Head to head

Matin PPM 360 vs Smartsheet

Smartsheet is a spreadsheet that scaled. That is its strength and the reason governance ends up living in the sheet rather than the platform.

Last reviewed: August 2026. Every Smartsheet figure below links to Smartsheet's own pricing page.

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Smartsheet Pro caps licensed users, which pushes growing PMOs onto Business. Matin PPM 360 has no user cap on any paid plan and keeps a perpetual free tier.[8][11][3]

What it costs at your size

Licensed seats only, list price, billed annually. Matin Professional at $7 per user per month against Smartsheet Business at $19.

Annual licensed-seat cost for Matin PPM 360 and Smartsheet at 50, 200 and 500 seats
Licensed seats	Matin Professional	Smartsheet Business	Difference per year
50	$4,200	$11,400	$7,200
200	$16,800	$45,600	$28,800
500	$42,000	$114,000	$72,000

50 licensed seatsper year, annual billing
Matin Professional
$4,200
Smartsheet Business
$11,400
Difference
$7,200
200 licensed seatsper year, annual billing
Matin Professional
$16,800
Smartsheet Business
$45,600
Difference
$28,800
500 licensed seatsper year, annual billing
Matin Professional
$42,000
Smartsheet Business
$114,000
Difference
$72,000

Smartsheet rate: $19 per user per month (Business). Source: smartsheet.com/pricing · retrieved August 2026. Matin viewers and external guests are free at any volume and are not counted above.

Side by side

Matin PPM 360 compared with Smartsheet across pricing, scheduling, governance and deployment
Dimension	Matin PPM 360	Smartsheet
Entry paid price	$3 per user per month, no user cap	$9 per user per month with licensed users capped on Pro[8]
Mid tier	$7 Professional with full scheduling and cost control	$19 per user per month[11]
Free tier	Perpetual free plan with export included	No perpetual free plan; free access is trial-based[3]
Scheduling	CPM engine with float, levelling, baselines	Dependencies on a sheet, no true CPM
Portfolio governance	Objectives, intake scoring, scenario planning, benefits realisation	Assembled with roll-up sheets and reports
Audit trail	Append-only, no role can edit history	Cell-level history within the sheet
Migration in	Smartsheet import included on paid plans	n/a

Entry paid price
Matin PPM 360
$3 per user per month, no user cap
Smartsheet
$9 per user per month with licensed users capped on Pro[8]
Mid tier
Matin PPM 360
$7 Professional with full scheduling and cost control
Smartsheet
$19 per user per month[11]
Free tier
Matin PPM 360
Perpetual free plan with export included
Smartsheet
No perpetual free plan; free access is trial-based[3]
Scheduling
Matin PPM 360
CPM engine with float, levelling, baselines
Smartsheet
Dependencies on a sheet, no true CPM
Portfolio governance
Matin PPM 360
Objectives, intake scoring, scenario planning, benefits realisation
Smartsheet
Assembled with roll-up sheets and reports
Audit trail
Matin PPM 360
Append-only, no role can edit history
Smartsheet
Cell-level history within the sheet
Migration in
Matin PPM 360
Smartsheet import included on paid plans
Smartsheet
n/a

Where Smartsheet is the better choice

No tool wins every evaluation. If one of these describes you, buy theirs — you will be happier and we would rather you found out here than in month three.

Choose Smartsheet

Your work genuinely is spreadsheet-shaped and the team wants sheet ergonomics above all.

Choose Matin PPM 360

You need a governed data model — not a very good sheet — and you do not want licence caps steering your architecture.

Figures are public list prices in USD per user per month on annual billing unless stated otherwise, read from each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown. Vendors change prices without notice — follow the source link for the current rate.

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