Smartsheet vs Linear vs Motion 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
Linear
Competitor 2
Motion
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 Linear
linear.app
Issue tracking that developers actually enjoy using
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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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9.4Mvisits/mo
642.9Kvisits/mo
54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 9.3%
▼ 3.8%
▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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+59.0%
-35.2%
-8.8%
Global rank web
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#5,797
#75,058
#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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8.6M
676.9K
53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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32%
43%
41%
Pages / visit
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6.5
3.9
1.9
Visit duration
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7m 26s
3m 00s
25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 95% · ● Referral 3%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
SmartsheetLinearMotionMerlin Project
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MMotion · 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 · 54.4K10K100K1M10MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MMotion · 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
Paid
Freemium
Paid
Free Trial
Starting price
$12per month
$10per month · free tier available
$19per month
$6.99per month
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Plans
Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/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
DataText
Text
AudioText
DataText
Output
DataText
CodeText
DataText
DataDocuments
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
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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10
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Project management
Project planning
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Product roadmaps
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Project scheduling
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Project visualization
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Schedule management
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Spreadsheets
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Time management
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Meetings
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