Merlin Project vs Microsoft Loop vs Smartsheet vs Plane

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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Microsoft Loop
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Smartsheet
Competitor 3
Plane
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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 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 Plane
plane.so
Plane is a project management and knowledge management workspace for teams and AI agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
54.4Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 5.2%
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6-month growth
-8.8%
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Global rank web
#649,508
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Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
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Bounce rate lower is better
41%
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Pages / visit
1.9
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Visit duration
25s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Merlin ProjectMicrosoft LoopSmartsheetPlane
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 · 54.4K10K100KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
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Paid
Freemium
Starting price
$6.99per month
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$12per month
$6per month · free tier available
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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Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Free FreePro $6/moBusiness $13/moEnterprise Grid Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
Text
DataText
Text
Output
DataDocuments
DocumentsText
DataText
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Knowledge Management+1 more
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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Team collaboration
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Work management
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Agents
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Agile project management
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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MCP
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Spreadsheets
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Workflows
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Brainstorming
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Meeting notes
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Note taking
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Project risk assessment
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Sentiment analysis
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