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RPipedream vs Smartsheet
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Pipedream if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: ai agent developers, saas product teams
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Choose Smartsheet if…
- you want the lower entry price ($9/mo vs $99/mo)
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on iOS, Android, Slack
- you're in its core audience: project managers and pmos, it teams
Side by side
Feature Pipedream Smartsheet
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$99/mo$9/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionCustomer event data automatically deleted from subprocessors; account deletion removes personal data—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAASOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA
MCP server
Webhooks—
Official SDKs—
Bring your own key—
SSO & RBAC—
SOC 2 / HIPAA—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Slack
CategoryDeveloper Tools & APIsWorkflow Automation
CompanyPipedream, Inc.Smartsheet Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded—2005
Part of——
Key features
P Pipedream
- Managed OAuth and token refresh for 3,000+ APIs
- 10,000+ prebuilt actions and triggers
- Remote MCP server with built-in tool discovery
- Connect proxy for calling any API endpoint
- Hosted Connect Link or embeddable browser SDK
- SDKs for TypeScript, Python and Java, plus REST
- Bring your own OAuth clients
- Credentials encrypted at rest, scoped per project
S Smartsheet
- Gantt, grid, board, calendar and timeline views
- Dashboards, reports and forms
- Automated approvals, reminders and update requests
- AI dashboard builder and formula generation
- Connect data to Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini
- Workload tracking and resource planning
- Portfolio management and scenario planning
- Integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Slack
Plans and prices
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Pipedream
Free$0
Startup$99/mo billed annually ($150 monthly)
BusinessCustom
Smartsheet
Pro$9 per member/mo billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Business$19 per member/mo billed yearly ($24 billed monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Advanced Work ManagementCustom
Strengths and limitations
Pipedream
- Free plan includes every feature in development, with no credit card required
- Unlimited team members on all plans
- Prebuilt tools are public on GitHub and can be extended
- SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR on all plans
- Production use requires at least the $99/month Startup plan
- Usage beyond included credits and users costs extra
- SSO, SCIM and HIPAA are only on the custom Business plan
- Conduit is still in early access
Smartsheet
- Unlimited free Contributors on the Pro plan
- AI tools included on every plan
- Mobile apps for Android and iOS
- Nearly 100 integrations, plus connections to major AI assistants
- Pro plan caps automations at 250 per month and allows at most 10 Members
- API access and external AI connections require Business or higher
- Many advanced features are paid add-ons
- Enterprise plans have no published prices
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