# Linear

> Issue tracking and project planning for software teams, with cycles, initiatives and built-in agents, priced per user.

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.

- Vendor: Linear
- Website: https://linear.app
- Category: productivity_suite
- Free plan: yes
- Last reviewed: 2026-10-30
- Canonical: https://onelesstool.com/tools/linear
- JSON: https://onelesstool.com/api/v1/tools/linear

## Plans

| Plan | USD | Unit | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | account/month | verified 2026-10-29 | https://linear.app/pricing |
| Basic | $10 (annual billing) | seat/month | verified 2026-10-30 | https://linear.app/pricing |
| Business | $16 (annual billing) | seat/month | verified 2026-10-30 | https://linear.app/pricing |
| Enterprise | not listed (annual billing) | seat/month | verified 2026-10-29 | https://linear.app/pricing |

## Capabilities

| Capability | Fit | Plans | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manage projects and tasks (`project-management`) | native | all | 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 (`dashboards`) | partial | all | Insights need Business; Dashboards are Enterprise-only |
| General-purpose AI assistant (`ai-chat-assistant`) | partial | all | Scoped to Linear data; Coding sessions and Loops require AI credits |

## 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

## Reasons to keep paying

- 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

- **functionality_loss** (medium): Dropping to Free caps the workspace at 2 teams and 250 issues and removes unlimited file uploads.
- **migration_complexity** (low): 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.

## Sources

- Linear pricing: https://linear.app/pricing (accessed 2026-10-30)
- Linear docs: Billing and plans: https://linear.app/docs/billing-and-plans (accessed 2026-10-30)