Smartsheet alternative
Smartsheet® plans and tracks your work. Hops™ is where your team writes the brief and builds the deck.
Smartsheet is a spreadsheet-style app for planning and tracking work, with AI tools and agents. In Hops, your team and one AI agent work in the same docs, slides and dashboards, with no seat fees.
Used by people at
- Altery
- Amazon
- Blue Ink
- Capgemini
- Globant
- Merit America
- Microsoft
- Miro
- Novartis
- Pathstone
- Semrush
- Kustomer
Hops vs Smartsheet: three big differences
- No seat fees, and fewer tools to pay forHops has no seat fees, so every team can join without waiting for a license. Docs, slides, dashboards, tables and project tracking come built in, so you can cut seats in other tools.With Smartsheet
Smartsheet charges per member, and its AI tools come with the Pro, Business and Enterprise plans.
- Your whole project, in one placeYour team and Hops plan, write and build in the same workspace, so the work stays in one version. What one person teaches Hops, everyone on the team can use.With Smartsheet
Smartsheet has sheets, dashboards, forms and WorkApps, and its agents build projects and check your data. Slide decks and documents your team writes together live in other tools.
- Keep private data private, even in team threadsHops uses only what the person asking has been granted. If an answer draws on something others in the thread can't see, Hops holds it until the person who asked approves.With Smartsheet
Smartsheet says its AI follows the same permissions your people do.
At a glance
Hops vs Smartsheet
| Hops | Smartsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is it for? | Teams that want to do the work together with AI, in one shared workspace. | Teams that want to plan and track work in sheets, with AI tools and agents. |
| Where does the finished work end up?Hops stronger | In docs, slides, dashboards, tables or apps inside Hops, where your team can keep working on it. | In sheets, dashboards and WorkApps. |
| Can your team edit it together?About the same | Teammates and Hops edit the same file at the same time, with the conversation right beside it. | Teams work in the same sheets at the same time and comment on rows. |
| What happens to the next steps?About the same | Next steps go into a tracker next to the work, each with an owner and a date. Hops drafts the follow-ups. | Rows track owners and dates, and automations send requests and alerts. |
| What does it cost to bring everyone in?Hops stronger | No seat fees. Your team pays in AI credits for the work Hops does. | Per member, with AI tools on paid plans. |
| Does it stay within each person's permissions?About the same | Access is set for each person, and Hops works within what they've been granted. | AI follows the same permissions your people do. |
| Will it pass your security review?About the same | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001. See the Hops Trust Center for details. | SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001 and FedRAMP. |
| Does it connect to your tools?Hops stronger | Connects to 2,000+ apps, and Hops builds the workflows between them. Docs, slides, dashboards and tables come built in. | Connects to 175+ tools, including Slack® and Microsoft 365. |
| Can you keep using Slack or Teams?About the same | Yes. Mention @Hops in any Slack channel, thread or DM, and it posts the finished work back in the thread. Hops works in Microsoft Teams® too. | Yes. Notifications and requests work from Slack and Teams. |
| Best for | Doing the work with your team and one shared AI agent, in the same docs, slides and plans | Planning, tracking and reporting on work across the company |
Who is it for?
Hops
Teams that want to do the work together with AI, in one shared workspace.
Smartsheet
Teams that want to plan and track work in sheets, with AI tools and agents.
Where does the finished work end up?
Hops strongerHops
In docs, slides, dashboards, tables or apps inside Hops, where your team can keep working on it.
Smartsheet
In sheets, dashboards and WorkApps.
Can your team edit it together?
About the sameHops
Teammates and Hops edit the same file at the same time, with the conversation right beside it.
Smartsheet
Teams work in the same sheets at the same time and comment on rows.
What happens to the next steps?
About the sameHops
Next steps go into a tracker next to the work, each with an owner and a date. Hops drafts the follow-ups.
Smartsheet
Rows track owners and dates, and automations send requests and alerts.
