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NRows vs Smartsheet
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Rows if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($6/mo vs $9/mo)
- you work on Chrome
- you're in its core audience: marketing teams, finance and operations teams
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Choose Smartsheet if…
- 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 Rows Smartsheet
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$6/mo$9/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionDeleted once the purpose of storage is accomplished—
Security and complianceGDPRSOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA
Live data connectors—
PDF/document extraction—
Shareable dashboards—
PlatformsWeb, Chrome, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Slack
CategorySpreadsheetsWorkflow Automation
CompanyRows GmbHSmartsheet Inc.
Based inGermanyUnited States
Founded20162005
Part ofSuperhuman—
Key features
R Rows
- AI extraction of data from PDFs and documents
- Plain-language data analysis with Rows AI
- Live data from 50+ integrations
- Scheduled data refreshes, from every minute to every month
- Shareable, embeddable reports and dashboards
- Real-time team collaboration
- RowsX browser extension to import web tables
- Templates for social, Search Console and cash flow reports
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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Rows
Free$0
Plus$8/user/mo monthly or $6/user/mo billed yearly
Pro$79/mo + $8/user (or $59/mo + $6/user billed yearly)
EnterpriseCustom
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
Rows
- Free plan with no trial period or credit card required
- Connects to 50+ data sources with automatic refresh
- Reports can be embedded in Notion or websites
- Developer API documentation available
- Free plan is limited to 5 AI tasks a month
- Pro plan adds a $79/month base fee on top of per-user pricing
- Advanced API endpoints and SAML SSO are Enterprise-only
- No native desktop or mobile apps listed
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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