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Jira offers Free Trial, but Merlin Project does not.
Merlin Project is designed for Individuals, Freelancers, Medium Business and Small Business.
Jira is designed for Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Pricing for Merlin Project Starts at $5.83/User/Month when Billed Yearly whereas for Jira Starts at $6.25/User/Month when Billed Yearly.
Some top alternatives to Merlin Project includes Quickbase , Smartsheet, ClickUp, Zoho Projects, Microsoft PPM, Wrike, Teamwork, ProjectManager.com, ProProfs Project, Microsoft Project, OpenProject, ProWorkflow, Projectworks, Quick Base, OmniFocus and Project Insight.
Some top alternatives to Jira includes Trello, Confluence, Asana, SwiftKanban, Kanbanize, ClickUp, Height, Kanban Tool, Kanban Zone and KanbanFlow.