Linear
Linear · Project Management
Engineering-first issue tracker positioned as the modern alternative to Jira for small-to-mid engineering teams. Distinctive for its opinionated speed (keyboard-first, obsessively fast) and clean design that engineers actually like. Popular with venture-backed startups and design-conscious engineering orgs. Priced $8-$16/user/mo. Series B in 2024. Not a direct Jira replacement at enterprise scale (weaker admin controls) but eating Jira's mid-market share aggressively.
In other words, Linear is worth it for engineering teams (5-100 developers) that want fast, opinionated issue tracking + sprint planning — the anti-Jira for teams that value speed and design polish over configurability. Free covers small teams; Basic adds more features; Business adds advanced permissions and admin. Extremely easy — setup takes an afternoon. Native integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Figma, Slack, Notion, and 100+ dev tools. Downside: less powerful for cross-functional (non-engineering) teams than Asana/ClickUp, and per-user pricing scales fast at Business tier.
Pricing summary
$10/mo billed annually
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DATA CORRECTION 2026-08-18: Prior stored values had monthly/annual labels flipped for Basic and Business tiers. Verified against linear.app/pricing with 'Billed yearly' toggle ON: Basic = $10/user/mo annual, Business = $16/user/mo annual. Monthly-billed rates ($12 Basic, $20 Business) are inferred from typical ~17-20% SaaS annual discount and third-party aggregator claims consistent with the vendor's public page — confirm by toggling 'Billed yearly' OFF on linear.app/pricing. Vendor did NOT raise prices; the aggregator claims that triggered the Aug 17 Under Investigation flag were correct — our stored data was wrong. No snapshot event needed (this is a data correction, not a vendor price move).
No separate trial
Cross-functional team wanting Kanban + docs? Pick Asana or ClickUp. Enterprise Jira replacement? Jira Cloud or GitHub Projects.
All plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|
Free | Free | Free | 2 teams, 250 issues, unlimited members, Agent platform + Linear Agent |
BasicEntry tier | $12 | $10Save 17% | 5 teams, unlimited issues + file uploads, admin roles |
Business | $20 | $16Save 20% | unlimited teams, private teams + guests, Triage Intelligence, Loops, Code Intelligence, Linear Insights + Asks, Zendesk/Intercom integrations |
Enterprise | Custom | Custom | SAML + SCIM, granular admin controls, enterprise security, migration support, priority support (annual billing only) |
All tier prices verified August 26, 2026 · View source →
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