Merlin Project vs ProjectNext vs Microsoft Loop vs Linear

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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ProjectNext
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Microsoft Loop
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Linear
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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 ProjectNext
projectnext.ai
A construction project manager needs to deploy field crews across five sites while keeping documentation current
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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 Linear
linear.app
Issue tracking that developers actually enjoy using
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
54.4Kvisits/mo
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9.4Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 5.2%
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▲ 9.3%
6-month growth
-8.8%
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+59.0%
Global rank web
#649,508
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#5,797
Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
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8.6M
Bounce rate lower is better
41%
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32%
Pages / visit
1.9
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6.5
Visit duration
25s
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7m 26s
Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
Merlin ProjectProjectNextMicrosoft LoopLinear
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 · 54.4KProjectNext · 711Linear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4M1001K10K100K1M10MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KProjectNext · 711Linear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Free Trial
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Freemium
Starting price
$6.99per month
$3.99per month
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$10per month · free tier available
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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
Early Bird - Standard $3.99/moEarly Bird - Professional $19.99/moEarly Bird - Business $29.00/moEnterprise Custom
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Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
Text
Text
Text
Output
DataDocuments
DataDocuments
DocumentsText
CodeText
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 Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
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Task management
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Gantt charts
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Team collaboration
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Collaborative documents
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Construction management
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Construction planning
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Kanban management
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Product roadmaps
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Project scheduling
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Brainstorming
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Meeting notes
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Note taking
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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Team productivity
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Workforce management
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