Smartsheet runs the work. Unblockd gets the answer.
Keep planning and tracking in Smartsheet. Unblockd is where the person you’re waiting on decides, and it reads from Smartsheet, so nobody types anything twice.
- What it is
- SmartsheetSpreadsheet-style work management with reports and dashboards.
- UnblockdA page for the person your project waits on: the decisions you need from them, and progress on each deliverable with its proof.
- Someone outside your team
- SmartsheetExecutives can view shared dashboards without access to the sheets behind them, and a published dashboard opens from a link without signing in.
- UnblockdThey open a private link from their email and answer each question in a tap, on any phone or laptop.
- Best for
- SmartsheetTeams that run projects in sheets and share read-only dashboards with executives.
- UnblockdTeams whose work waits on someone outside it: a sponsor, an exec, or a client who has to decide, approve, or open access.
| Smartsheet | Unblockd | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Spreadsheet-style work management with reports and dashboards. | A page for the person your project waits on: the decisions you need from them, and progress on each deliverable with its proof. |
| Someone outside your team | Executives can view shared dashboards without access to the sheets behind them, and a published dashboard opens from a link without signing in. | They open a private link from their email and answer each question in a tap, on any phone or laptop. |
| Best for | Teams that run projects in sheets and share read-only dashboards with executives. | Teams whose work waits on someone outside it: a sponsor, an exec, or a client who has to decide, approve, or open access. |
Use them together.
Your sheets stay the plan. A Blocked row flags a blocker for your team, and the executive gets one question with the options written out.
- Questions they can answer
- Each blocker becomes one question with the options written out, your recommendation marked, and the day you need it.
- Follow-ups that send themselves
- If an ask waits 3 days, a reminder goes out for you, and another before the deadline. Nudge or escalate in one tap.
- Progress with proof
- Your sponsor sees each deliverable’s progress with the doc, PR, or demo behind it. A task can only be marked done with its proof attached.
- Your AI drafts, you approve
- Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, or Cursor can draft asks and updates through MCP. A person on your team approves what goes out.
When to use both
Keep Smartsheet as it is. Adding Unblockd pays off when any of these sound familiar.
- Rows marked Blocked wait on an executive who only reads the dashboard.
- Your sponsor needs to act on something, beyond viewing progress.
- You want each answer recorded next to the work it frees up.
See how it works: Stakeholder and executive updates
Questions
- Does Unblockd replace Smartsheet?
- Keep Smartsheet. Unblockd reads from it and shows only what you choose to share.
- Does my sponsor need a Smartsheet seat?
- They answer from a private link Unblockd emails them, on any phone or laptop. Sponsors, approvers, and viewers are free on every plan.
- Can we try it without switching anything?
- Unblockd is free for 1 project and up to 3 teammates, so you can try it beside Smartsheet on your most stuck project.
Sources
What this page says about Smartsheet comes from its own pages, checked October 4, 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.