Smartsheet vs Microsoft Loop vs Linear 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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Microsoft Loop
Competitor 2
Linear
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 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 Linear
linear.app
Issue tracking that developers actually enjoy using
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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
54.4Kvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 9.3%
▲ 5.2%
6-month growth
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+59.0%
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Global rank web
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#5,797
#649,508
Avg. last 3 months
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8.6M
53.2K
Bounce rate lower is better
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32%
41%
Pages / visit
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6.5
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Visit duration
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7m 26s
25s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 69% · ● Referral 31%
SmartsheetMicrosoft LoopLinearMerlin Project
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MMerlin 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 · 9.4MMerlin 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
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Freemium
Free Trial
Starting price
$12per month
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$10per month · free tier available
$6.99per month
Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
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Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
Merlin Project Express $6.99/moMerlin Project for iPad $9.99/moMerlin Project for Mac $22.99/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
Text
Text
DataText
Output
DataText
DocumentsText
CodeText
DataDocuments
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeAI Knowledge ManagementAI Project Management
Productivity & OfficeAI 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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Project scheduling
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Gantt charts
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Team collaboration
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Work management
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Collaborative documents
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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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Task management
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Workflows
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Brainstorming
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Meeting notes
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Note taking
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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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.