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SAP Build Work Zone vs Smartsheet comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

SAP Build Work Zone
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
45th
Ranking in Project Management Software
150th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Social Software (12th)
Smartsheet
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
7th
Ranking in Project Management Software
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of SAP Build Work Zone is 0.2%. The mindshare of Smartsheet is 4.4%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Smartsheet4.4%
SAP Build Work Zone0.2%
Other95.4%
Project Portfolio Management
 

Featured Reviews

AhmedHaridy - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Emkan
A powerful tool for managing subscriptions within the organization
It's undoubtedly more complex compared to the initial part. It depends on the requirements. You can't categorically say that HubSpot is only suitable for smaller devices; it's adaptable to various needs. Depending on the requirements, you can have a project completed within as little as six months or as long as a few years. It's a flexible solution that can cater to your specific needs. However, it's essential to start from the beginning, designing the screens and pages within HubSpot. It's somewhat similar to building a website but generally more straightforward to use. You need to input the necessary information based on your specific requirements, and it's not limited to a predefined structure. The team initiates the process with what we term as solution design, but it's more appropriately labeled as enterprise design. This initial phase involves understanding the integration points with other systems and commencing the configuration process. It's essentially the starting point for our analysis. The analysis covers several aspects, including the language requirements, integration tools for interfacing with Java server solutions, and how to effectively use these tools. All these components must seamlessly complement each other. Once the team has everything in place and confirms the tools, they can proceed to elaborate on the specific requirements. The deployment timeline typically ranges from four to six months, specifically for straightforward or standard requirements. However, in the case of a large enterprise organization with numerous legal entities across different countries, each requiring unique interfaces for various purposes, the implementation duration is highly dependent on the specific requirements. It's not feasible to provide a fixed period for such a solution.
DS
Project Manager at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Automation simplifies manual tasks and facilitates team communication
There are many useful features in Smartsheet. One can easily share plans with the entire team, and it functions similarly to Microsoft Project. Creating dependencies across all tasks is smooth, and team members can make adjustments if necessary. Automation helps by simplifying some manual work, saving time and facilitating communication.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Properly done, this software can be a great resource for your employees to stay engaged and connected to each other and to your organization."
"All employees, from the CEO to the warehouse personnel, have access to Jam and contribute to the news feeds and consume content."
"It connects to SAP C4C (Cloud for Customer) and is a very useful collaboration tool for the sales, services, and marketing teams."
"SAP JAM has lots of possibilities and my client is using it for very specific matters, like social collaboration."
"One notable feature is the "improvement training," which allows you to define groups, facilitate information sharing, enable participant rating, and establish rankings. This enables you to identify which participants are actively engaged and sharing information and which ones are less active."
"I think Smartsheet would scale fine."
"The fact that you can have different access groups is definitely a pro for Smartsheet. It also has the ability to integrate with a lot of tools."
"I like that the solution has subtasks and a rollup, it has a pretty good interface and it's intuitive, and I use it for personal things and I like it even though I have company products that I could use."
"We practically couldn't run our business without it at this point."
"The dashboard and the layouts are quite good."
"Enables coordination and sharing of information that is relatively inexpensive."
"The solution has subtasks and a rollup."
"I would highly recommend this tool; it's sophisticated and uses the fundamentals of an Excel spreadsheet to coordinate things, with advanced features that include notifications, communication, attachments, and other features."
 

Cons

"Sometimes it's a bit confusing with so many options."
"Built-in integrations with other SAP products could be better. We use a SAP HCM product as well, but synching data is a tremendous issue."
"I'm hopeful for more integrations with SAP JAM in the future."
"The user interface is still quite rigid."
"Both layout and branding could be improved."
"The integration with Microsoft products should be improved."
"I think it's a little chintzy on what you get for that kind of money and any individual using it would want more than 10 sheets."
"I think that the mobile interface needs to be improved. If you cannot access it through your laptop, I'd prefer to have that option on the mobile, but I don't think that it's user-friendly and easy to navigate."
"The product must include more modules for project management."
"It ended up getting really complicated."
"Smartsheet needs to improve the user interface."
"There should be an option to minimize the amount of data on the homepage in order to ease access and downloads in areas with slow internet connection."
"Smartsheet also needs to improve on training, because the training that is out there is very little. The solution requires a steeper learning curve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You need to pay for additional languages. It is somewhat expensive and the payment frequency can be annual or monthly, depending on the choice. There are no extra costs beyond the standard license and implementation fees."
"Smartsheet only requires licenses for project managers. When we were using Asana, we had to purchase a license for everyone who wanted to access their tasks and use the system. That gets costly fast. It was one of the main reasons we left Asana. As Asana and these other tools scale, they become way more expensive."
"I would assume there is a licensing fee. I don't think that it is free."
"The tool's monthly fee is 25 dollars, which is within the range of most cloud-based project management tools. I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"The solution is expensive."
"I pay $ 120 or $ 128 a month for two to three users."
"There's a trial version and a free version. Each license costs a decent amount, $25 per month or something."
"Its licensing is on a yearly basis. I was responsible for negotiating the price with the Smartsheet team, but I don't remember what the price was. Its standard license probably was around 5,000 to 6,000 a year. The enterprise version is significantly more expensive."
"This licensing is straightforward and they charge per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

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Has anyone moved from Microsoft Project to Smartsheet? How has your experience been with Smartsheet?
Hi @Eire Zimmermann, I helped an organization evaluate both MS-Project and Smartsheet when they were conducting their PM tool RFP. The short of it is this, MS Project is not caught up with the mo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Smartsheet?
Licensing might be cheaper per user. I rate it as seven or eight due to its demanding nature. For personal use, I have a monthly subscription, while the company uses an annual basis.
What needs improvement with Smartsheet?
Currently, I feel that Smartsheet fulfills all my needs. However, I need to investigate more about the product to identify specific areas for improvement.
 

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Sample Customers

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