Merlin Project vs Smartsheet vs Motion

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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Motion
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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 Motion
usemotion.com
AI that schedules your day so you don't have to
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
54.4Kvisits/mo
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642.9Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 5.2%
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▼ 3.8%
6-month growth
-8.8%
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-35.2%
Global rank web
#649,508
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#75,058
Avg. last 3 months
53.2K
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676.9K
Bounce rate lower is better
41%
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43%
Pages / visit
1.9
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3.9
Visit duration
25s
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3m 00s
Traffic sources
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
Merlin ProjectSmartsheetMotion
0342.1K684.3K1M1.4MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KMotion · 1.4MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 992.6KMotion · 817.6KMotion · 689.5KMotion · 719.8KMotion · 668.2KMotion · 642.9K10K100K1M10MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KMotion · 1.4MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 992.6KMotion · 817.6KMotion · 689.5KMotion · 719.8KMotion · 668.2KMotion · 642.9KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
Paid
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Starting price
$6.99per month
$12per month
$19per month
Free tier
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Free trial
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
Pro AI $19/moBusiness AI $29/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
DataText
AudioText
Output
DataDocuments
DataText
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Meeting AssistantAI Project Management+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
Project scheduling
Day scheduling
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Gantt charts
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Work management
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Kanban management
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MCP
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Meeting scheduling
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Schedule management
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Spreadsheets
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Task management
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Time management
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Workflows
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Brainstorming
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Meetings
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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Sentiment analysis
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