Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management vs Smartsheet comparison

Cancel
You must select at least 2 products to compare!
Comparison Buyer's Guide
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and Smartsheet based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Project Portfolio Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management vs. Smartsheet Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Featured Review
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The ability to streamline the process of obtaining signatures from our contractors is valuable.""The solution's tech support is good.""Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is a well-engineered product from an IT perspective.""I like Primavera's planning capabilities.""The most valuable feature of Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is accuracy."

More Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management Pros →

"Smartsheet is stable.""This solution provides easy collaboration and allows non-building users to use the system without requiring a license.""The ability to update in real-time before meetings is great.""We like Smartsheet's workflows, automation, and low-code capabilities. I don't know of any other project management tool with low-code functionality designed for project managers.""It operates as an enhanced and versatile version of Excel, offering a wide range of capabilities that allow you to accomplish various tasks and operations.""Smartsheet is easy to use.""The ability to build a quick dashboard and give management insight into the progress of the project itself is probably one of the most beneficial pieces.""The product is easy to use."

More Smartsheet Pros →

Cons
"The solution's user interface is an area with shortcomings that need improvement.""They should work on integrating the solution with ERP.""The reporting could improve project management. We need multiple source reports. If someone is new to the support it has a steep learning curve.""Primavera could be better integrated with other products, and it needs more cost management features.""The scalability has room for improvement."

More Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management Cons →

"It would be beneficial to enhance user-friendliness and make it less complex while maintaining its overall excellence as a product.""You were forced to create a new tab rather than add another sheet.""The long-term timelines could be improved, especially the visuals on the projection Gantt chart.""Smartsheet could improve by having seamless integration with Azure Board.""I would like if Smartsheet allowed more formulas in its sheets. I don't think working with formulas is as intuitive as it is in Excel. I use Vlookups and index matches in some of my sheets, and I had to find an outside consultant to help me build out those formulas.""The dashboard is not user-friendly, it needs improvement.""Maybe the solution could be a little bit more flexible.""The main challenge with Smartsheet is that when you start putting components on the Smartsheet dashboard, they don't know about each other. So, if I filter something in one widget, or if I click on a region or a project ID, the other widget or component and the visualization that's on that dashboard don't change. It doesn't know about the other component."

More Smartsheet Cons →

Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solution is highly priced compared to one of its competitors."
  • "Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is an expensive solution. There is an upfront cost to purchase the solution and then there are annual fees to use the solution."
  • "The solution itself is cost-effective."
  • "My company has made an annual payment towards the costs of the solution. Price-wise, the solution is okay."
  • More Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management Pricing and Cost Advice →

  • "This licensing is straightforward and they charge per user."
  • "Its licensing is on a yearly basis. I was responsible for negotiating the price with the Smartsheet team, but I don't remember what the price was. Its standard license probably was around 5,000 to 6,000 a year. The enterprise version is significantly more expensive."
  • "Smartsheet only requires licenses for project managers. When we were using Asana, we had to purchase a license for everyone who wanted to access their tasks and use the system. That gets costly fast. It was one of the main reasons we left Asana. As Asana and these other tools scale, they become way more expensive."
  • "There would be more extensive usage if the solution were cheaper. It's really expensive right now, and that's why we provide a few licenses for admins. The rest of them are just users without admin privileges."
  • "I would assume there is a licensing fee. I don't think that it is free."
  • "It is less expensive than Microsoft Project for enterprise or Oracle Primavera by an order of magnitude. If you buy a Microsoft Project license, it's probably $300 or so by itself, whereas Smartsheet is probably less than $50 per head."
  • "For a normal license, like the one I had: I had my own Smartsheet because I wanted to play with it and I didn't want to mess with what I was doing in Verizon, so I paid $200 monthly, and it gave me all the same functionalities, so I could do whatever I wanted for $200. The problem is if you have anyone else working on it or deploying on it, it's $200 a month for every single person who's deployed on it, that's working on it as an owner or an administrator, so owners and administrators are the only ones who can change, edit, and add data to worksheets and columns. Depending on the size of your organization, Smartsheet can be costly. As for implementing its Control Center, Smartsheet forces you to have three people come in: it's a minimum of three people from Smartsheet for three months who will provide you the solutions for the Control Center side, and that's $150 an hour, so it can become very expensive. For my company, not having the Control Center would save on the setup fees and then the $20,000 a year, because the Control Center of Smartsheet is a yearly subscription of $20,000."
  • "Smartsheet has many licensing models. You need to add the package that best suits your requirements. The license is paid per user and it is monthly. The cost was approximately $7 per PC, $15 for professional, and $33 for the enterprise plan."
  • More Smartsheet Pricing and Cost Advice →

