Linear

Name: Linear
Availability: InStock
Author: Linear Orbit Inc

The issue tracking tool you'll enjoy using

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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

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

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Pricing

What Linear costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

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
Fast, real-time sync capability
Keyboard-first design
Keyboard-first design capability
Automatic issue tracking
Automatic issue tracking capability
Cycles (sprints)
Cycles (sprints) capability
Projects & milestones
Projects & milestones capability
Custom workflows
Custom workflows capability
API & webhooks
API & webhooks capability
Built-in roadmaps
Built-in roadmaps capability
GitHub
Integration with GitHub
GitLab
Integration with GitLab
Slack
Integration with Slack
Discord
Integration with Discord

Behind it

Who makes Linear

Company: Linear Orbit Inc
Based in: San Francisco, CA
Founders: Karri Saarinen, Tuomas Artman, Jori Lallo

Timeline

Linear over time

Funding2025-06-10$82m
Series C at 1.25 billion dollar valuation
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Funding2023-09-14$35m
Series B led by Accel
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Funding2019-11-21$4.2m
Seed round led by Sequoia
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Founded2019-01-01
Linear founded
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