Jira vs Smartsheet
Pricing & Plans
Feature
Jira
Smartsheet
Free Plan Available
Starting Price
$7.91/user/month (Standard, billed monthly)
$9/user/month (Pro plan, billed annually)
Free Plan Limits
Free cloud plan for up to 10 users with unlimited projects and issues, backlog / list / board / timeline / calendar / summary views, basic reports, 100 automation rule runs/month, and 2 GB storage.
No permanent free plan; Smartsheet offers a 30-day free trial across paid plans.
Core Project Views
Feature
Jira
Smartsheet
List View
Kanban Board View
Gantt Chart View
Calendar View
Timeline View
Task Management
Feature
Jira
Smartsheet
Subtasks
Task Dependencies
Custom Fields
Task Automations
Team & Resource
Feature
Jira
Smartsheet
Native Time Tracking
Reporting Dashboards
Resource Management
Guest Access / Permissions
AI Features
Feature
Jira
Smartsheet
AI Assistant
AI Task Generation
AI Task Summarization
AI Content Generation
AI Reporting / Analytics
AI Automation Suggestions
Ecosystem & Qualitative
Feature
Jira
Smartsheet
Mobile App Available
Public API
Ease of Use
steep
steep
Best For
Agile software development teams and technical organizations that need flexible issue tracking, sprint management, and advanced planning with dependencies and capacity.
Mid-sized and enterprise teams that want spreadsheet-like work and portfolio management with strong automation, reporting, and AI capabilities