Merlin Project vs Smartsheet vs Devplan vs Jira

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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Smartsheet
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Devplan
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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 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 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 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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5Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 5.2%
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▼ 20.2%
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6-month growth
-8.8%
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+131.4%
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Global rank web
#649,508
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#3,650,414
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Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
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5.1K
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Bounce rate lower is better
41%
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43%
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Pages / visit
1.9
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1.8
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Visit duration
25s
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12s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Merlin ProjectSmartsheetDevplanJira
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 · 5K1K10K100KMerlin 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 · 5KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Paid
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Starting price
$6.99per month
$12per month
$100per month · free tier available
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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
Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
DataText
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Text
Output
DataDocuments
DataText
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DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
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Project scheduling
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Jira tickets
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Jira
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Project specifications
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Work management
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Agents
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Agile project management
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Kanban management
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Spreadsheets
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Task management
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Workflows
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AI search
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Agile product management
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Brainstorming
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Jira issues tracking
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Product development
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Project risk assessment
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Sentiment analysis
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