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Fibery vs Smartsheet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Fibery and Smartsheet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Fibery vs Smartsheet: at a glance
What is Fibery?
Fibery moves AI Connectors to free beta two weeks after preview, with MCP creation on the way.
Fibery's October 29 release moves AI Connectors from experimental to beta and calls them ready for general use. They are free for now, and Fibery says moderate usage may stay free, with a pricing decision due by year end. The release also adds a block menu and multi-block selection in rich text, per-screen URLs for Custom Apps, tab moves between desktop windows, and Fibery whiteboards in ChatGPT through the MCP server.
What is Smartsheet?
Smartsheet retires card view for Enterprise and moves AI into three named views.
An October batch ends a stretch of mostly navigation pages in this feed with real product changes. Card view is retired for Enterprise customers in favor of board view, and AI capabilities are now reached only from Table, Board and Timeline views. Around that sit a Workday sync through the Integrations panel, SharePoint file import, bulk attachment handling and new keyboard shortcuts in table view.
Fibery vs Smartsheet: editorial side-by-side
Fibery
7.5PM
Fibery moves AI Connectors to free beta two weeks after preview, with MCP creation on the way.
◆ Current state
Fibery's October 29 release moves AI Connectors from experimental to beta and calls them ready for general use. They are free for now, and Fibery says moderate usage may stay free, with a pricing decision due by year end. The release also adds a block menu and multi-block selection in rich text, per-screen URLs for Custom Apps, tab moves between desktop windows, and Fibery whiteboards in ChatGPT through the MCP server.
◆ Where it's heading
Fibery is making AI the main builder and operator of the workspace: the agent, Custom Apps, AI-generated connectors and an MCP server that now handles code execution, files and whiteboards. Features are moving from preview to general use within weeks, and the weekly cadence alternates big AI releases with quality-of-life updates.
◆ Prediction
Fibery says MCP support for creating AI Connectors is coming, so expect that next. Connector pricing should settle by year end, most likely around sync frequency, since it names 5-15 minute syncs as the case that could change costs.
Smartsheet
5.0COLLABPM
Smartsheet retires card view for Enterprise and moves AI into three named views.
◆ Current state
An October batch ends a stretch of mostly navigation pages in this feed with real product changes. Card view is retired for Enterprise customers in favor of board view, and AI capabilities are now reached only from Table, Board and Timeline views. Around that sit a Workday sync through the Integrations panel, SharePoint file import, bulk attachment handling and new keyboard shortcuts in table view.
◆ Where it's heading
Table view is being built into the primary work surface, with attachment management and shortcuts arriving there and AI access narrowed to a defined set of views. The Workday and SharePoint additions pull enterprise data in rather than leaving it to be re-keyed. The April Contributor seat was packaging; this batch is product consolidation.
◆ Prediction
Card view's retirement starts with Enterprise, so wider retirement is the logical next step, though the entries give no date. More table view parity work looks likely given how much of this batch landed there.
Fibery alternatives
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Fibery.
Redmine
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Birdview PSA
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Pipefy
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Avaza
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Tracecat
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Smartsheet alternatives
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Smartsheet.
HumHub
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Pydio Cells
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Memos
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Circle
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Tana
Tana's meeting now seats your own Claude or ChatGPT beside its own assistant.
LibrePhotos
LibrePhotos ships five releases in a month and makes sharing with family a first-class job.
Recent activity from Fibery and Smartsheet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3d agoFiberyOctober 29, 2026 / AI Connectors are in Beta (and free), Select several blocks in rich text
- 7d agoSmartsheetManage your sheet and row attachments in table view
- 7d agoSmartsheetWork faster with keyboard shortcuts in table view
- 7d agoSmartsheetCard view has been retired for Enterprise plan customers
- 7d agoSmartsheetImport files from SharePoint
- 7d agoSmartsheetSync Workday data into Smartsheet
- 7d agoSmartsheetUse AI tools in Table, Board, and Timeline views
- 10d agoFiberyMulti-file upload in rich text; MCP can upload local files
- 17d agoFiberyAI-built custom integrations (preview), MCP execute_code ⚡
- 24d agoFiberyOctober 8, 2026 / 🫣 Hide Space data from Admins
- 1mo agoFiberyOctober 1, 2026 / 🔥 Custom Apps as Entity Views, Suggestion mode for rich text ⚡
- 1mo agoFiberySeptember 24, 2026 / :french_fries: Better tables in Rich text, See where a field is used before you delete it
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Fibery and Smartsheet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Fibery is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Fibery better than Smartsheet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Fibery is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Fibery?
Top Fibery alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Fibery alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/fibery for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Smartsheet?
Top Smartsheet alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Smartsheet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/smartsheet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.