Linear is 25% cheaper
than Airtable
$180/mo (Business) vs Airtable Team at $240/mo for 10 seats ($24/seat) — covering 80% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Team plan at $240/mo ($24/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Business: 18 USD/monthly; 9 extra seat(s) × 18 USD.
Airtable costs $240/mo on the Team plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Linear covers 80% of the 5 capabilities compared against Airtable. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Linear | Airtable |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow automations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Airtable has that Linear lacks.
- Workflow automations — Automate repetitive workflow steps.Missing from Linear.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Airtable | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $72/moTeam | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $240/moTeam | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $600/moTeam | $0/mocheaperFree |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $12/seat/mo |
| Business | $18/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Team | $24/seat/mo |
| Business | $54/seat/mo |
| Enterprise Scale | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Linear than Airtable?
25% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $180/mo on Business vs $240/mo on Team. That is $720 a year.
What does Linear lack compared with Airtable?
Workflow automations — 1 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Airtable: 2026-11-01; Linear: 2026-11-01 — on the official pricing pages.
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 & freshness
- https://www.airtable.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-11-01)
- Linear data last verified 2026-11-01