Is Homany a drop-in replacement for Smartsheet?

Homany uses a familiar structured sheet-and-view model, so the working surface will feel recognisable. The differences are structural - deployment control, agent-first execution, and usage-based pricing - so plan a migration that takes advantage of them rather than a like-for-like swap.

Can Homany run on-premise when Smartsheet can't?

Yes. Homany supports on-premise and your-own-tenancy deployment as first-class options, in addition to managed sovereign cloud. On-premise is the strongest posture for residency and audit requirements.

How does the pricing differ?

Homany is usage-based: lightweight collaborators aren't charged as full seats, and AI is metered in tokens with admin budgets. Smartsheet is primarily per-user. The right comparison depends on how many occasional participants you have and how much AI you'll use.

Is this comparison neutral?

We describe each product's standard offering using widely-known characteristics, and we'd rather you verify current details with each vendor. Where Homany differs, we say why structurally - not with invented benchmarks.

Smartsheet alternative

A Smartsheet alternative built for control, not just collaboration

If you're replacing Smartsheet because you need deployment you control, AI that executes inside your boundary, and pricing that doesn't tax every collaborator, here's how Homany is structured differently - not just a different feature list.

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This page is for you if

You like Smartsheet's grid-and-sheet model but need more deployment control.
Data residency or vendor jurisdiction is on your evaluation checklist.
You want AI agents that execute work, not just a chat assistant.
Per-user pricing makes occasional collaborators and reviewers expensive.

Where Homany differs by design

Deployment you choose
Managed sovereign cloud, your own tenancy, or on-premise - the same product, where you decide it runs. Cloud-only isn't the only option.
Agent-first, not bolt-on
Agents are first-class actors with scope, approvals, and an audit trail - they execute within bounds you set, rather than only drafting suggestions.
Usage-based economics
Collaborator-friendly pricing plus token-metered AI with admin budgets - you pay for consumption, not a seat for everyone who touches the work.

Homany vs Smartsheet

How the two compare across the criteria that matter when you're replacing Smartsheet.

Criteria	Homany	Smartsheet
Deployment & sovereignty
Hosting options	Supported: Managed sovereign cloud, your own tenancy, or on-premise.	Partial: Vendor-operated SaaS; on-premise is not part of the standard offering.
Data residency control	Supported: You choose the region and can keep data in your perimeter.	Partial: Region options within the vendor's cloud.
Vendor jurisdictionWho can be compelled to disclose data.	Supported: Operated to sit outside US CLOUD Act reach; on-prem keeps data fully in your boundary.	Note: US-headquartered vendor; consider CLOUD Act exposure in your review.
AI & agents
Agent execution	Supported: Agents act on structured work within scoped permissions and an audit trail.	Partial: AI assistance features layered onto the core product.
Bring your own AI keys	Supported: Connect your own model provider; AI can run in your region.	Note: AI delivered through the vendor's bundled offering.
Pricing & access
Pricing model	Supported: Usage-based: collaborator-friendly access plus token-metered AI.	Partial: Primarily per-user licensing.
Occasional collaborators	Supported: Lightweight participants aren't charged as full seats.	Partial: Typically counted against licensed users.
AI cost control	Supported: Admin budgets and caps on token spend, with usage by workflow.	Note: Depends on the vendor's AI packaging.
Work management
Sheet / grid model	Supported: Familiar structured sheets and views as the shared surface.	Supported: Grid-and-sheet model is Smartsheet's core strength.
Automation	Supported: Workflow automation plus agents that execute multi-step work.	Supported: Rule-based automation is well established.

Deployment & sovereignty

Hosting options
Homany
Supported: Managed sovereign cloud, your own tenancy, or on-premise.
Smartsheet
Partial: Vendor-operated SaaS; on-premise is not part of the standard offering.
Data residency control
Homany
Supported: You choose the region and can keep data in your perimeter.
Smartsheet
Partial: Region options within the vendor's cloud.
Vendor jurisdiction
Who can be compelled to disclose data.
Homany
Supported: Operated to sit outside US CLOUD Act reach; on-prem keeps data fully in your boundary.
Smartsheet
Note: US-headquartered vendor; consider CLOUD Act exposure in your review.

AI & agents

Agent execution
Homany
Supported: Agents act on structured work within scoped permissions and an audit trail.
Smartsheet
Partial: AI assistance features layered onto the core product.
Bring your own AI keys
Homany
Supported: Connect your own model provider; AI can run in your region.
Smartsheet
Note: AI delivered through the vendor's bundled offering.

Pricing & access

Pricing model
Homany
Supported: Usage-based: collaborator-friendly access plus token-metered AI.
Smartsheet
Partial: Primarily per-user licensing.
Occasional collaborators
Homany
Supported: Lightweight participants aren't charged as full seats.
Smartsheet
Partial: Typically counted against licensed users.
AI cost control
Homany
Supported: Admin budgets and caps on token spend, with usage by workflow.
Smartsheet
Note: Depends on the vendor's AI packaging.

Work management

Sheet / grid model
Homany
Supported: Familiar structured sheets and views as the shared surface.
Smartsheet
Supported: Grid-and-sheet model is Smartsheet's core strength.
Automation
Homany
Supported: Workflow automation plus agents that execute multi-step work.
Smartsheet
Supported: Rule-based automation is well established.

This comparison reflects each product's standard offering as we understand it. Capabilities change - verify current details with each vendor before deciding.

Where Homany differs structurally

You're under residency or audit obligations

When 'where does the data sit and who can reach it' is a board-level question, a vendor-operated SaaS-only tool leaves a gap. Homany's deployment options and vendor posture are designed to answer it directly.

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You want AI to do work, not just summarise it

An assistant that drafts text is useful; an agent that executes scoped work with an audit trail is a different capability. The difference is architectural, and it's where agent-first design pays off.

Agent-first vs. bolt-on

Per-seat pricing is taxing participation

If reviewers, approvers, and external collaborators are forced into full seats, the bill grows faster than the value. Usage-based pricing charges for AI consumption, not headcount.

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Worked scenario

What switching looks like, modeled out

An illustrative scenario - every figure labeled - for teams weighing a move off a seat-based tool.

Illustrative

Modeling a sovereign delivery office on Homany

A worked scenario - not a customer result - showing how a 200-person delivery office in a regulated, data-localized market would stand up sovereign work execution with agents, and what the economics look like under usage-based pricing.

Lower collaboration license cost: ~70%
Data stays in-region: 100%
Modeled agent runs / month: ~2,000

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A Smartsheet alternative built for control, not just collaboration

This page is for you if

Where Homany differs by design

Deployment you choose

Agent-first, not bolt-on

Usage-based economics