Linear is 100% cheaper
than monday.com
$0/mo (Free) vs monday.com Basic at $90/mo for 10 seats ($9/seat) — covering 50% of the 2 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.
Basic plan at $90/mo ($9/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
monday.com costs $90/mo on the Basic plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 2 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Linear covers 50% of the 2 capabilities compared against monday.com. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Linear | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Docs & wikis | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities monday.com has that Linear lacks.
- Docs & wikis — Create shared documents and a team wiki alongside tasks.Missing from Linear.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | monday.com | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $27/moBasic | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $90/moBasic | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $225/moBasic | $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 | $10/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $16/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $9/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Standard | $12/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $19/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Linear than monday.com?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $90/mo on Basic. That is $1080 a year.
What does Linear lack compared with monday.com?
Docs & wikis — 1 of the 2 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
monday.com: 2026-10-26; Linear: 2026-10-29 — 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://monday.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://monday.com/pricing#main (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Linear data last verified 2026-10-29