Merlin Project vs Linear 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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Merlin Project
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Competitor 1
Linear
Competitor 2
Microsoft Loop
Competitor 3
Smartsheet
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
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 Linear
linear.app
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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
54.4Kvisits/mo
9.4Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 5.2%
▲ 9.3%
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6-month growth
-8.8%
+59.0%
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Global rank web
#649,508
#5,797
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Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
8.6M
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Bounce rate lower is better
41%
32%
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Pages / visit
1.9
6.5
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Visit duration
25s
7m 26s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
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Merlin ProjectLinearMicrosoft LoopSmartsheet
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4M10K100K1M10MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Freemium
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Paid
Starting price
$6.99per month
$10per month · free tier available
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$12per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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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 FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
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Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
Text
Text
DataText
Output
DataDocuments
CodeText
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 · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
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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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Product roadmaps
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Spreadsheets
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Task management
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Workflows
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Brainstorming
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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