Linear alternatives
Project Management · linear.app
Linear is a work management tool for issues, projects, cycles and initiatives with agent/AI workflows, analytics and intake integrations for software teams.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Linear alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 14 cheaper options (7 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Linear Free at $0/mo for 10 seats ($10/seat) · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Linear’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. Because the free plan covers every compared feature, the comparison below prices it at $0, so no alternative is called cheaper; it shows what each one costs and covers instead.
Linear costs $0/mo on the Free plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. None of the 14 assessed alternatives is cheaper than Linear in this scenario.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basecamp Freelancer plan · missing: API access, Sprints & agile boards, AI assistant work management — adjacent | 0% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
GoodDay Professional plan · missing: AI assistant work management — adjacent | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
TOP PICK Plane Pro plan · missing: API access | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Trello Standard plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 67% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Jira Standard plan · missing: API access | 67% | $79.10/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Miro Starter plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 67% | $80/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
monday.com Basic plan · missing: API access, Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 33% | $90/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Teamwork.com Basics plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 67% | $99.90/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
ClickUp Unlimited plan · missing: AI assistant work management — adjacent | 67% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Wrike Team plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 67% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Notion Plus plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards, AI assistant work management — adjacent | 33% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Smartsheet Pro plan · missing: API access, Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 33% | $120/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Asana Starter plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 67% | $134.90/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Airtable Team plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards work management — adjacent | 67% | $200/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Linear alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
What you give up
Capabilities Linear has that the top alternatives lack.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Plane, GoodDay, Jira.
- Sprints & agile boards — Plan and run work in sprints on an agile board.Missing from Miro.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from GoodDay, Jira.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Linear vs the top alternatives, on the 3 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Linear | Miro | Plane | GoodDay | Jira |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API access from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Sprints & agile boards from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assistant from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Linear covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ API access — from Free
- ✓ Sprints & agile boards — from Free
- ✓ AI assistant — from Free
- ↑ Dashboards & reporting — only from Business, not compared
- ↑ Guest access — only from Business, not compared
- ↑ SSO & SCIM provisioning — only from Enterprise, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://linear.app/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://linear.app/pricing#skip-nav (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
How much does Linear cost?
Linear's Free plan costs $0/mo in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Linear alternative?
Yes. Plane has a free plan that covers 67% of the 3 capabilities we compared against Linear.
What is the cheapest Linear alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), Miro is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Linear alternative with API access?
Miro covers API access and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
Does Linear have a free plan?
Yes. Linear's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
