Resource Guru
Entry plan
$5.00 × 10 seats$50.00
× 12 months$600.00
Per year
$5.00 per person / mo
$600
Resource Guru vs Smartsheet
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Resource Guru
83%
match · $600/yr
Smartsheet
71%
match · $1,080/yr
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Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
Smaller bill
Smartsheet
Entry plan
$9.00 × 10 seats$90.00
× 12 months$1,080.00
Per year
$9.00 per person / mo
$1,080
Resource Guru
From $5Free plan
G2 4.6 · 493 reviewsTeams whose main problem is double-booking, including organizations that schedule meeting rooms and equipment alongside people and want a simple, clash-free schedule.
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Smartsheet
From $9Free plan
G2 4.4 · 22,733 reviewsOrganizations and PMOs that already run projects in Smartsheet and want resource planning connected to their sheets and portfolio reporting.
Side by side
| Resource Guru | Smartsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid from $5/person/month (billed annually); 30-day free trial | Paid from $9/member/month; 30-day free trial |
| G2 Rating | 4.6 (493 reviews) | 4.4 (22,733 reviews) |
| Best For | Teams whose main problem is double-booking, including organizations that schedule meeting rooms and equipment alongside people and want a simple, clash-free schedule. | Organizations and PMOs that already run projects in Smartsheet and want resource planning connected to their sheets and portfolio reporting. |
Pros and cons
Resource Guru
Pros
- Lowest headline price in this comparison
- Clash management and a waiting list prevent double-booking
- Leave, tentative bookings and skills search on every plan
- Schedules rooms and equipment as well as people
Cons
- Grasshopper has no reports, timesheets or budgets
- Every person in the account is billed, plus non-human resources
- Pricing page shows two different sets of annual figures
Smartsheet
Pros
- Workload tracking included in Business
- Resource Management adds tentative projects, leave, skills and time tracking
- Connects resourcing to Smartsheet projects and portfolios
- 30-day free trial
Cons
- Full Resource Management is a separate, quote-only upgrade
- Workload tracking alone lacks time tracking and utilization reports
- Resource Management has its own login, separate from core Smartsheet
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