Devplan vs Merlin Project vs ProjectNext vs metastory AI

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

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Devplan
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Merlin Project
Competitor 2
ProjectNext
Competitor 3
metastory AI
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Devplan
devplan.com
Product development often stalls between the initial spark of an idea and the structured execution needed to build it
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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 ProjectNext
projectnext.ai
A construction project manager needs to deploy field crews across five sites while keeping documentation current
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Competitor metastory AI
metastory.ai
Product managers juggling scattered documents, meeting notes, and Figma files now have a dedicated AI workspace that consolidates everything into structured product requirements
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
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821visits/mo
MoM change
▼ 20.2%
▲ 5.2%
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▲ 546.5%
6-month growth
+131.4%
-8.8%
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Global rank web
#3,650,414
#649,508
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Avg. last 3 months
5.1K
53.2K
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347
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
41%
0%
44%
Pages / visit
1.8
1.9
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1.0
Visit duration
12s
25s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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DevplanMerlin ProjectProjectNextmetastory AI
016.8K33.6K50.4K67.2KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KProjectNext · 711metastory AI · 867metastory AI · 168metastory AI · 94metastory AI · 127metastory AI · 821101001K10K100KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KProjectNext · 711metastory AI · 867metastory AI · 168metastory AI · 94metastory AI · 127metastory AI · 821Dec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free Trial
Free Trial
Freemium
Starting price
$100per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
$3.99per month
$10per month · free tier available
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Plans
Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Early Bird - Standard $3.99/moEarly Bird - Professional $19.99/moEarly Bird - Business $29.00/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
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DataText
Text
DocumentsImagesText
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DataDocuments
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Documents
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Business & MarketingAI Product Manager
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project planning
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Cost estimation
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Kanban management
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Product documentation
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Project scheduling
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Agile product management
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Brainstorming
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Construction management
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IT project management
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Product development
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Project risk assessment
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Task management
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UI to PRD
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