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24 alternatives to Merlin Project 5

Project management for Mac & iOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Merlin Project 5 launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar▲264
The perfect multi-project management tool, whether you use Agile, traditional, or both methodologies! Project success begins here.
2016 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →
2
Flow▲645
Beautiful project & task management for teams
2018 · its alternatives →
3
Open-Source, Free, Agile Project Management Tool▲436
2014 · taiga.io · its alternatives →
4
Zenkit▲252
The project management tool that grows with you
2016 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →
5
Kanba▲332
Open-source project management tool for modern teams
2025 · kanba.co · its alternatives →
6
Nifty Project Management▲274
All-in-One Project Management Workspace.
2017 · niftypm.com · its alternatives →
7
Nifty: Project Management 2.0▲141
All-in-One Project & Task Management Workspace
2018 · niftypm.com · its alternatives →
8
Reality Tasks macOS▲73
Modern project manager optimized for macOS
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Nifty Project Management 3.0▲211
Chats, tasks, docs, roadmaps & workflow automations.
2022 · niftypm.com · its alternatives →
10
ActiveCollab▲207
Project Management software for creative professionals
2019 · activecollab.com · its alternatives →
11
VirtualProg▲74
A faster, simpler alternative to bulky VM managers.
Apr 2026 · makeprog.com · its alternatives →
12
Zenkit 3.0▲174
Flexible project management you can share with the world
2019 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →
13
RealtimeBoard 2.0 (Miro since 2019)▲286
Web-based whiteboarding & team collaboration tool
2015 · miro.com · its alternatives →
14
Zenkit Projects▲130
Plan. Act. Smile.
2021 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →
15
mDash▲163
Meet mDash, your new AI project manager
2023 · dash.moreseconds.com · its alternatives →
16
Bee for MacOS▲168
Stunning Native Interface to JIRA, GitHub and Manuscript
2018 · neat.io · its alternatives →
17MG
macOS GUI for running LLMs locally▲58
Hello HN, I've been working on this project for a while, and it has been in an "open" beta for some time. I finally believe it's ready for its first release. I hope you like it. Here are some potential questions that may arise: 1. How does it compare to LM Studio? It's likely that if you're already using LM Studio, you'll continue to do so. This project is designed to be more user-friendly. 2. Is it open-source? No, it is not. 3. Does it use any open-source libraries? Yes, it uses llama.cpp and a few others, as indicated in the license information included with the application. 4. Why is not…
2023 · avapls.com · its alternatives →
18
Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript▲153
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript - kasper/phoenix
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Dragon▲101
A real-time drag and drop project management tool.
2020 · real-time-dragon.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
20
ZenGantt▲77
China's #1 project management software now open to the west
2023 · sanplex.com · its alternatives →
21
OpenProject▲101
The leading open source project management software
2015 · openproject.org · its alternatives →
22
ConceptDraw Project▲12
Project Management Software for Mac & PC
2017 · conceptdraw.com · its alternatives →
23
ZenHub 3.0▲115
PM app built uniquely for developers and PMs on GitHub.
2017 · zenhub.com · its alternatives →
24
Breeze▲83
Kanban-type project tracker “for serious project management”
2015 · breeze.pm · its alternatives →

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