Trello is 100% cheaper
than Linear
$0/mo (Free) vs Linear Basic at $100/mo for 10 seats ($10/seat) — covering 83% of the 6 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 $100/mo ($10/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Linear costs $100/mo on the Basic 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 6 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Trello covers 83% of the 6 capabilities compared against Linear. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Trello | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sprints & agile boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ◐ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Linear has that Trello lacks.
- Sprints & agile boards — Plan and run work in sprints on an agile board.Missing from Trello.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Linear | Trello |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $30/mo | $0/mo (Free) |
| 10 seats | $100/mo | $0/mo (Free) |
| 25 seats | $250/mo | $150/mo (Standard) |
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 |
| Standard | $6/seat/mo |
| Premium | $12.50/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | $17.50/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $10/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $16/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Trello than Linear?
100% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $100/mo on Basic. That is $1200 a year.
What does Trello lack compared with Linear?
Sprints & agile boards — 1 of the 6 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Linear: 2026-09-07; Trello: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://linear.app/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://linear.app/pricing#skip-nav (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Trello data last verified 2026-09-07