Microsoft Loop vs Smartsheet vs Notis vs Merlin Project

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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Smartsheet
Competitor 2
Notis
Competitor 3
Merlin Project
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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 Smartsheet
smartsheet.com
Smartsheet is a work management platform that layers AI over spreadsheet-style sheets, forms, reports and project plans.
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Competitor Notis
notis.ai
Talk to your phone, get organized notes in Notion
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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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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58.2Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 30.6%
▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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-43.8%
-8.8%
Global rank web
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#483,029
#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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87.3K
53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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37%
41%
Pages / visit
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1.9
1.9
Visit duration
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28s
25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 70% · ● Referral 30%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
Microsoft LoopSmartsheetNotisMerlin Project
030.9K61.8K92.6K123.5KNotis · 49KNotis · 65.6KNotis · 89.8KNotis · 88.6KNotis · 103.5KNotis · 123.5KNotis · 88.8KNotis · 119.8KNotis · 83.9KNotis · 58.2KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4K10K100K1MNotis · 49KNotis · 65.6KNotis · 89.8KNotis · 88.6KNotis · 103.5KNotis · 123.5KNotis · 88.8KNotis · 119.8KNotis · 83.9KNotis · 58.2KMerlin 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
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$12per month
$20per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
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Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Free CLI FreePro $20/moPro+ $59/moUltra $149/mo
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
AudioImagesText
DataText
Output
DocumentsText
DataText
Text
DataDocuments
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Productivity & OfficeAI AgentAI AssistantAI Workflow
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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Work management
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Agents
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Dictation
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Kanban management
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MCP
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Spreadsheets
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Task management
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Brainstorming
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Calendar assistance
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Meeting notes
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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