# Procore, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Project

> A buyer-focused comparison of Procore, Smartsheet and Microsoft Project argues that the most revealing difference is not the feature list but the billing unit. Procore prices by annual construction volume and allows unlimited users, Smartsheet charges for members while permitting several kinds of free collaborators, and Microsoft's premium Planner and Project plans are licensed per user. The right choice follows the operating model: Procore for construction-wide participation, Smartsheet for flexible cross-functional workflows, and Microsoft for schedule rigor inside a Microsoft-centered organization.

## Achievements

- Procore says more than one million projects and over $1 trillion in construction volume have run on its platform.
- Smartsheet has developed from a grid-based collaboration tool into an enterprise work-management platform with dashboards, automation and portfolio capabilities.
- Microsoft Project established Gantt-based scheduling, dependency management and resource planning as familiar enterprise software practices.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Smartsheet became a private company backed by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners.
- **2025-09** — Microsoft announced that Project Online will retire on September 30, 2026; Project desktop, Project Server and Planner are not included in that retirement.
- **2026-08** — Public pricing pages list Smartsheet Pro at $9 per member per month billed annually, Business at $19, Planner Plan 1 at $10 per user per month billed annually, and Planner and Project Plan 3 at $30.

## Links

- Website: https://www.procore.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/procore-technologies
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ProcoreTech
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProcoreTechnologies
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/procoretech/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/procoretech/

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Last updated: 2026-08-23