Merlin Project vs Microsoft Loop vs Devplan vs Stacks

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

Your tool
Merlin Project
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Competitor 1
Microsoft Loop
Competitor 2
Devplan
Competitor 3
Stacks
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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 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 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 Stacks
betterstacks.com
Stacks is a personal AI workspace that gathers what you find online into one searchable place.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
54.4Kvisits/mo
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5Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 5.2%
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▼ 20.2%
▼ 8.4%
6-month growth
-8.8%
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+131.4%
-50.8%
Global rank web
#649,508
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#3,650,414
#3,182,249
Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
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5.1K
6.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
41%
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43%
41%
Pages / visit
1.9
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1.8
1.7
Visit duration
25s
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12s
6s
Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Merlin ProjectMicrosoft LoopDevplanStacks
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 · 5KStacks · 7KStacks · 12.2KStacks · 12.8KStacks · 8.7KStacks · 5.7KStacks · 5.1KStacks · 6.8KStacks · 6.3K1K10K100KMerlin 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 · 5KStacks · 7KStacks · 12.2KStacks · 12.8KStacks · 8.7KStacks · 5.7KStacks · 5.1KStacks · 6.8KStacks · 6.3KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
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Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$6.99per month
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$100per month · free tier available
$9per month
Free tier
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Plans
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
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Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
Be Productive $89/yrBe Collaborative $199/yrBe Creative $349/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
Text
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DocumentsTextWeb pages
Output
DataDocuments
DocumentsText
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Text
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI FilesAI Knowledge Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Project planning
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Note taking
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Bookmarking
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Digital information management
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Gantt charts
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Knowledge bases
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Project specifications
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Team collaboration
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Chrome extensions
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Project scheduling
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Agile product management
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Brainstorming
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Jira tickets
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Knowledge exploration
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Product development
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Team productivity
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