Bordio vs SmartSuite Comparison
Compare Bordio vs SmartSuite features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Bordio
5.4/10
Bordio is a work planner for small teams that combines tasks, events, a weekly calendar, kanban boards and task chat in one tool.
SmartSuite
7.3/10
SmartSuite is a no-code work management platform that teams use to build project, process and operations solutions with views, automations and AI agents.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 5.4/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Cost | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 3/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 9/10 |
| Scalability | 4/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Integration | 3/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 3/10 | 9/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | Contact for pricing | $20/user/mo Team |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | $200/mo Team |
| Features | ||
| Team messaging | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Client collaboration | ||
| Collaboration tools | ||
| File sharing | ||
| Kanban boards | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Scheduling | ||
| Spreadsheet interface | ||
| Task lists | ||
| Task management | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Timeline view | ||
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| Databases | Not listed | |
| Docs | Not listed | |
| Gantt charts | Not listed | |
| Whiteboards | Not listed | |
| Workflow automation | Not listed | |
Bordio vs SmartSuite cost by team size
Bordio costs less from 5 users.
| Team size | Bordio | SmartSuite |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $100/moTeam |
| 10 users | FreeFree | $200/moTeam |
| 25 users | FreeFree | $500/moTeam |
| 50 users | FreeFree | $1,000/moTeam |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Bordio
- Has a free plan (SmartSuite does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $200/mo
- Higher Cost score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 7/10)
- Better fit for startups (8/10 vs 4/10)
Why choose SmartSuite
- Higher Security score (9/10 vs 3/10)
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 3/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (7/10 vs 2/10)
- Better fit for mid-market (8/10 vs 3/10)
Pros & Cons
Bordio
Pros
- Tasks and meetings share one weekly calendar, so the whole team's workload is visible on one board.
- Clients and freelancers can join as free guests.
- Each task has its own real-time chat, which keeps discussion and files attached to the work.
- Reviewers on Capterra and G2 say setup is quick and the tool is simple to use.
- Bordio publishes a public API, and the Free plan includes it.
Cons
- The Free plan cannot be used for commercial work.
- Reviewers say dashboards and dedicated reporting tools are missing.
- Native integrations are limited to Google Calendar, Google Meet and .ics invites.
- Chat is basic, and customization options such as colors are limited.
- Per-user prices are not stated clearly in the text of the pricing page, and third-party listings disagree.
SmartSuite
Pros
- The same records can be shown as grid, Kanban, Gantt, timeline, calendar, map and dashboard views without duplicating data.
- Its compliance coverage is unusually strong for the category, with ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR audits plus a choice of US or EU data residency.
- Read-only users, commenters and form submitters are free, which lowers the cost of involving stakeholders.
- It ships more than 200 templates and an AI solution builder to speed up setup.
- Reviewers describe the support team as responsive.
Cons
- Team, Professional and Enterprise carry 3-, 5- and 25-seat minimums, and there is no free plan.
- The Team plan allows only 5,000 records per solution, and automation runs plus API calls are hard-capped each month.
- SAML SSO and SCIM are available only on Enterprise and Signature plans.
- There is no team chat or whiteboard, and external access is limited to read-only shared views.
- Reviewers say complex workflows and large data imports take real setup effort, and there are no native desktop apps.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
SmartSuite scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7.3/10 against 5.4/10 for Bordio. The largest gap is in Security: 3/10 for Bordio and 9/10 for SmartSuite.
Bordio costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about $200/mo on its Team plan for SmartSuite, billed monthly.
Bordio has a free plan; SmartSuite does not list one.
SmartSuite is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 7/10 for them, against 2/10 for Bordio.
Bordio has Team messaging, which SmartSuite lacks.
