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Merlin Project vs Trello
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
Professional project management with a bit of magic.
Capture, organize, and tackle your to-dos from anywhere.
Primary task
Project management
Project management
Pricing
Free Trial · Trial; then from $22.99/mo
Freemium · Free + from $5/mo
Pricing details
Free + from $22.99/mo
Free + from $5/mo
Billing cycle
Monthly
Monthly
API access
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Web, iOS
Web
Integrations
Dropbox
Slack
Source rating
5.0 / 5 · 1 ratings
No rating recorded
Catalog views
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Estimated monthly traffic
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84.3M
Catalog imported
31 Aug 2026
30 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- Designed for Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Agile waterfall management feature
- Simple Kanban view
- Helps define task dependencies
- Brainstorming with mind maps
- Email and Slack integration
- Calendar synchronization
- Workflow automation
- Plug-in linking
- Wide template spread
Listed limitations
- Only for Mac, iPhone, iPad
- No Android support
- No Windows support
- Limited cloud service compatibility
- No in-built cloud storage
- No offline accessibility
- Limited native app integrations
- Limited customization of templates
- No version control
- No Gantt chart view