Smartsheet drivers & connectors
for data integration
Connect to Smartsheet project management data from reporting tools, databases, and custom applications through standards-based drivers. Easily integrate Smartsheet data with BI, reporting, analytics, ETL tools, and custom solutions.
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Smartsheet data integration
Access Smartsheet data in all of the systems you use every day, including BI & analytics tools, databases, data warehouses, and custom apps. Customers commonly use CData's Smartsheet connectivity to:
- Provide a logical data layer of abstraction that shields users from the complexity of data access and integration.
- Get blazing-fast access to data for BI, reporting, and data integration with highly optimized read/write performance.
- Securely explore tables, columns, keys, data, and full meta-data based on user identity.
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Office Depot Leverages CData to 'Lift and Shift' Critical Data and Enable Analytics Integration
“CData allows us to take that Snowflake data and put it in a cube with that sub-two second response time our end-users are looking for.”
— Daniel Ligas
Office Depot IT Architect
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Belden Supports Growing Marketing Requests by Centralizing Data Access in the Cloud
“CData connects our Tableau to Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Salesforce. Now we’ve also got connectors set up for Pardot, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. And I have all these things all in one place with no upkeep on my end.”
— Paul Summitt
Belden D&A IT Supervisor
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Logi Analytics Brings Real-Time Data to Analytics Dashboards for SaaS
“As we expand into and serve new industries and markets, having broad-spectrum data connectivity within our products will improve our ability to support additional customers and data reporting scenarios”
— Jaimi Panini
VP of Product & Development for Logi Analytics
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The CData difference
Our standards-based approach to connectivity streamlines data access and insulates usrs from the complexities of integrating Smartsheet data.
Unparalleled Smartsheet Connectivity
Get full access to your Smartsheet data wherever you need it. CData is the undisputed leader in Smartsheet connectivity providing the most comprehensive access to live Smartsheet data anywhere. Thousands of customers and hundreds of leading data ISVs rely on our connectivity to make the most of their data.
Fastest time to value
Reduce reducing development cycles and accelerating the overall time to market. Our pre-built, optimized connectors eliminate the need for complex custom development, allowing for fast, secure access to Workday data.
Unbeatable price-performance
By standardizing and streamlining how systems interact with Smartsheet our products reduce development costs and timelines, slash architectural complexity.
Blazing data access
Our Smartsheet connectivity is fast — really fast. In fact, over twice as fast as other solutions. Our engineers have optimized our drivers for maximum performance all the way down to the socket level, delivering truly exceptional data access.
Future-proof integration
We continuously test against changes in the Smartsheet APIs & protocols used to connect, preventing downtime in your data and analytics processes.
Enterprise-class technical support
CData is dedicated to helping you find success with Smartsheet. We work as an extension of your team to help solve your toughest data challenges. Thousands of customers and hundreds of ISVs rely on our services to make the most of their data.
Smartsheet data for AI agents and assistants
Smartsheet MCP server connectivity for AI
Enable AI agents, assistants, and workflows to access Smartsheet data to improve output, tailoring responses to your actual business data and reducing hallucinations.
- One MCP connection from Smartsheet to every AI agent, assistant, copilot, or LLM that could use it.
- Maintain security and user permissions with pass-through user-based access and read/write controls
- Platform solution to control and monitor user access via AI across your organization.
Learn more: Connect AI: the world's first managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform.
Smartsheet connectivity for BI & analytics
Live Smartsheet access for analytics
Access Smartsheet data in all of the systems you use every day, including BI & analytics tools, databases, data warehouses, and custom apps.
- Connect Smartsheet (and any other data source) to your favorite analytics, automation, or data management app without moving data
- Bi-directional Smartsheet connectivity through common data endpoints
- Enable Smartsheet governability and data privacy with user-level permissioning at the source level.
Smartsheet ETL, replication, & data warehousing
Automate Smartsheet data replication
CData Sync automatically replicates data from hundreds of on-premises and cloud data sources — like Smartsheet — to any modern database, data lake, or data warehouse.