What does it cost to bring everyone in?
Hops strongerHops
No seat fees. Your team pays in AI credits for the work Hops does.
Smartsheet
Per member, with AI tools on paid plans.
Does it stay within each person's permissions?
About the sameHops
Access is set for each person, and Hops works within what they've been granted.
Smartsheet
AI follows the same permissions your people do.
Will it pass your security review?
About the sameHops
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001. See the Hops Trust Center for details.
Smartsheet
SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001 and FedRAMP.
Does it connect to your tools?
Hops strongerHops
Connects to 2,000+ apps, and Hops builds the workflows between them. Docs, slides, dashboards and tables come built in.
Smartsheet
Connects to 175+ tools, including Slack® and Microsoft 365.
Can you keep using Slack or Teams?
About the sameHops
Yes. Mention @Hops in any Slack channel, thread or DM, and it posts the finished work back in the thread. Hops works in Microsoft Teams® too.
Smartsheet
Yes. Notifications and requests work from Slack and Teams.
Best for
Hops
Doing the work with your team and one shared AI agent, in the same docs, slides and plans
Smartsheet
Planning, tracking and reporting on work across the company
Based on public product information as of November 9, 2026. Features vary by plan. Smartsheet is a registered trademark of Smartsheet Inc. Slack is a registered trademark of Salesforce, Inc. Microsoft Teams is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Hops is not affiliated with or endorsed by Smartsheet Inc.
Everything that comes with Hops
| Hops | Smartsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | ||
| Docs your team and AI edit at the same time | Included | Not offered |
| Comments on drafts | Included | IncludedComments on rows and sheets |
| Slides and decks | Included | Not offered |
| Tables and trackers | Included | IncludedSheets |
| Project plans with owners and due dates | Included | Included |
| AI work | ||
| Dashboards | Included | IncludedUnlimited |
| Apps built and hosted for your company | Included | PartlyWorkApps on Enterprise |
| Images and video | Included | Not offered |
| Meeting notes | Included | Not offered |
| Workflows that run on their own | Included | IncludedAutomations |
| Security | ||
| Private mode and team mode | Included | PartlySharing permissions on each sheet |
| Approval before sensitive actions | Included | IncludedApproval requests |
| Where the work lives | ||
| Works in Slack and Teams | Included | IncludedNotifications and requests |
| Team chat next to the work | Included | PartlyConversations on rows |
| Getting started | ||
| No seat fees | Included | Not offeredPer member |
| Start free | Included | PartlyFree trial |
IncludedPartlyNot offered
Integrations
Hops works with your whole stack
Hops connects to 2,000+ apps you already use, with docs, slides, dashboards and App Builder built in.
CRM
Email & calendar
Docs & storage
Chat
Projects
Spreadsheets
Hops isn’t another chatbot connected to your company. It’s a place to run your business. We started with hiring, and instead of fitting into an off-the-shelf applicant tracking system, we can build the workflow around how we actually work.
Andrey Styskin
CEO, Keenable
Hops is the Collaborative AI™ workspace that helps your whole team move faster. Your team and its AI agent work live in the same docs, slides and dashboards, and what one person teaches it, everyone can use. You only pay for the AI's work.
Smartsheet is a spreadsheet-style app for planning and tracking work, with AI tools and agents. Hops is a workspace where teammates work on the same docs, slides and dashboards together and bring Hops in to help, so the plan and everything it needs live in one place.
You don't have to. Hops works in Slack and Microsoft Teams, so your team can bring @Hops into the threads it already uses.
Hops has no seat fees, so everyone can join. You pay in AI credits for the work Hops does. Smartsheet charges per member, and its AI tools come with paid plans.
No. Hops uses your data only to complete the requests your teams make. It's never used to train models, for Hops or for any other customer. See the Hops Trust Center for retention details.
Your plan needs the brief and the deck too.
Hops is the all-in-one team workspace with AI built in. Start free with your team and pay only when Hops does work.