Jira vs Smartsheet
Jira comes out ahead of Smartsheet on 4 of the 6 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
Jira takes it, 4–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Jira takes 4 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Jira if…
- • You want Jira's edge on what it costs to start and what the top plan costs
Choose Smartsheet if…
- • You want Smartsheet's edge on trying it before you pay
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startJira wins
Jira wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2Trying it before you paySmartsheet winsJira5/10
14-day Standard trial
Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)
- 14-day Standard trial, against 30 days free
Source: support.atlassian.com ↗
Smartsheet8/1030 days free
Pro, billed yearly (Yearly pricing, default; 1-10 Members); storage/support rows under 'Compare plans'
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
Smartsheet wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 3What the top plan costsJira winsJira8/10
Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly
Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)
Source: atlassian.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 Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 4How much storage you getJira winsJira8/10
250 GB storage
Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)
Source: atlassian.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 250 GB storage
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5How many automations you getJira winsJira8/10
400 steps per user a month
Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)
Source: atlassian.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 400 steps per user a month
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Who picks up when you are stuckTieJira7/10
9/5 regional support only
Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)
Source: atlassian.com ↗
Smartsheet7/10No 24x7 phone support on Pro
Pro, billed yearly (Yearly pricing, default; 1-10 Members); storage/support rows under 'Compare plans'
Source: smartsheet.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- Standard, per user per month
- Pro, billed yearly (Yearly pricing, default; 1-10 Members); storage/support rows under 'Compare plans'
- 1.2 out of 5, against 1.4 out of 5
- Save up to 17% yearly, against Save up to 18% yearly
- 250 GB storage, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
- 400 steps per user a month, against Unlimited automations
- 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