Plane vs OpenCode vs Kimi Code 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
OpenCode
Competitor 2
Kimi Code
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 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.
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Competitor Kimi Code
kimi.com
Writing code means constantly jumping between your editor and browser tabs stuffed with documentation
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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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60.1Mvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 52.2%
▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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+33.8%
-8.8%
Global rank web
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#852
#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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48.3M
53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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37%
41%
Pages / visit
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3.9
1.9
Visit duration
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7m 13s
25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 89% · ● Referral 10%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
PlaneOpenCodeKimi CodeMerlin 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
Free
Freemium
Free Trial
Starting price
$6per month · free tier available
Free
$15per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
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Plans
Free FreePro $6/moBusiness $13/moEnterprise Grid Custom
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Adagio FreePlus $15/moPro $31/moMax $79/mo+1 more
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
Advanced
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Knowledge Management+1 more
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
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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Agents
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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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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.