Plane vs Microsoft Loop vs Sidejot vs Merlin Project

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

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Plane
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Competitor 1
Microsoft Loop
Competitor 2
Sidejot
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.
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Competitor 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 Sidejot
sidejot.com
Sidejot is an AI-Powered Task Planner and Focus Assistant designed to integrate intelligent task management with a smart Pomodoro timer. As a utility developed primarily for developers and people deal
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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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1Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 157.8%
▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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-8.8%
Global rank web
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#13,378,364
#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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468
53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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39%
41%
Pages / visit
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1.1
1.9
Visit duration
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25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
PlaneMicrosoft LoopSidejotMerlin Project
016.8K33.6K50.4K67.2KSidejot · 436Sidejot · 393Sidejot · 1KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4K1001K10K100KSidejot · 436Sidejot · 393Sidejot · 1KMerlin 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
Freemium
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Freemium
Free Trial
Starting price
$6per month · free tier available
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$5per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Free FreePro $6/moBusiness $13/moEnterprise Grid Custom
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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
Text
Text
DataText
Output
DataText
DocumentsText
Text
DataDocuments
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Knowledge Management+1 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project 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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Project planning
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Gantt charts
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Task management
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Team collaboration
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Agents
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Agile project management
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Collaborative documents
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Kanban management
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Knowledge bases
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Project scheduling
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To do lists
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Brainstorming
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Meeting notes
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Note taking
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Team productivity
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Time management
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