Smartsheet vs Quickbase

Hit the wall with Smartsheet? You’re not alone. From skyrocketing costs to rigid limitations, it’s clear: Smartsheet is just a prettier spreadsheet.

Quickbase is the smarter alternative. Our AI-powered operations platform turns spreadsheet sprawl into custom workflows that adapt to your processes, not the other way around. Because real work doesn’t fit in a one-size-fits-all box.

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Why choose Quickbase as your AI-powered operations platform over other work management platforms?

It’s simple: Quickbase helps you organize and manage all your operations in one place – no more scattered data or siloed systems slowing you down. Unlike Smartsheet, Quickbase flexes to fit your unique workflows, giving you the customization, control and scalability your business needs to grow faster. See why Quickbase is a better alternative to Smartsheet for your projects and operations.

	Quickbase	Smartsheet
Capability
Build and deploy custom solutions	High customization solution, including the ability to use AI to import spreadsheets and build custom apps.	Limited prebuilt templates and basic customization options focused around spreadsheet-like "sheets."
Scale your most complex projects	Manage and efficiently run large projects. Quickbase can handle large volumes of data and complex workflows, making it suitable for the enterprise.	Can be used for simple projects, but not versatile to manage complex and highly customized workflows. Features sheet size limitations.
Establish role-based admins and governance	Robust role-based access control capabilities. App builders can also create customized roles, views, and modify access rules for each role.	Limited. Offers predefined roles or custom roles with add-ons only. Permissions can be granted based on the user type.
Uncover rich reporting and proactive insights	Built-in real-time reporting and advanced data modeling across all plans, including interactive, custom dashboards. AI-powered predictive analytics drive proactive decision-making.	Limited reporting, and detailed analytics required add-ons or third-party tools for comprehensive views. Dashboards are not interactive. No predictive analytics.
Get inclusive, easy to understand pricing.	Pricing is predictable and all-inclusive. Add-ons are limited to additional users, data restore, audit log retention or FastField purchases.	Pricing is highly variable and subject to feature and functionality add-ons. Customers face quarterly “true-up” charges based on number of collaborators.

The Quickbase advantage

Pivot from static data to dynamic apps

Implement automated workflows that scale and adapt

Granularly govern and protect sensitive data

Uncover real-time intelligence you can act on

Reduce costs with predictive, inclusive pricing

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Quickbase is loved by customers

We tried Monday, we tried Smartsheet, we even met with Google Sheets experts, but nothing fit quite like Quickbase. I had used it before, and I knew it could handle our growing needs.
Eric Diaz
General Manager, CMS Controls

In terms of a preference, I usually go for Quickbase because I really don't like Smartsheet. Even its cost, Smartsheet is not that smart. There's a lot of functionality I expect them to have, and they don't have it. In most situations, if I have control to say which platform we are using, I always switch to Quickbase.
Hui Wei
Sr Data Analyst, Verizon Communications

The decision was between Quickbase and Smartsheet. Smartsheet is really a fancy spreadsheet. And I think they have a really good solution, but we met with them a few times and by the third time they said, ‘You know what? You're not going to be happy with what we provide. We don't think we can do what you need us to do. We're out.’ And so, we dove into Quickbase again and it passed all of our reviews.
Steve Terrell
PMO, BG Products

	Quickbase	Smartsheet

Overall rating	8.9	8.1
Happiness with feature set	9.9	8.8
Likelihood to renew	9.9	9.0
Online training	10	7.0
Product scalability	9.0	Not Scored
Configurability	9.0	Not Scored
Ease of integration	8.4	Not Scored

Smartsheet vs Quickbase

Why choose Quickbase as your AI-powered operations platform over other work management platforms?

The Quickbase advantage

Pivot from static data to dynamic apps

Implement automated workflows that scale and adapt

Granularly govern and protect sensitive data

Uncover real-time intelligence you can act on

Reduce costs with predictive, inclusive pricing

Quickbase is loved by customers

Quickbase outperforms Smartsheet where it counts. Read real Quickbase customer stories.

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