Smartsheet vs Devplan vs Microsoft Loop vs Merlin Project

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

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Smartsheet
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Competitor 1
Devplan
Competitor 2
Microsoft Loop
Competitor 3
Merlin Project
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool 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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Competitor Devplan
devplan.com
Product development often stalls between the initial spark of an idea and the structured execution needed to build it
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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 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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5Kvisits/mo
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54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▼ 20.2%
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▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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+131.4%
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-8.8%
Global rank web
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#3,650,414
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#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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5.1K
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53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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43%
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41%
Pages / visit
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1.8
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1.9
Visit duration
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12s
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25s
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● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
SmartsheetDevplanMicrosoft LoopMerlin Project
016.8K33.6K50.4K67.2KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KMerlin Project · 57.6KMerlin Project · 67.2KMerlin Project · 59.6KMerlin Project · 59.4KMerlin Project · 49.8KMerlin Project · 53.7KMerlin Project · 51.7KMerlin Project · 54.4K1K10K100KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 12KDevplan · 2.2KDevplan · 3.8KDevplan · 6.3KDevplan · 5KMerlin 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
Paid
Freemium
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Free Trial
Starting price
$12per month
$100per month · free tier available
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$6.99per month
Free tier
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Plans
Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Free FreeTeam $100/moEnterprise 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
DataText
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Text
DataText
Output
DataText
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DocumentsText
DataDocuments
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Business & MarketingDevelopment & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI Coding Assistant+2 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
Project planning
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Product management
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Product management assistant
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Work management
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Kanban management
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MCP
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Spreadsheets
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Workflows
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Agile product management
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Brainstorming
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Product development
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Project risk assessment
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Team productivity
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