Merlin Project vs Microsoft Loop vs Taskade vs Jira

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
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Taskade
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Jira
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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 Taskade
taskade.com
Taskade is an AI business app builder that turns one prompt into apps, AI agents and automated workflows inside a single workspace it calls living.
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Competitor Jira
atlassian.com
Jira is Atlassian's project management platform, built around planning work, tracking progress and moving tasks through a team's workflow.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
54.4Kvisits/mo
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602.2Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 5.2%
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▲ 6.6%
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6-month growth
-8.8%
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+2.9%
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Global rank web
#649,508
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#79,340
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Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
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581.6K
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Bounce rate lower is better
41%
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40%
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Pages / visit
1.9
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3.8
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Visit duration
25s
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2m 36s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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● Direct 79% · ● Referral 12%
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Merlin ProjectMicrosoft LoopTaskadeJira
0177.4K354.7K532.1K709.4KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KTaskade · 577.7KTaskade · 557.3KTaskade · 588.8KTaskade · 546.3KTaskade · 585.1KTaskade · 709.4KTaskade · 687KTaskade · 577.8KTaskade · 564.7KTaskade · 602.2K10K100K1MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KTaskade · 577.7KTaskade · 557.3KTaskade · 588.8KTaskade · 546.3KTaskade · 585.1KTaskade · 709.4KTaskade · 687KTaskade · 577.8KTaskade · 564.7KTaskade · 602.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
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Freemium
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Starting price
$6.99per month
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$10per month · free tier available
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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
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Free FreePro $10/moBusiness $25/moMax $100/mo+1 more
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
Text
Text
Text
Output
DataDocuments
DocumentsText
Apps
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI App Builder+2 more
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Team collaboration
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Project planning
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Task management
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Gantt charts
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Jira
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Agent creation
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Agile project management
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Apps
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Kanban management
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No-code
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Project scheduling
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AI search
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CRM
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Development
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MCP
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Productivity
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