Smartsheet vs TeamGantt 2026: Spreadsheet Platform vs Pure-Gantt Cloud

Smartsheet vs TeamGantt: what is the short answer?

Choose Smartsheet when your priority is schedule data in a spreadsheet-style grid, with board and calendar views and automation. Choose TeamGantt when your priority is an approachable Gantt-first interface for a small, predictable set of active projects. Neither is universally better: the decisive questions are who needs to edit the schedule, whether critical path and baselines are required, and whether the surrounding workflow should be a focused scheduler or a broader work platform.

Checked on 18 October 2026: Prices and plan packaging below were checked against the vendors’ official pricing, help and product pages. Prices are USD list prices for annual billing unless stated otherwise; taxes, promotions, regions, legacy plans, and negotiated contracts can differ.

How do Smartsheet and TeamGantt compare now?

The table separates a visible timeline from formal schedule controls. A product can show dated bars while placing dependencies, critical path, or baseline comparison on a higher tier. That distinction matters more than whether a marketing page simply says “Gantt.”

Figures and their sources

Smartsheet

Figure	Value	Source
Free plan	None; a 30-day trial	Smartsheet pricing
Pro (Gantt and dependencies)	$9 per member per month billed annually, $12 monthly; 10 members at most	Smartsheet pricing
Critical path	Pro, Business and Enterprise	Smartsheet help: critical path
Rating	4.5 out of 5 from 3,567 reviews	GetApp

TeamGantt

Figure	Value	Source
Free plan (Personal)	1 user, 1 project, 40 tasks	TeamGantt pricing
Base plan	$59 per month for the account: 1 manager, 10 collaborators, 5 projects	TeamGantt pricing
Critical path	Included on every paid plan	TeamGantt pricing
Rating	4.6 out of 5 from 204 reviews	GetApp

Checked on 18 October 2026.

When is Smartsheet the better choice?

Smartsheet is the stronger fit when the priority is schedule data in a spreadsheet-style grid, with board and calendar views and automation. Smartsheet offers Gantt, table, board and calendar views, and Pro includes 250 automations a month and unlimited contributors.

Its current scheduling position is also clear: Gantt view is included on Pro and higher plans. Dependencies are included on Pro and higher plans. Critical path is available on Pro, Business and Enterprise.

The main qualification is equally important. The grid-first model is less focused than a dedicated scheduler, and Pro stops at 10 members, so larger teams move to Business.

Choose Smartsheet if: its surrounding workflow matters as much as the chart, its current plan limits match the real editor group, and the team has tested one representative project rather than comparing feature names alone.

When is TeamGantt the better choice?

TeamGantt is the stronger fit when the priority is an approachable Gantt-first interface for a small, predictable set of active projects. Base includes 1 manager and 10 collaborators; Business includes unlimited managers and collaborators.

For schedule buyers, the current entitlement is: Gantt is the core of every plan, including the free one. Every plan has dependencies; advanced dependencies need Business or Builder. Critical path is included on every paid plan, from Base up.

The tradeoff is not hidden. The plans have project and task limits: Base allows 5 projects; Business includes 5 projects, takes up to 20 at $24 a month for each extra one, and allows 500 tasks per project. The 14-day trial asks for a card.

Choose TeamGantt if: its pricing unit matches how the team works, its scheduling tier contains every required control, and the product’s collaboration model fits internal and external participants.

What does the price comparison look like for 10 people?

• Smartsheet: For 10 members, Pro is $1,080/year and Business is $2,280/year.
• TeamGantt: A 10-person team with 1 schedule manager fits Base at $589/year. More managers, more than 5 projects or advanced dependencies move it to Business, from $1,140/year.

Those figures are not automatically like-for-like. A free viewer, collaborator, guest, manager, or desktop user can have different permissions in each product. Compare the smallest group that must actually create tasks, change dates, restructure dependencies, and administer the schedule—not the total number of people who may open a link.

For procurement, model at least three cases: the current editor count, the editor count after one year, and the number of simultaneously active projects. Then confirm the result in each vendor’s checkout because seat minimums, project add-ons, and regional pricing can change the total.

Which product has the stronger Gantt scheduling model?

