Microsoft Loop vs Merlin Project vs Devplan vs Productboard Spark

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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Merlin Project
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Devplan
Competitor 3
Productboard Spark
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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 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 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 Productboard Spark
productboard.com
Productboard Spark is an AI agent built specifically for product management.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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54.4Kvisits/mo
5Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 5.2%
▼ 20.2%
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6-month growth
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-8.8%
+131.4%
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Global rank web
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#649,508
#3,650,414
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Avg. last 3 months
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53.2K
5.1K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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41%
43%
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Pages / visit
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1.9
1.8
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Visit duration
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25s
12s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Microsoft LoopMerlin ProjectDevplanProductboard Spark
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
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Free Trial
Freemium
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$6.99per month
$100per month · free tier available
$19per month · free tier available
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Plans
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Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
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DataDocumentsText
Output
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DocumentsText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Business & MarketingAI Product Manager
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Project planning
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Project specifications
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Customer feedback analysis
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Gantt charts
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Product discovery
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Team collaboration
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Product management insights
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Project scheduling
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Release notes
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Agents
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Agile product management
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Brainstorming
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Note taking
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Product development
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