Linear vs Merlin Project vs Microsoft Loop vs Smartsheet

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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Competitor 1
Merlin Project
Competitor 2
Microsoft Loop
Competitor 3
Smartsheet
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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 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 Microsoft Loop
microsoft.com
Microsoft Loop is a collaborative app from Microsoft 365 where teams think, plan and create together on shared pages.
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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
9.4Mvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 9.3%
▲ 5.2%
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6-month growth
+59.0%
-8.8%
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Global rank web
#5,797
#649,508
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Avg. last 3 months
8.6M
53.2K
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Bounce rate lower is better
32%
41%
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Pages / visit
6.5
1.9
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Visit duration
7m 26s
25s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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LinearMerlin ProjectMicrosoft LoopSmartsheet
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4K10K100K1M10MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MMerlin 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
Free Trial
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Paid
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
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$12per month
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
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Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
Text
DataText
Output
CodeText
DataDocuments
DocumentsText
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
Kanban management
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Project visualization
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Task management
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