ClickUp vs Smartsheet
ClickUp comes out ahead of Smartsheet on 7 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
ClickUp takes it, 7–0 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, ClickUp takes 7 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose ClickUp if…
- • You want ClickUp's edge on trying it before you pay and who picks up when you are stuck
Choose Smartsheet if…
- • You have a reason to pick Smartsheet that is not on this list
Round by round
- Round 1Trying it before you payClickUp winsClickUp8/10
Free Forever plan
free forever, includes 60MB storage
- 60 MB storage, 5 spaces and 100 automation runs
Source: clickup.com ↗
Smartsheet5/1030-day free trial
no free plan; 30 days free with no credit card
- 30-day free trial, against Free Forever plan
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
ClickUp wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Who picks up when you are stuckClickUp winsClickUp8/10
24/7 support on the free plan
listed for Free Forever; not confirmed for the Unlimited tier
Source: clickup.com ↗
Smartsheet5/10Web ticketing and community
help content, community and web ticketing on the entry plan; premium support is an add-on
- Web ticketing and community, against 24/7 support on the free plan
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
ClickUp wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotClickUp wins
ClickUp wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4What it costs to startClickUp winsClickUp8/10
$7/user/mo billed yearly
Unlimited, billed yearly (Yearly toggle, default); automations row in 'Complete feature list'
Source: clickup.com ↗
Smartsheet5/10$9/member/mo billed yearly
Pro, billed yearly (Yearly pricing, default; 1-10 Members); storage/support rows under 'Compare plans'
- $9/member/mo billed yearly, against $7/user/mo billed yearly
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
ClickUp wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5What the top plan costsClickUp winsClickUp8/10
Business $12/user/mo billed yearly
Unlimited, billed yearly (Yearly toggle, default); automations row in 'Complete feature list'
Source: clickup.com ↗
Smartsheet5/10Business $19/member/mo billed yearly
Pro, billed yearly (Yearly pricing, default; 1-10 Members); storage/support rows under 'Compare plans'
- Business $19/member/mo billed yearly, against Business $12/user/mo billed yearly
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
ClickUp wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How much storage you getClickUp winsClickUp8/10
Unlimited storage
Unlimited, billed yearly (Yearly toggle, default); automations row in 'Complete feature list'
Source: clickup.com ↗
Smartsheet5/10Not stated
Verified 2026-10-13 on official site. "20 GB storage" does not appear anywhere on smartsheet.com: the pricing-page attachment-storage row shows Business = 1 TB attachment storage and Enterprise = Unli
- 20 GB storage, against Unlimited storage
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
ClickUp wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How many automations you getClickUp winsClickUp8/10
1,000 automation runs a month
Unlimited, billed yearly (Yearly toggle, default); automations row in 'Complete feature list'
Source: clickup.com ↗
Smartsheet5/10250 automations a month
Pro, billed yearly (Yearly pricing, default; 1-10 Members); storage/support rows under 'Compare plans'
- 250 automations a month, against 1,000 automation runs a month
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
ClickUp wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 60 MB storage, 5 spaces and 100 automation runs
- Pro, billed yearly (Yearly pricing, default; 1-10 Members); storage/support rows under 'Compare plans'
- 1,000 automation runs a month, against Unlimited automations
- 4.6 out of 5, against 4.7 out of 5
- 4.3 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5
- $7, against $5
- 30-day free trial, against Free plan
- 20 GB storage, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
- 250 automations a month, against Unlimited automations
- 1.3 out of 5, against 2.1 out of 5