Wisegrid
The spreadsheet that runs the work
About Wisegrid
Wisegrid is a spreadsheet-native work application that keeps the familiar grid while adding the project and process features teams usually leave the spreadsheet to get. It positions itself as a Smartsheet alternative: the same grid you already think in, but with Gantt charts, automations, dashboards, cross-sheet formulas and Enterprise SSO and MFA switched on for everyone, at a single flat price. The pitch is a reaction to how this category usually prices, where basics are gated behind higher tiers and "free" collaborators quietly become billable seats at renewal. Wisegrid's answer is one plan, every feature included, and you only pay for people who edit while view-only collaborators are always free.
The AI is built into the grid rather than sitting in a side panel. You can write =CLASSIFY, =EXTRACT, =SUMMARIZE and a freeform =AI() directly in cells, so classification, extraction and summarisation happen as formulas alongside your data. Usage draws on a 5 dollar monthly AI allowance included in the plan, metered to the cent against a hard ceiling so AI cells simply stop resolving when the allowance runs out instead of running up a surprise bill, with self-serve top-ups at face value. That combination, a spreadsheet you already understand plus AI functions inside formulas and predictable billing, is what makes it a fit for this directory rather than a plain spreadsheet clone.
You start a 7-day free trial with no credit card, so nothing can be charged automatically. If you are coming from Smartsheet, you paste a read-only API token and Wisegrid mirrors your workspaces, sheets, formulas and attachments, then flags any formulas that need a second look; the token is read-only and revocable, so your Smartsheet account is never written to. Inside a sheet you work as you would in any grid, with higher ceilings (a million cells and 40,000 rows per sheet, 600 columns, 500 cross-sheet references) and 119 Excel-compatible functions. You add Gantt views, automations and dashboards as needed, and drop AI functions into cells where you want classification, extraction or summarisation. Billing is editors times $19 per month, prorated as you add or remove editors, all managed self-serve through the Stripe customer portal. When the trial ends, editing locks but your data stays saved, viewable and exportable for free.
- •Spreadsheet-Native Work App - The familiar grid plus Gantt, automations, dashboards and cross-sheet formulas in one place
- •AI Inside Formulas - =CLASSIFY, =EXTRACT, =SUMMARIZE and freeform =AI() run in cells, backed by a metered $5/month allowance with a hard ceiling
- •One Plan, Everything Included - Every feature, including Enterprise SSO and MFA, is on from day one with nothing gated to a pricier tier
- •You Only Pay for Editors - $19 per editor per month, prorated, while unlimited view-only collaborators are always free and never converted to paid seats
- •Higher Ceilings - A million cells and 40,000 rows per sheet, 600 columns, 500 cross-sheet references and 119 Excel-compatible functions
- •Self-Serve Smartsheet Import - A read-only token mirrors workspaces, sheets, formulas and attachments, with an Export Bundle so your data is never locked in
Teams that live in spreadsheets for project management, resource planning, construction, product or marketing work and have hit the limits or the pricing of Smartsheet, Airtable or monday.com. It suits groups with many read-only stakeholders, since viewers are free and never silently billed, and small teams that resent seat minimums, since there is no minimum and every feature is included at one price. The built-in Smartsheet importer makes it especially relevant to teams evaluating a migration before a renewal. It is a weaker fit for someone who wants a free forever tier (there is a trial but no permanent free plan) or a fully visual, non-grid project tool, since Wisegrid deliberately keeps the spreadsheet as the primary interface.
