Microsoft Loop vs Stacks vs Merlin Project vs Plane

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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Stacks
Competitor 2
Merlin Project
Competitor 3
Plane
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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 Stacks
betterstacks.com
Stacks is a personal AI workspace that gathers what you find online into one searchable place.
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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 Plane
plane.so
Plane is a project management and knowledge management workspace for teams and AI agents.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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6.3Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▼ 8.4%
▲ 5.2%
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6-month growth
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-50.8%
-8.8%
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Global rank web
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#3,182,249
#649,508
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Avg. last 3 months
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6.1K
53.2K
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Bounce rate lower is better
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41%
41%
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Pages / visit
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1.7
1.9
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Visit duration
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6s
25s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Microsoft LoopStacksMerlin ProjectPlane
016.8K33.6K50.4K67.2KStacks · 7KStacks · 12.2KStacks · 12.8KStacks · 8.7KStacks · 5.7KStacks · 5.1KStacks · 6.8KStacks · 6.3KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4K1K10K100KStacks · 7KStacks · 12.2KStacks · 12.8KStacks · 8.7KStacks · 5.7KStacks · 5.1KStacks · 6.8KStacks · 6.3KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
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Paid
Free Trial
Freemium
Starting price
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$9per month
$6.99per month
$6per month · free tier available
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
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Be Productive $89/yrBe Collaborative $199/yrBe Creative $349/yr
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Free FreePro $6/moBusiness $13/moEnterprise Grid Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsTextWeb pages
DataText
Text
Output
DocumentsText
Text
DataDocuments
DataText
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI FilesAI Knowledge Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Knowledge Management+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Knowledge bases
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Project planning
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Note taking
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Bookmarking
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Digital information management
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Gantt charts
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Team collaboration
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Agents
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Agile project management
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Chrome extensions
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Project scheduling
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Brainstorming
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Knowledge exploration
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Meeting notes
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Team productivity
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