Linear is cheaper, but covers only 2 of 10 compared capabilities
$0/mo (Free) vs Plane Pro at $60/mo for 10 seats ($6/seat) — covering 20% of the 10 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
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.
Pro plan at $60/mo ($6/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Plane costs $60/mo on the Pro 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 10 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Linear covers 20% of the 10 capabilities compared against Plane. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Linear | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt & timeline views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ↑ Business | ✓ |
| Docs & wikis | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sprints & agile boards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ↑ Business | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ↑ Enterprise | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whiteboards & mind maps | ✗ | ◐ |
What you give up
Capabilities Plane has that Linear lacks.
- Time tracking — Track time spent on tasks.Missing from Linear.
- Gantt & timeline views — View project timelines as Gantt or timeline charts.Missing from Linear.
- Workflow automations — Automate repetitive workflow steps.Missing from Linear.
- Dashboards & reporting — View dashboards and reports on project progress.Missing from Linear.
- Docs & wikis — Create shared documents and a team wiki alongside tasks.Missing from Linear.
- Guest access — Invite external guests into a project.Missing from Linear.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Linear.
- Whiteboards & mind maps — Sketch ideas on a shared whiteboard or mind map.Missing from Linear.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Plane | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $18/moPro | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $60/moPro | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $150/moPro | $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 |
| Pro | $6/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $13/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise Grid | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Linear than Plane?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $60/mo on Pro. That is $720 a year. But it covers only 2 of 10 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Linear lack compared with Plane?
Time tracking, Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, Dashboards & reporting, Docs & wikis, Guest access, SSO & SCIM provisioning, Whiteboards & mind maps — 8 of the 10 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Plane: 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://plane.so/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Linear data last verified 2026-10-29