Allex vs Merlin Project vs Motion vs Smartsheet

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Allex
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Competitor 1
Merlin Project
Competitor 2
Motion
Competitor 3
Smartsheet
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Allex
allex.ai
AI project management for complex environments
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Competitor Merlin Project
projectwizards.net
Professional project management software built exclusively for Mac and iPad users, Merlin Project delivers tools for planning and controlling projects through multiple visualization methods
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Competitor Motion
usemotion.com
AI that schedules your day so you don't have to
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Competitor Smartsheet
smartsheet.com
Smartsheet is a work management platform that layers AI over spreadsheet-style sheets, forms, reports and project plans.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
12.5Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
642.9Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▼ 2.9%
▲ 5.2%
▼ 3.8%
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6-month growth
+27.0%
-8.8%
-35.2%
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Global rank web
#1,567,616
#649,508
#75,058
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Avg. last 3 months
11.8K
53.2K
676.9K
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Bounce rate lower is better
32%
41%
43%
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Pages / visit
3.6
1.9
3.9
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Visit duration
1m 30s
25s
3m 00s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 8%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
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AllexMerlin ProjectMotionSmartsheet
0342.1K684.3K1M1.4MAllex · 8.1KAllex · 9.3KAllex · 10.2KAllex · 9.8KAllex · 11.3KAllex · 12.4KAllex · 10.1KAllex · 12.9KAllex · 12.5KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KMotion · 1.4MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 992.6KMotion · 817.6KMotion · 689.5KMotion · 719.8KMotion · 668.2KMotion · 642.9K1K10K100K1M10MAllex · 8.1KAllex · 9.3KAllex · 10.2KAllex · 9.8KAllex · 11.3KAllex · 12.4KAllex · 10.1KAllex · 12.9KAllex · 12.5KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KMotion · 1.4MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 992.6KMotion · 817.6KMotion · 689.5KMotion · 719.8KMotion · 668.2KMotion · 642.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free Trial
Paid
Paid
Starting price
$32per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
$19per month
$12per month
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API access
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Plans
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Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Pro AI $19/moBusiness AI $29/mo
Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
AudioText
DataText
Output
Data
DataDocuments
DataText
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Meeting AssistantAI Project Management+1 more
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
Project scheduling
Task management
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Day scheduling
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Gantt charts
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Work management
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Kanban management
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MCP
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Meeting scheduling
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Schedule management
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Spreadsheets
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Team management
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Time management
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Workflows
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Agile project management
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Brainstorming
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Meetings
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Productivity
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Project optimization
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Project risk assessment
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.