Linearvs
Asana
Asana: Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online
Linear
The issue tracking tool you'll enjoy using
As of 30 August 2026, Linear has a free plan and paid plans start at $10/month. Linear streamlines issues, sprints, and product roadmaps. Softwr lists it under Technology. Linear is made by Linear Orbit Inc, launched in 2019, available on Web, iOS, Android, macOS.
Overview
What Linear does
Linear streamlines issues, sprints, and product roadmaps. It's the new standard for modern software development. Built for teams who care about creating great products, Linear helps you manage issues, plan projects, and build products better and faster.
What people use it for
- Issue management and triage, converting customer feedback into prioritized issues
- Strategic planning via initiatives, roadmaps, and PRDs from idea to launch
- Agent-assisted development, with agents drafting docs and submitting pull requests
- Code review with structural diffs for human and agent output
- Progress monitoring via dashboards tracking cycle times and project health
Related searches
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Linear.
- No task-level Gantt chart; Timeline view is available for projects only, not individual issues
- No native time-tracking or hour-logging feature
- No native Linux desktop app; official FAQ states it 'may come in the future but it's not on the roadmap for now'
- Free tier capped at 250 issues and 2 teams
Cross-shopped
What people choose instead of Linear
Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.
- LinearvsClickUp
ClickUp: One app to replace them all
- LinearvsFigma
Figma: The collaborative interface design tool
- LinearvsMonday.com
Monday.com: A platform built for a new way of working
Pricing
What Linear costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Unlimited members
- 2 teams
- 250 issues
- Agent platform
- Linear Agent
Basic
$10 /mo
- 5 teams
- Unlimited issues
- Unlimited file uploads
- Admin roles
Business
$16 /mo
- Unlimited teams
- Private teams/guests
- Triage Intelligence
- Code Intelligence (beta)
- Insights
- Asks
Enterprise
On request
- SAML/SCIM
- Granular admin controls
- Invoice/PO billing
- Migration support
- Account manager
Capabilities
Features
Fast, real-time sync
Keyboard-first design
Automatic issue tracking
Cycles (sprints)
Projects & milestones
Custom workflows
API & webhooks
Built-in roadmaps
GitHub
Integration with GitHub
GitLab
Integration with GitLab
Slack
Integration with Slack
Discord
Integration with Discord
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does Linear cost?
Linear has a free tier supporting 2 teams and 250 issues. Paid plans start at $10 per user per month for Basic and $16 per user per month for Business. Annual billing is required for paid tiers.
SourceWhat are the file upload limits on Linear?
The free tier is restricted to 10MB file uploads per team. Paid plans offer unlimited file uploads.
SourceDoes Linear offer an Enterprise plan?
Yes, Linear offers an Enterprise tier with custom pricing, annual billing required, SAML and SCIM support, granular admin controls, and priority support.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Linear
- Company
- Linear Orbit Inc
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Founders
- Karri Saarinen, Tuomas Artman, Jori Lallo
Timeline
Linear over time
Keep looking
Where to go from Linear
- Linear alternativesEvery product people weigh against it
- Linear pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
- Linear badgesWhich rules it meets, and the figure behind each
- All Technology softwareThe full category
- Best Technology softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
Best Technology software for
Compare Linear with
- Plane
- Jira
- Shortcut
- Aha!
- Attio
- Height
- Sublime Text
- Productboard
- Canny
- Superhuman
- Greenhouse
- Netlify
- PyCharm
- Sketch
- Thought Machine
- Userpilot
- Alkami
- Sublime Text
Other Technology software
Project management for software teams
Free, then $8.5/user/month (billed annually)11 researched notesA project management tool from a small independent vendor that uses AI agents to handle routine ticket maintenance.
Free, then $8.5/user-month14 researched notesA sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose
From $99/license10 researched notesProduct management system that helps you understand what customers need
Free, then $15/mo12 researched notesCloud native core banking where products are written as smart contracts
Pricing on request11 researched notesDigital banking platform for United States banks and credit unions
Pricing on request11 researched notesA sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose
From $99/license10 researched notes
Softwr does not host reviews and shows no star rating for Linear, because a rating we did not collect is not ours to publish. What is here is the pricing and platform detail from the vendor’s own pages, limitations we could state concretely, and alternatives a reviewer confirmed people weigh against it. Tell us if any of it is wrong.
More on Linear
Linear alternatives
What people switch to, and what they give up
Linear pricing
Every tier, and where the cost actually lands
Compare Linear
Put it head to head with anything we hold
Linear badge
Its rating, and an embed for your own site
Best Technology software alternatives
Secure access for everyone
The digital analytics platform to understand your users
Apple's WebKit browser, available only on Apple operating systems and updated only with them.
free