Smartsheet: Gantt view is included on Pro and higher plans. Dependencies are included on Pro and higher plans. Critical path is available on Pro, Business and Enterprise. Baselines are not in the plan details we checked; confirm them with Smartsheet before you buy.

TeamGantt: Gantt is the core of every plan, including the free one. Every plan has dependencies; advanced dependencies need Business or Builder. Critical path is included on every paid plan, from Base up. Baselines are not in the plan details we checked; confirm them with TeamGantt before you buy.

A stronger schedule model is not always the better product. A team may rationally accept lighter Gantt controls in exchange for automation, documents, dashboards, or ecosystem fit. Conversely, a project manager who recalculates handoffs daily should not buy a broad platform merely because it can display a timeline.

What should you test before choosing?

1. Import or rebuild one real project with at least 30 tasks.
2. Create the dependency types the project actually uses, including lag if relevant.
3. Move a predecessor and confirm how successors react.
4. Display critical path and a baseline using the tier you intend to buy.
5. Invite one scheduler, one contributor, and one read-only stakeholder.
6. Export the schedule in the format your clients or PMO require.
7. Price the exact number of paid editors and active projects at checkout.

This test exposes permission, scale, and plan-limit differences that a marketing comparison cannot.

When is GanttFather a better fit than Smartsheet or TeamGantt?

GanttFather is the simpler cost pattern when a project needs a Gantt-first workspace, no more than two included editors, and many reviewers. It is free for 1 project you own, with 2 editors and unlimited free viewers, and no feature is locked to a paid plan. That includes FS/SS/FF/SF dependencies with lead and lag, critical-path highlighting, Gantt, List, Board (Kanban) and Reports views, Excel import and export, live updates when others edit, and an MCP server for AI assistants. Each extra project is US$5 a month (US$2.50 a month billed yearly), and an extra editor seat is US$2 a month (US$1 a month billed yearly).

The limits should be explicit: GanttFather has no baselines, no automatic resource leveling and no cost tracking, and it runs only in the browser. Smartsheet or TeamGantt can be the better purchase when those capabilities, a larger ecosystem, or their specialized workflow outweighs the price difference.

Create a free GanttFather project and reproduce one dependency-heavy phase before deciding. For direct product pages, see GanttFather vs Smartsheet and GanttFather vs TeamGantt.

Frequently asked questions

Is Smartsheet or TeamGantt cheaper?

It depends on paid editors, active projects, and the feature tier. For 10 members, Pro is $1,080/year and Business is $2,280/year. A 10-person team with 1 schedule manager fits Base at $589/year. More managers, more than 5 projects or advanced dependencies move it to Business, from $1,140/year. Compare the exact checkout totals rather than multiplying a headline price that may use a different team-size band or project bundle.

Which one has a usable free Gantt chart?

Smartsheet: There is no free plan; Smartsheet offers a 30-day trial. TeamGantt: The free Personal plan is 1 user, 1 project and 40 tasks, with basic Gantt features and dependencies. “Free” should be evaluated with its usage, task, project, and collaboration limits—not just account creation.

Which one supports dependencies?

Smartsheet: Dependencies are included on Pro and higher plans. TeamGantt: Every plan has dependencies; advanced dependencies need Business or Builder.

Which one supports critical path?

Smartsheet: Critical path is available on Pro, Business and Enterprise. TeamGantt: Critical path is included on every paid plan, from Base up.

Which one supports baselines?

Smartsheet: Baselines are not in the plan details we checked; confirm them with Smartsheet before you buy. TeamGantt: Baselines are not in the plan details we checked; confirm them with TeamGantt before you buy.

How should a team migrate between them?

Export the smallest representative project first, preserve a copy of the source data, and validate task hierarchy, dates, dependency types, lag, assignees, comments, and custom fields after import. No cross-vendor migration preserves every permission, automation, dashboard, or integration, so budget time for manual reconstruction and acceptance testing.

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Sources

1. Smartsheet, Pricing
2. Smartsheet Help, Work with the Gantt chart
3. Smartsheet Help, Enabling dependencies using predecessors
4. Smartsheet Help, Tracking a project’s critical path
5. TeamGantt, Pricing