Linear vs Devplan vs Smartsheet vs Merlin Project

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

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Linear
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Devplan
Competitor 2
Smartsheet
Competitor 3
Merlin Project
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Linear
linear.app
Issue tracking that developers actually enjoy using
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Competitor 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 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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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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.4Mvisits/mo
5Kvisits/mo
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54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 9.3%
▼ 20.2%
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▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
+59.0%
+131.4%
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-8.8%
Global rank web
#5,797
#3,650,414
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#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
8.6M
5.1K
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53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
32%
43%
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41%
Pages / visit
6.5
1.8
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1.9
Visit duration
7m 26s
12s
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25s
Traffic sources
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
LinearDevplanSmartsheetMerlin Project
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MDevplan · 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 · 54.4K1K10K100K1M10MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MDevplan · 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 · 54.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Free Trial
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$100per month · free tier available
$12per month
$6.99per month
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
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DataText
DataText
Output
CodeText
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DataText
DataDocuments
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
5
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Project management
Project planning
Project scheduling
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Project specifications
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Work management
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Kanban management
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MCP
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Product roadmaps
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Spreadsheets
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Task management
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Workflows
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Agile product management
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Brainstorming
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Product development
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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