# Smartsheet vs Microsoft Project

> Smartsheet and Microsoft now embody two different product architectures. Smartsheet runs a cloud-centered service whose optional desktop app presents the same web application in a focused shell. Microsoft has consolidated Project for the web into Planner while continuing to sell and support a separate Project desktop client through subscription and perpetual editions. The practical buying question is less about feature checklists than about operating model: broad browser-based participation and one shared surface, or a layered Microsoft stack that preserves deep scheduling workflows for specialists.

## Achievements

- Smartsheet built a cloud-based work-management platform with project, portfolio, workflow automation and reporting capabilities.
- Microsoft brought Project for the web capabilities into the broader Planner experience without requiring a licensing migration for existing premium plans.
- Microsoft continues to support Project 2024 Professional and Standard through October 2029 under its lifecycle policy.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Microsoft retired Project for the web and redirected users to Planner for the web; premium project capabilities remained available in Planner.
- **2024-10** — Project 2024 entered Microsoft’s lifecycle in Professional and Standard editions, with support listed through October 2029.
- **2024-09** — Microsoft renamed Project Plan 3 to Planner and Project Plan 3.

## Links

- Website: https://www.smartsheet.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartsheet-com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/smartsheet
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartSheet
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smartsheetplatform/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smartsheet

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Last updated: 2026-08-22