Productivity suites · by Linear
Linear
Linear tracks issues, projects, cycles and initiatives for product and engineering teams, with triage, customer requests, integrations and the Linear Agent. Free covers unlimited members with 2 teams and 250 issues. Basic adds 5 teams, unlimited issues and file uploads; Business adds unlimited and private teams, guests, Insights and Triage Intelligence. Enterprise is annual-only and sales-led.
- Verified paid plan
- $10/seat/mo
- Free plan
- Yes
- Data portability
- moderate
- Last reviewed
- Oct 30, 2026
What you can replace and with what
Shared capability mappings suggest places to test a replacement. Fit is an editorial judgement, not a guarantee.
- Asana: Manage projects and tasks (native fit); Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data (strong fit); General-purpose AI assistant (partial fit). Check plan availability and limitations before switching.
- ClickUp: Manage projects and tasks (native fit); Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data (strong fit); General-purpose AI assistant (partial fit). Check plan availability and limitations before switching.
- Jira: Manage projects and tasks (native fit); Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data (partial fit); General-purpose AI assistant (partial fit). Check plan availability and limitations before switching.
- Microsoft 365: Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data (partial fit); General-purpose AI assistant (strong fit); Manage projects and tasks (partial fit). Check plan availability and limitations before switching.
- monday.com: Manage projects and tasks (native fit); Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data (strong fit); General-purpose AI assistant (partial fit). Check plan availability and limitations before switching.
How to test before cancelling
- List the capabilities you actually use and check their fit and limitations in the tools you will keep.
- Check the vendor sources, verification dates and plan limits, then test your own work before cancelling; keep business-critical tools.
- Use your actual bill, subtract extra seats or plan costs, and count each subscription saving only once.
Checks based on our evidence, coverage and savings methodology. Read the methodology.
Common questions
- Does Linear have a free plan?
- The catalog lists a free tier for Linear. Check the plan table and vendor sources for availability and limits.
- Who should keep paying for Linear?
- Consider keeping it when these needs matter: Issue history, cycles and projects organised around an engineering team's workflow; GitHub and other integrations wired into issues; Triage rules, SLAs and customer-request intake on higher plans
- How should I test a replacement for Linear?
- List the capabilities you actually use and check their fit and limitations in the tools you will keep. Check the vendor sources, verification dates and plan limits, then test your own work before cancelling; keep business-critical tools. Use your actual bill, subtract extra seats or plan costs, and count each subscription saving only once.
- Will replacing Linear save money?
- Use your actual bill and subtract any extra costs for the replacement. Overlap alone does not establish savings; check every capability you use and keep business-critical tools.
- What does Linear cost?
- Basic: $10 per month per seat, billed annually; $12/seat/month if billed month-to-month. This is the lowest monthly-equivalent paid price among verified catalog plans; other prices may be unknown. Verified 2026-10-30.
- Can ChatGPT replace Linear for General-purpose AI assistant?
- Our editorial mapping rates ChatGPT as a native fit for General-purpose AI assistant. Usage caps apply on every plan, including the 'unlimited' ones Consumer plan content may be used for training unless you opt out Check the qualifying plan and test your own work; this is not a promise of a full replacement.
Plans & pricing
Per-user pricing, billed for every unsuspended user in the workspace. Basic and Business are $10 and $16 per user/month billed yearly, or $12 and $18 per user/month billed monthly (the pricing page's 'Billed yearly' switch). Enterprise is annual-only and sales-led. Some agent features (coding sessions, Loops) require AI credits.
| Plan | Price (USD) | Highlights | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo Free for everyone: unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues, 10 MB file uploads. |
| Verified· Oct 29, 2026Source |
| Basic | $10/seat/mo billed annually · $12/seat/mo if billed monthly · $10 per user/month billed yearly; $12 per user/month billed monthly (pricing-page 'Billed yearly' switch off). |
| Verified· Oct 30, 2026Source |
| Business | $16/seat/mo billed annually · $18/seat/mo if billed monthly · $16 per user/month billed yearly; $18 per user/month billed monthly (pricing-page 'Billed yearly' switch off). |
| Verified· Oct 30, 2026Source |
| Enterprise | Not listed billed annually · Annual billing only. Custom pricing; contact sales. |
| Verified· Oct 29, 2026Source |
What Linear does
3 capabilities mapped. Click one to compare every tool that does it.
| Capability | Fit | Quality | Ease | Precision | Team | Plans | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage projects and tasks | Core feature | — | All plans | Free is limited to 2 teams and 250 issues · Aimed at product and engineering work more than general business projects | |||
| Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data | Partial | — | — | All plans | Insights need Business · Dashboards are Enterprise-only | ||
| General-purpose AI assistant | Partial | — | — | All plans | Scoped to Linear data · Coding sessions and Loops require AI credits |
Fit and scores (1–5) are editorial judgements. How we score
Why people pay for it
- More than 250 issues or 2 teams
- Private teams and guest accounts
- Insights, Triage Intelligence and support integrations on Business
Who should keep paying
The honest case for Linear. If these matter to you, don't switch.
- Issue history, cycles and projects organised around an engineering team's workflow
- GitHub and other integrations wired into issues
- Triage rules, SLAs and customer-request intake on higher plans
Risks to know about
- mediumfunctionality loss
Dropping to Free caps the workspace at 2 teams and 250 issues and removes unlimited file uploads.
- lowmigration complexity
Issue history and team workflows take planning to move, though import and export are on every plan.
- data portability: moderate
Editorial: the pricing page lists import and export and API access on every plan, but cycles, triage rules and integrations must be rebuilt elsewhere.
Overlaps with
Tools that share capabilities with this one — the first place to look for duplicate spend.
Related
Sources & freshness
- Linear pricing — accessed Oct 30, 2026 · Plans and prices read on the pricing page (both positions of the 'Billed yearly' switch) and its plan comparison table.
- Linear docs: Billing and plans — accessed Oct 30, 2026 · Billing frequency: monthly or yearly; Enterprise yearly only.