Linear is cheaper, but covers only 2 of 7 compared capabilities
$0/mo (Free) vs Teamwork.com Basics at $99.90/mo for 10 seats ($9.99/seat) — covering 29% of the 7 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.
Basics plan at $99.90/mo ($9.99/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Teamwork.com costs $99.90/mo on the Basics 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 7 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Linear covers 29% of the 7 capabilities compared against Teamwork.com. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Linear | Teamwork.com |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt & timeline views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ↑ Business | ✓ |
| Guest access | ↑ Business | ✓ |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Teamwork.com 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.
- Guest access — Invite external guests into a project.Missing from Linear.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Teamwork.com | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $29.97/moBasics | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $99.90/moBasics | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $249.75/moBasics | $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 |
| Basics | $9.99/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Accelerate | $24.99/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Optimize | Contact sales |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Linear than Teamwork.com?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $99.90/mo on Basics. That is $1198.80 a year. But it covers only 2 of 7 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Linear lack compared with Teamwork.com?
Time tracking, Gantt & timeline views, Workflow automations, Dashboards & reporting, Guest access — 5 of the 7 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Teamwork.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://www.teamwork.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Linear data last verified 2026-10-29