Plane vs Kimi Code vs OpenCode vs Merlin Project

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

Your tool
Plane
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Competitor 1
Kimi Code
Competitor 2
OpenCode
Competitor 3
Merlin Project
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Plane
plane.so
Plane is a project management and knowledge management workspace for teams and AI agents.
Competitor Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
Competitor OpenCode
opencode.ai
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that helps developers write code in the terminal, an IDE or a desktop app.
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
Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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60.1Mvisits/mo
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54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 52.2%
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▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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+33.8%
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-8.8%
Global rank web
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#852
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#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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48.3M
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53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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37%
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41%
Pages / visit
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3.9
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1.9
Visit duration
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7m 13s
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25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
PlaneKimi CodeOpenCodeMerlin Project
015M30.1M45.1M60.1MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4K10K100K1M10M100MKimi Code · 43.3MKimi Code · 38.2MKimi Code · 33.5MKimi Code · 44.9MKimi Code · 48.1MKimi Code · 43MKimi Code · 45.3MKimi Code · 39.5MKimi Code · 60.1MMerlin 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 '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Free
Free Trial
Starting price
$6per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
Free
$6.99per month
Free tier
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Plans
Free FreePro $6/moBusiness $13/moEnterprise Grid Custom
Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
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Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
CodeText
CodeText
DataText
Output
DataText
Code
Code
DataDocuments
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate
Categories
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Project management
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Project planning
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Agents
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Developer tools
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Gantt charts
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Agile project management
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Debugging
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Kanban management
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Knowledge bases
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Project scheduling
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Refactoring
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Brainstorming
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Developer assistance
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Development
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Local AI
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Self hosted
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Shell commands
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.