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Manage product issues, cycles, and projects in a focused development workspace.

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Manage product issues, cycles, and projects in a focused development workspace. Linear connects day-to-day tickets with larger initiatives and keeps work moving through shared team workflows.

4.6/5(120 reviews)G2Ongoing free plan; eligibility and usage limits apply. See plan details.
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Last checked: September 29, 2026

Linear My Issues view with assigned engineering work

Our Take

Linear makes sense for a software team that wants less process overhead.

Best for:
Solo usersSmall teamsGrowing businesses
Best use case: A startup turning customer feedback into engineering work

Linear makes sense for a software team that wants less process overhead. I would test its issue workflow with the developers who will use it daily before moving a complicated Jira setup.

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Linear makes sense for a software team that wants less process overhead. I would test its issue workflow with the developers who will use it daily before moving a complicated Jira setup. Business matters when private teams, guests and support integrations become part of the process. I would test how customer requests reach the backlog before moving an established team across.

Strengths

  • Focused product workflow
  • Connects tickets to projects
  • Unlimited members on Free

Tradeoffs

  • Free issue cap
  • Paid seats accumulate
  • Enterprise identity needs a higher tier

Who it suits

  • A startup turning customer feedback into engineering work
  • A product team planning short development cycles
  • A support team handing reproducible bugs to developers

About Linear

Manage product issues, cycles, and projects in a focused development workspace. Linear connects day-to-day tickets with larger initiatives and keeps work moving through shared team workflows. Free is useful for trying the workflow, but issue and team limits matter once it becomes the main project system. Linear organizes product work around issues, projects and cycles. It suits a team that wants a consistent development workflow without spending weeks designing one. Free allows unlimited members but only two teams and 250 issues; Basic removes the issue ceiling. Business matters when private teams, guests and support integrations become part of the process. I would test how customer requests reach the backlog before moving an established team across.

Pricing & Plans

Prices use the currency shown. Tax, usage limits and billing terms vary by provider.

Free

$0/mo

Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year.

  • 2 teams
  • 250 issues
  • Unlimited members
Full plan details & limits

Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year. These are annual commitments, not monthly payment prices. Some AI capabilities use credits.

Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year. These are annual commitments, not monthly payment prices. Some AI capabilities use credits.

    Basic

    $10/seat/mo

    $120 per seat annual cost

    Showing the available annual option

    Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year.

    • 5 teams
    • Unlimited issues
    • Expanded administration
    Full plan details & limits

    Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year. These are annual commitments, not monthly payment prices. Some AI capabilities use credits.

    Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year. These are annual commitments, not monthly payment prices. Some AI capabilities use credits.

      Business

      $16/seat/mo

      $192 per seat annual cost

      Showing the available annual option

      Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year.

      • Unlimited teams
      • Private teams
      • Guest collaboration
      Full plan details & limits

      Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year. These are annual commitments, not monthly payment prices. Some AI capabilities use credits.

      Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year. These are annual commitments, not monthly payment prices. Some AI capabilities use credits.

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        Enterprise

        Contact sales

        Custom annual agreement.

        • SAML and SCIM
        • Organization controls
        Full plan details & limits

        Custom annual agreement.

        Custom annual agreement.

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          Everything you need to know

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          FeaturesLinear organizes product work around issues, projects and cycles.
          • Issue tracking
          • Cycles and projects
          • Roadmaps
          • Team workflows
          • Developer integrations
          • Private teams on higher plans
          RatingsSourced customer ratings; company profiles are labeled separately from product reviews.
          • G2Linear4.6/5 · 120 reviews
            Source Checked September 29, 2026
          • Trustpilot · Company ratinglinear.app company profile2.7/5 · 10 reviews
            Source Checked September 29, 2026

          Customer ratings from the linked platforms, separate from our recommendations. Company profiles can cover several products and customer-service experiences. Small review samples may not be representative. Scores and counts can change; each platform uses its own review process.

          Integrations & connectionsHow Linear fits into your workflow

          Supports developer and communication integrations, including GitHub and Slack; confirm required automations before migration.

          Platforms & availabilityWeb App

          Free plan: Available. Free trial: Not verified.

          Cost considerationsBilling, usage limits and additional fees

          Basic is $120/member/year; Business $192/member/year. These are annual commitments, not monthly payment prices. Some AI capabilities use credits.

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          Sources & Verification

          Checked September 29, 2026 · 5 sources · View sources

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