ProjectNext vs Motion vs Merlin Project

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

Your tool
ProjectNext
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Competitor 1
Motion
Competitor 2
Merlin Project
Competitor 3
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3 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 Motion
usemotion.com
AI that schedules your day so you don't have to
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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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642.9Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 3.8%
▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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-35.2%
-8.8%
Global rank web
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#75,058
#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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676.9K
53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
0%
43%
41%
Pages / visit
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3.9
1.9
Visit duration
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3m 00s
25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
ProjectNextMotionMerlin Project
0342.1K684.3K1M1.4MProjectNext · 711Motion · 1.4MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 992.6KMotion · 817.6KMotion · 689.5KMotion · 719.8KMotion · 668.2KMotion · 642.9KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4K1001K10K100K1M10MProjectNext · 711Motion · 1.4MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 1.2MMotion · 992.6KMotion · 817.6KMotion · 689.5KMotion · 719.8KMotion · 668.2KMotion · 642.9KMerlin 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
Free Trial
Paid
Free Trial
Starting price
$3.99per month
$19per month
$6.99per month
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Early Bird - Standard $3.99/moEarly Bird - Professional $19.99/moEarly Bird - Business $29.00/moEnterprise Custom
Pro AI $19/moBusiness AI $29/mo
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
AudioText
DataText
Output
DataDocuments
DataText
DataDocuments
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI AssistantAI Meeting AssistantAI Project Management+1 more
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 2 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
Project scheduling
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Task management
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Day scheduling
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Gantt charts
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Construction management
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Construction planning
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Kanban management
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Meeting scheduling
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Schedule management
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Time management
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Brainstorming
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Meetings
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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Workforce management
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