OnePlan vs Resource Management by Smartsheet: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of OnePlan and Resource Management by Smartsheet to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
OnePlan
7/10
OnePlan is a strategic portfolio and work management platform built on the Microsoft cloud for PMOs and enterprises that manage projects, resources, and budgets.
Resource Management by Smartsheet
5.7/10
A resource planning and time tracking add-on for Smartsheet that helps service teams balance workloads, plan capacity, track hours, and forecast staffing and budgets.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7/10 | 5.7/10 |
| Cost | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 8/10 | 4/10 |
| Scalability | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Integration | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Security | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | No | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $10/user/mo Basic | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | $100/mo Basic | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Dashboards | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Timeline view | ||
| Collaboration tools | Not listed | |
| Gantt charts | Not listed | |
| Kanban boards | Not listed | |
| Scheduling | Not listed | |
| Task management | Not listed | |
| Workflow automation | Not listed | |
OnePlan vs Resource Management by Smartsheet cost by team size
| Team size | OnePlan | Resource Management by Smartsheet |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $50/moBasic | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | $50/moBasic | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | $100/moBasic | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | $250/moBasic | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | $500/moBasic | Contact for pricing |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose OnePlan
- Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (9/10 vs 7/10)
Why choose Resource Management by Smartsheet
- Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for consultancies (9/10 vs 5/10)
Pros & Cons
OnePlan
Pros
- The integration catalog lists more than 40 connectors, covering Microsoft Project, Planner, Azure DevOps, Jira, Smartsheet, Workday, and SAP.
- Reviewers praise how configurable the workflows and templates are, which suits PMOs whose processes keep changing.
- Capacity and resource planning with utilization views is a widely cited strength.
- Viewing OnePlan OData in Power BI does not require a OnePlan license, which lowers the cost of sharing reports.
- The Basic entry price of 10 dollars per user per month is low for portfolio software.
Cons
- Roadmaps, resource and financial planning, scenarios, automation, and audit logs are Enterprise-only, and Enterprise has no public price.
- Reviewers report final quotes well above what they first expected.
- Setup and configuration have a learning curve, and onboarding can be slow.
- Advanced report layouts often need extra Power BI work.
- Basic is billed annually only and requires at least five users.
Resource Management by Smartsheet
Pros
- Heatmaps and a visual schedule show availability and percentage allocation across every project in one place.
- Comes with Time + Fees, Expense, Budget, and Utilization reports, so services firms do not have to build them.
- Placeholders and role-based planning let managers staff a project before naming people, and help forecast hiring.
- Reviewers say time logging and adding projects are easy, and that teams need little training.
- Connects to Smartsheet projects through Control Center and Advanced Reporting.
Cons
- Prices are not published, and it costs extra on top of a Smartsheet Business or Enterprise plan.
- Smartsheet's documentation says it has no task-level tracking, subtasks, dependencies, or Gantt views.
- Its dashboards cannot be customized, and permissions are set only at the project or account level.
- Reviewers report that exported data lands in the wrong fields and that work items cannot be tied to subphases.
- One reviewer reports a minimum purchase of 15 licences.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
OnePlan scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7/10 against 5.7/10 for Resource Management by Smartsheet. The largest gap is in Customization: 8/10 for OnePlan and 4/10 for Resource Management by Smartsheet.
No, neither OnePlan nor Resource Management by Smartsheet lists a free plan.
Resource Management by Smartsheet is the better fit for consultancies: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 5/10 for OnePlan.