- Create automated Smartsheet data flows in minutes with point-and-click data replication
- Facilitate reporting, business intelligence, and analytics for decision support
- Archive data for disaster recovery
Consolidate Smartsheet data management
Data management integration enables organizations to better manage their human resources data, optimize decision-making, and ensure compliance with data governance policies. Technologies like ODBC, JDBC, and ADO easily connect with all kinds of popular data management applications.
Connect Smartsheet to data management systems to:
- Provide a single, accurate source of truth for employee and resource data.
- Ensure consistency, data quality, and integration across systems.
- Improve data discoverability, governance, and compliance, allowing for easy tracking, auditing, and efficient data use across the organization.
Connect to Smartsheet with no-code
Smartsheet is often at the center of a wide range of repetitive tasks. With low-code/no-code tools, users can automate these tasks reducing manual effort and errors.
- Customize Smartsheet and integrate it with other systems (like CRM, HR, or accounting software) without writing complex code.
- Create custom dashboards, reports, or data visualizations by integrating Smartsheet data with other systems.
Build fully-integrated custom applications
From custom AI and analytics to performance managemement and learning platforms, developers are leveraging our drivers to power all kinds of real-time integrations with Smartsheet.
What is a Smartsheet driver?
A Smartsheet driver is a software library that enables applications to interact with Smartsheet as though it were a traditional database. These drivers simplify communication by abstracting API complexities, presenting Salesforce data in a structured, database-like format.
What is a Smartsheet connector?
A Smartsheet connector is a tailored integration designed to allow proprietary applications or unique systems to seamlessly interact with Smartsheet. Built on the same robust engine as our Smartsheet drivers, these connectors provide effortless real-time access to Smartsheet data for extended application functionality.
How is developing with a Smartsheet driver different?
Drivers streamline integration by abstracting Smartsheet APIs, allowing you to access its data through standard interfaces like SQL, making them perfect for data-focused applications.
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Embedding CData Connectivity
Virtualize access to Smartsheet data
Data virtualization tools helps organizations achieve better data access, more agile decision-making, and greater efficiency in managing data across diverse systems.
Integrating Smartsheet with data virtualization tools allows organizations to combine this data with other sources like ERP systems, CRM platforms, or financial databases without physically moving or duplicating data. This unified access enables faster, more efficient decision-making.
Connect to live Smartsheet data in spreadsheets
Work with live Smartsheet data seamlessly in Excel and Google Sheets.
- Always work with live Smartsheet data — no more downloading, copying, and pasting
- Filter and get just the attributes and data you actually need
- Refresh data with a click or set a schedule
- Update Smartsheet records right from your spreadsheet
Frequently asked Smartsheet integration questions
Common questions about Smartsheet drivers & connectors for data and analytics integration
How does the Smartsheet Driver work?
The Smartsheet driver acts like a bridge that facilitates communication between various applications and Smartsheet, allowing the application to read, write, and update data as if it were a relational database. The Smartsheet driver abstracts the complexities of Smartsheet APIs, authentication methods, and data types, making it simple for any application to connect to Smartsheet data in real-time via standard SQL queries.
How is using the Smartsheet Driver different than connecting to the Smartsheet API?
Working with a Smartsheet Driver is different than connecting with Smartsheet through other means. Smartsheet API integrations require technical experience from a software developer or IT resources. Additionally, due to the constant evolution of APIs and services, once you build your integration you have to constantly maintain Smartsheet integration code moving forward.
By comparison, our Smartsheet Drivers offer codeless access to live Smartsheet data for both technical and non-technical users alike. Any user can install our drivers and begin working with live Smartsheet data from any client application. Because our drivers conform to standard data interfaces like ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET etc. they offer a consistent, maintenance-free interface to Smartsheet data. We manage all of the complexities of Smartsheet integration within each driver and deploy updated drivers as systems evolve so your applications continue to run seamlessly.
If you need truly zero-maintenance integration, check out connectivity to Smartsheet via CData Connect AI. With Connect AI you can configure all of your data connectivity in one place and connect to Smartsheet from any of the available Cloud Drivers and Client Applications. Connectivity to Smartsheet is managed in the cloud, and you never have to worry about installing new drivers when Smartsheet is updated.
