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Redmine vs Smartsheet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Redmine and Smartsheet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Redmine vs Smartsheet: at a glance
What is Redmine?
Redmine patches three security flaws in 7.0.2 and gives admins a page listing every webhook.
Redmine 7.0.2 and 6.1.5 shipped at the end of September with three security fixes: private issue subjects exposed through the REST API, private project names and role assignments exposed through group memberships, and a DOM-based XSS on clipboard paste. Rails moves to 8.1.4 and 7.2.4 respectively. The 7.0 line also gets a webhook administration page, SVG icon caching and a fix for UI freezes on very large custom fields.
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.
Redmine vs Smartsheet: editorial side-by-side
Redmine
0.0PM
Redmine patches three security flaws in 7.0.2 and gives admins a page listing every webhook.
◆ Current state
Redmine 7.0.2 and 6.1.5 shipped at the end of September with three security fixes: private issue subjects exposed through the REST API, private project names and role assignments exposed through group memberships, and a DOM-based XSS on clipboard paste. Rails moves to 8.1.4 and 7.2.4 respectively. The 7.0 line also gets a webhook administration page, SVG icon caching and a fix for UI freezes on very large custom fields.
◆ Where it's heading
The security cadence holds, and the two API leaks continue a run of defects where private data escapes through an include or list path. The 7.0 branch keeps absorbing polish around its headline webhook feature rather than adding new capability. This release names only the 7.0 and 6.1 series, where August's also covered 6.0.
◆ Prediction
Expect another coordinated security release on the same two-to-three-month rhythm, with continued webhook and performance work on 7.0. Whether 6.0 returns to the coordinated set is unclear from these entries.
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.
Redmine alternatives
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Redmine.
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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.
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Recent activity from Redmine and Smartsheet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 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
- 1mo agoRedmineRedmine 7.0.2 and 6.1.5 released
- 2mo agoRedmineRedmine 7.0.1, 6.1.4 and 6.0.11 released
- 4mo agoRedmineRedmine 7.0.0 is now available ⚡
- 4mo agoRedmineRedmine 6.1.3, 6.0.10 and 5.1.13 released
- 7mo agoRedmineRedmine 6.1.2, 6.0.9 and 5.1.12 released
- 7mo agoRedmine1.1.x series
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Redmine and Smartsheet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Smartsheet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 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 Redmine better than Smartsheet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Smartsheet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 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 Redmine?
Top Redmine alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Redmine alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/redmine 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.