ProjectNext vs Merlin Project vs Linear vs Smartsheet

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

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ProjectNext
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Merlin Project
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Linear
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Smartsheet
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ProjectNext
projectnext.ai
A construction project manager needs to deploy field crews across five sites while keeping documentation current
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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 Linear
linear.app
Issue tracking that developers actually enjoy using
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Competitor Smartsheet
smartsheet.com
Smartsheet is a work management platform that layers AI over spreadsheet-style sheets, forms, reports and project plans.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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54.4Kvisits/mo
9.4Mvisits/mo
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MoM change
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▲ 5.2%
▲ 9.3%
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6-month growth
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-8.8%
+59.0%
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Global rank web
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#649,508
#5,797
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Avg. last 3 months
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53.2K
8.6M
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Bounce rate lower is better
0%
41%
32%
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Pages / visit
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1.9
6.5
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Visit duration
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25s
7m 26s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
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ProjectNextMerlin ProjectLinearSmartsheet
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MProjectNext · 711Merlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4M1001K10K100K1M10MProjectNext · 711Merlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4KLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Free Trial
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Starting price
$3.99per month
$6.99per month
$10per month · free tier available
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Plans
Early Bird - Standard $3.99/moEarly Bird - Professional $19.99/moEarly Bird - Business $29.00/moEnterprise Custom
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
Text
DataText
Output
DataDocuments
DataDocuments
CodeText
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
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Project risk assessment
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Work management
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Construction management
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Construction planning
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Kanban management
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MCP
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Product roadmaps
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Spreadsheets
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Workflows
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Brainstorming
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Productivity
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Workforce management
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