monday.com is an alternative
to Linear
$90/mo (Basic) vs Linear Free at $0/mo for 10 seats ($10/seat) — covering 33% of the 3 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.
Free plan at $0/mo ($10/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Basic: 108 USD/yearly; 9 extra seat(s) × 108 USD.
Linear costs $0/mo on the Free plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. monday.com costs $90/mo (Basic plan), which is not cheaper than Linear Free at $0/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
monday.com covers 33% of the 3 capabilities compared against Linear. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | monday.com | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| API access | ↑ Standard | ✓ |
| Sprints & agile boards | ↑ Standard | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Linear has that monday.com lacks.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from monday.com.
- Sprints & agile boards — Plan and run work in sprints on an agile board.Missing from monday.com.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Linear | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $0/moFree | $27/mocosts moreBasic |
| 10 seats | $0/moFree | $90/mocosts moreBasic |
| 25 seats | $0/moFree | $225/mocosts moreBasic |
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 | $9/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Standard | $12/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $19/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $10/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $16/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
Frequently asked
What does monday.com lack compared with Linear?
API access, Sprints & agile boards — 2 of the 3 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Linear: 2026-10-29; monday.com: 2026-10-26 — 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://linear.app/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://linear.app/pricing#skip-nav (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- monday.com data last verified 2026-10-26