How is a Smartsheet Driver different than a Smartsheet connector?
Many organizations draw attention to their library of connectors. After all, data connectivity is a core capability needed for applications to maximize their business value. However, it is essential to understand exactly what you are getting when evaluating connectivity. Some vendors are happy to offer connectors that implement basic proof-of-concept level connectivity. These connectors may highlight the possibilities of working with Smartsheet, but often only provide a fraction of capability. Finding real value from these connectors usually requires additional IT or development resources.
Unlike these POC-quality connectors, every CData Smartsheet driver offers full-featured Smartsheet data connectivity. The CData Smartsheet drivers support extensive Smartsheet integration, providing access to all of the Smartsheet data and meta-data needed by enterprise integration or analytics projects. Each driver contains a powerful embedded SQL engine that offers applications easy and high-performance access to all Smartsheet data. In addition, our drivers offer robust authentication and security capabilities, allowing users to connect securely across a wide range of enterprise configurations. Compare drivers and connectors to read more about some of the benefits of CData's driver connectivity.
Is Smartsheet SQL based?
With our drivers and connectors, every data source is essentially SQL-based. The CData Smartsheet driver contains a full SQL-92 compliant engine that translates standard SQL queries into Smartsheet API calls dynamically. Queries are parsed and optimized for each data source, pushing down as much of the request to Smartsheet as possible. Any logic that can not be pushed to Smartsheet is handled transparently client-side by the driver/connector engine. Ultimately, this means that Smartsheet looks and acts exactly like a database to any client application or tool. Users can integrate live Smartsheet connectivity with ANY software solution that can talk to a standard database.
What data can I access with the Smartsheet driver?
What does Smartsheet integrate with?
Using the CData Smartsheet drivers and connectors, Smartsheet can be easily integrated with almost any application. Any software or technology that can integrate with a database or connect with standards-based drivers like ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, etc., can use our drivers for live Smartsheet data connectivity. Explore some of the more popular Smartsheet data integrations online.
Additionally, since Smartsheet supported by CData Connect AI, we enable all kinds of new Smartsheet cloud integrations.
How can I enable Smartsheet Analytics?
Smartsheet Analytics and Smartsheet Cloud BI integration is universally supported for BI and data science. In addition, CData provides native client connectors for popular analytics applications like Power BI, Tableau, and Excel that simplify Smartsheet data integration. Additionally, native Python connectors are widely available for data science and data engineering projects that integrate seamlessly with popular tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash, and Petl.
How can I support Smartsheet Data Integration?
Smartsheet data integration is typically enabled with CData Sync, a robust any-to-any data pipeline solution that is easy to set up, runs everywhere, and offers comprehensive enterprise-class features for data engineering. CData Sync makes it easy to replicate Smartsheet data any database or data warehouse, and maintain parity between systems with automated incremental Smartsheet replication. In addition, our Smartsheet drivers and connectors can be easily embedded into a wide range of data integration tools to augment existing solutions.
Does Smartsheet Integrate with Excel?
Absolutely. The best way to integrate Smartsheet with Excel is by using the CData Connect AI Excel Add-In. The Smartsheet Excel Add-In provides easy Smartsheet integration directly from Microsoft Excel Desktop, Mac, or Web (Excel 365). Our integration offers live bi-directional access to Smartsheet data directly from Excel. Simply configure your connection to Smartsheet from the easy-to-use cloud interface, and access Smartsheet just like you would another native Excel data source.
Using the Smartsheet drivers
- Smartsheet Integration Guides and Tutorials
- Query Smartsheet in ColdFusion
- Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Smartsheet Entities in Java
- Model, Search, and Visualize Live Smartsheet in ThoughtSpot
- Automate Smartsheet Replication to SAP HANA
- Connect to Real-Time Smartsheet Data in Power Apps Using Dataflows to Build Custom Applications
- Integrate with Smartsheet in SnapLogic
- How to create an RPA flow for Smartsheet in UiPath Studio
- Integrate with Live Smartsheet in MuleSoft (via CData Connect AI)
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