Microsoft Loop vs Taskade vs Merlin Project vs Stacks

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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Taskade
Competitor 2
Merlin Project
Competitor 3
Stacks
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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 Taskade
taskade.com
Taskade is an AI business app builder that turns one prompt into apps, AI agents and automated workflows inside a single workspace it calls living.
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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 Stacks
betterstacks.com
Stacks is a personal AI workspace that gathers what you find online into one searchable place.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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602.2Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 6.6%
▲ 5.2%
▼ 8.4%
6-month growth
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+2.9%
-8.8%
-50.8%
Global rank web
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#79,340
#649,508
#3,182,249
Avg. last 3 months
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581.6K
53.2K
6.1K
Bounce rate lower is better
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40%
41%
41%
Pages / visit
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3.8
1.9
1.7
Visit duration
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2m 36s
25s
6s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 79% · ● Referral 12%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
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Microsoft LoopTaskadeMerlin ProjectStacks
0177.4K354.7K532.1K709.4KTaskade · 577.7KTaskade · 557.3KTaskade · 588.8KTaskade · 546.3KTaskade · 585.1KTaskade · 709.4KTaskade · 687KTaskade · 577.8KTaskade · 564.7KTaskade · 602.2KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KStacks · 7KStacks · 12.2KStacks · 12.8KStacks · 8.7KStacks · 5.7KStacks · 5.1KStacks · 6.8KStacks · 6.3K1K10K100K1MTaskade · 577.7KTaskade · 557.3KTaskade · 588.8KTaskade · 546.3KTaskade · 585.1KTaskade · 709.4KTaskade · 687KTaskade · 577.8KTaskade · 564.7KTaskade · 602.2KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KStacks · 7KStacks · 12.2KStacks · 12.8KStacks · 8.7KStacks · 5.7KStacks · 5.1KStacks · 6.8KStacks · 6.3KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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Freemium
Free Trial
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$10per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
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Plans
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Free FreePro $10/moBusiness $25/moMax $100/mo+1 more
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Be Productive $89/yrBe Collaborative $199/yrBe Creative $349/yr
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
DataText
DocumentsTextWeb pages
Output
DocumentsText
Apps
DataDocuments
Text
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI App Builder+2 more
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI FilesAI Knowledge Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Team collaboration
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Digital information management
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Gantt charts
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Knowledge bases
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Project planning
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Workflows
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Project scheduling
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Task management
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CRM
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Development
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