Microsoft Loop vs Akiflow vs Merlin Project vs ClickUp Brain

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

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Microsoft Loop
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Competitor 1
Akiflow
Competitor 2
Merlin Project
Competitor 3
ClickUp Brain
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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 ClickUp Brain
clickup.com
ClickUp Brain is the AI layer of the ClickUp work platform.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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209.1Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 29.2%
▲ 5.2%
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6-month growth
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-10.4%
-8.8%
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Global rank web
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#241,380
#649,508
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Avg. last 3 months
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189.9K
53.2K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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43%
41%
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Pages / visit
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3.3
1.9
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Visit duration
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1m 19s
25s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 80% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Microsoft LoopAkiflowMerlin ProjectClickUp Brain
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 · 54.4K10K100K1MAkiflow · 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 · 54.4KNov '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
$9per month · free tier available
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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
Free AI FreeBrain AI $9/moEverything AI $28/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
AudioText
DataText
AudioDocumentsText
Output
DocumentsText
DataText
DataDocuments
ImagesText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Scheduling
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI AgentAI AssistantAI Note Taker+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Task management
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Schedule management
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Team collaboration
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Agents
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Calendar assistance
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Project scheduling
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Time management
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AI search
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Chatbots
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Dictation
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