    report
    Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Project Portfolio Management solutions are best for your needs.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Here is a comparison of the main differences between Oracle Primavera Unifier and SAP Portfolio and Project Management Oracle Primavera Unifier Web-based Has a focus on Asset Management and… more »
    Top Answer:Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is a well-engineered product from an IT perspective.
    Top Answer:My company has made an annual payment towards the costs of the solution. Price-wise, the solution is okay.
    Top Answer:Hi @Eire Zimmermann,  I helped an organization evaluate both MS-Project and Smartsheet when they were conducting their PM tool RFP. The short of it is this, MS Project is not caught up with the… more »
    Top Answer:Smartsheet is a really good tool for collaboration.
    Top Answer:The solution is too expensive. For what I use it for, it's too expensive. I wouldn't pay for it myself. I would prefer to buy Microsoft Project or use Zoho Projects.
    Ranking
    Views
    599
    Comparisons
    501
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    426
    Rating
    7.0
    Views
    2,620
    Comparisons
    971
    Reviews
    26
    Average Words per Review
    693
    Rating
    8.2
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Primavera Portfolio Management, OPPM, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management
    Learn More
    Smartsheet
    Video Not Available
    Overview
    Oracle's Primavera Portfolio Management is the leading portfolio management software solution, providing unmatched flexibility and infrastructure for enterprise portfolio management. With its unique functionality, real-world enterprise scalability, and unlimited configurability, Primavera Portfolio Management is ideal for managing just about any type of portfolio from ideation through execution.

    Smartsheet is the enterprise platform for dynamic work. A leading cloud-based platform for work management, Smartsheet empowers organizations and teams to dynamically plan, execute, and report on work at scale, resulting in more efficient processes, innovative solutions, and better business outcomes.

    Today over 90% of Fortune 100 companies and over 75% of Fortune 500 companies rely on the secure, scalable Smartsheet platform to connect the entire enterprise. The single Smartsheet platform gives people a solution flexible enough to adapt to the changing needs of dynamic work across a broad array of departments and use cases.

    Sample Customers
    Yarra Valley Water, John Wayne Airport, Hatch Mott Macdonald, Austrian Power Grid AG, EDF France, Chiyoda Corporation, Croatian Waters, Selex ES, Chicago Park District
    Sony Music, ESPN, Hilton, Unisource, Colliers, Extreme Networks, Groupon, Netflix
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Government12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    REVIEWERS
    Pharma/Biotech Company16%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization36%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise78%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise55%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise41%
    Large Enterprise45%
    Buyer's Guide
    Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management vs. Smartsheet
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management vs. Smartsheet and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is ranked 11th in Project Portfolio Management with 6 reviews while Smartsheet is ranked 4th in Project Portfolio Management with 32 reviews. Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is rated 7.2, while Smartsheet is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management writes "It helps us track progress and results". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Smartsheet writes "Has customization, data pulling, and cross-functional global communication features; it's a secure solution". Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is most compared with JIRA Portfolio, Microsoft Project Server, EcoSys, Broadcom Clarity and LoadSpring SpringBoard Cloud Portal, whereas Smartsheet is most compared with Microsoft Project, Spreadsheet.com, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Adobe Workfront and monday.com. See our Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management vs. Smartsheet report.

    See our list of best Project Portfolio Management vendors and best Project Management Software vendors.

    We monitor all Project Portfolio Management reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.