Microsoft Loop vs Akiflow vs Merlin Project vs Allex

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Microsoft Loop
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Competitor 1
Akiflow
Competitor 2
Merlin Project
Competitor 3
Allex
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool 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 Akiflow
akiflow.com
Where tasks and calendar become the same thing
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Competitor 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 Allex
allex.ai
AI project management for complex environments
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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209.1Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
12.5Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 29.2%
▲ 5.2%
▼ 2.9%
6-month growth
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-10.4%
-8.8%
+27.0%
Global rank web
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#241,380
#649,508
#1,567,616
Avg. last 3 months
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189.9K
53.2K
11.8K
Bounce rate lower is better
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43%
41%
32%
Pages / visit
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3.3
1.9
3.6
Visit duration
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1m 19s
25s
1m 30s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 80% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 8%
Microsoft LoopAkiflowMerlin ProjectAllex
076.1K152.1K228.2K304.2KAkiflow · 252.2KAkiflow · 304.2KAkiflow · 294.1KAkiflow · 251.2KAkiflow · 233.4KAkiflow · 209.8KAkiflow · 254.8KAkiflow · 198.8KAkiflow · 161.8KAkiflow · 209.1KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KAllex · 8.1KAllex · 9.3KAllex · 10.2KAllex · 9.8KAllex · 11.3KAllex · 12.4KAllex · 10.1KAllex · 12.9KAllex · 12.5K1K10K100K1MAkiflow · 252.2KAkiflow · 304.2KAkiflow · 294.1KAkiflow · 251.2KAkiflow · 233.4KAkiflow · 209.8KAkiflow · 254.8KAkiflow · 198.8KAkiflow · 161.8KAkiflow · 209.1KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KAllex · 8.1KAllex · 9.3KAllex · 10.2KAllex · 9.8KAllex · 11.3KAllex · 12.4KAllex · 10.1KAllex · 12.9KAllex · 12.5KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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Freemium
Free Trial
Freemium
Starting price
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$1per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
$32per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Plans
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Akiflow Pricing $34/mo
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
AudioText
DataText
Text
Output
DocumentsText
DataText
DataDocuments
Data
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Scheduling
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Project planning
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Project scheduling
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Task management
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Day scheduling
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Gantt charts
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Schedule management
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Team collaboration
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Calendar assistance
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Team management
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Time management
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Agile project management
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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 optimization
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Team productivity
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.