Microsoft Loop vs Merlin Project vs ProjectNext

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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ProjectNext
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3 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 ProjectNext
projectnext.ai
A construction project manager needs to deploy field crews across five sites while keeping documentation current
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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54.4Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 5.2%
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6-month growth
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-8.8%
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Global rank web
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#649,508
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Avg. last 3 months
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53.2K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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41%
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Pages / visit
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1.9
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Visit duration
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25s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Microsoft LoopMerlin ProjectProjectNext
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 · 54.4KProjectNext · 7111001K10K100KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KProjectNext · 711Dec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Starting price
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$6.99per month
$3.99per month
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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
Early Bird - Standard $3.99/moEarly Bird - Professional $19.99/moEarly Bird - Business $29.00/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
Text
Output
DocumentsText
DataDocuments
DataDocuments
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
Construction management
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Kanban management
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Project visualization
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