Microsoft Loop vs Devplan vs Merlin Project vs Online Gantt

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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Devplan
Competitor 2
Merlin Project
Competitor 3
Online Gantt
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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 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 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 Online Gantt
onlinegantt.com
This system processes natural language commands to manipulate Gantt chart data without requiring manual clicking or dragging
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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5Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
118.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 20.2%
▲ 5.2%
▼ 27.8%
6-month growth
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+131.4%
-8.8%
-45.9%
Global rank web
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#3,650,414
#649,508
#347,339
Avg. last 3 months
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5.1K
53.2K
156.3K
Bounce rate lower is better
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43%
41%
39%
Pages / visit
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1.8
1.9
2.1
Visit duration
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12s
25s
33s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
Microsoft LoopDevplanMerlin ProjectOnline Gantt
061.6K123.1K184.7K246.2KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KOnline Gantt · 246.2KOnline Gantt · 238.7KOnline Gantt · 219.2KOnline Gantt · 234.8KOnline Gantt · 227.7KOnline Gantt · 185.9KOnline Gantt · 164.3KOnline Gantt · 118.6K1K10K100K1MDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KOnline Gantt · 246.2KOnline Gantt · 238.7KOnline Gantt · 219.2KOnline Gantt · 234.8KOnline Gantt · 227.7KOnline Gantt · 185.9KOnline Gantt · 164.3KOnline Gantt · 118.6KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
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Freemium
Free Trial
Free Trial
Starting price
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$100per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
$8per month
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Plans
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Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Online Gantt Cloud + AI Assistant $8/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
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DataText
Text
Output
DocumentsText
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DataDocuments
DataText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Productivity & OfficeAI 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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Gantt charts
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Project scheduling
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Project specifications
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Team collaboration
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Task management
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Agile product management
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Brainstorming
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Jira tickets
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Meeting notes
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Note taking
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Product development
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Project risk assessment
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Task breakdown
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Team management
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