Yes, both Smartsheet and Microsoft Excel offer a Free Trial.
Smartsheet is designed for Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Microsoft Excel is designed for Individuals, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Pricing for Smartsheet Starts at $9/month when yearly whereas for Microsoft Excel Starts at $5.
Some top alternatives to Smartsheet includes Quickbase , ClickUp, Zoho Projects, Jira, Microsoft PPM, Trello, TeamGantt, monday.com, Asana, Teamwork, ProjectManager.com, Microsoft Project and Airtable.
Some top alternatives to Microsoft Excel includes SpreadsheetWEB, Apple Numbers, Zoho Sheet, Google Sheets, Retable, Rows, LibreOffice, iWork and Sheet2APi.