Merlin Project vs Devplan vs metastory AI

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

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Merlin Project
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Devplan
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metastory AI
Competitor 3
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Your tool 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 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 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
54.4Kvisits/mo
5Kvisits/mo
821visits/mo
MoM change
▲ 5.2%
▼ 20.2%
▲ 546.5%
6-month growth
-8.8%
+131.4%
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Global rank web
#649,508
#3,650,414
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Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
5.1K
347
Bounce rate lower is better
41%
43%
44%
Pages / visit
1.9
1.8
1.0
Visit duration
25s
12s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Merlin ProjectDevplanmetastory AI
016.8K33.6K50.4K67.2KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5Kmetastory AI · 867metastory AI · 168metastory AI · 94metastory AI · 127metastory AI · 821101001K10K100KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5Kmetastory AI · 867metastory AI · 168metastory AI · 94metastory AI · 127metastory AI · 821Dec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$6.99per month
$100per month · free tier available
$10per month · free tier available
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
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DocumentsImagesText
Output
DataDocuments
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Documents
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Business & MarketingAI Product Manager
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Project planning
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Project specifications
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Project management
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Gantt charts
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Prd
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Prd creation
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Cost estimation
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Kanban management
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MCP
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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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Jira
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Jira tickets
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Product development
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UI to PRD
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