Microsoft Loop vs Taskade vs Stacks vs Merlin Project

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
Microsoft Loop
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Competitor 1
Taskade
Competitor 2
Stacks
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 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 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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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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602.2Kvisits/mo
6.3Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 6.6%
▼ 8.4%
▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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+2.9%
-50.8%
-8.8%
Global rank web
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#79,340
#3,182,249
#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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581.6K
6.1K
53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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40%
41%
41%
Pages / visit
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3.8
1.7
1.9
Visit duration
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2m 36s
6s
25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 79% · ● Referral 12%
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
Microsoft LoopTaskadeStacksMerlin Project
0177.4K354.7K532.1K709.4KTaskade · 577.7KTaskade · 557.3KTaskade · 588.8KTaskade · 546.3KTaskade · 585.1KTaskade · 709.4KTaskade · 687KTaskade · 577.8KTaskade · 564.7KTaskade · 602.2KStacks · 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 · 54.4K1K10K100K1MTaskade · 577.7KTaskade · 557.3KTaskade · 588.8KTaskade · 546.3KTaskade · 585.1KTaskade · 709.4KTaskade · 687KTaskade · 577.8KTaskade · 564.7KTaskade · 602.2KStacks · 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 · 54.4KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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Freemium
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Free Trial
Starting price
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$10per month · free tier available
$9per month
$6.99per month
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Plans
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Free FreePro $10/moBusiness $25/moMax $100/mo+1 more
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
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
Text
DocumentsTextWeb pages
DataText
Output
DocumentsText
Apps
Text
DataDocuments
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI App Builder+2 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI FilesAI Knowledge Management
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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Agents
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Digital information management
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Gantt charts
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Project planning
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Agent creation
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Apps
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Kanban management
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No-code
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Project scheduling
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Task management
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Brainstorming
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CRM
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Development
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Knowledge exploration
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Note taking
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Productivity
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Team collaboration
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