibility score	1.1%	20.8%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#36	#6
Share of voice	0.3%	6.3%
Mentions this run	2	35
Positive in AI answers	—	36%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Smartsheet leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.7%

25.6%

AI Mode

17%

Perplexity

1.7%

19.8%

MotionSmartsheet

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Motion ranked higher

0Smartsheet ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Motion	Smartsheet
Best project management tool with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#9

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Motion	Smartsheet
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	$19 per seat / mo	$12 per seat / mo
Free plan	No	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	Cloud-hosted SaaS on Google Cloud Platform, with data stored in the United States	Cloud-based
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA (BAA)
Support	Email support@usemotion.com, Priority Support on Business plan, White Glove Onboarding and Support	Help and learning content, Smartsheet Community, Web-based ticketing, Smartsheet University (add-on)
Founded	2019	2005
Headquarters	San Francisco	Bellevue, Washington, USA
Employees	—	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series C2 and B/C combined · $75M raised	Post-IPO equity round
Best for	Professionals and small teams on the Pro AI plan, and power users and businesses with complex needs on the Business AI plan	Organizations running project, portfolio and operational work at scale, including enterprise PMOs.