Overview
Linear is an issue-tracking and product-planning platform designed for modern product teams. It emphasizes speed and a minimal UI while supporting workflows across issues, projects, initiatives, and cycles. The platform includes automation and analytics, with AI agents for triage and task automation. It offers a developer-friendly API and a broad set of integrations (Slack, GitHub, Figma, Zendesk, Intercom, Salesforce, and more). Enterprise-grade security features include SAML/SCIM, admin roles, dashboards, migration/onboarding, and account management, with a contact-sales/enterprise option for tailored terms. Pricing is available via the pricing page, including a Free plan and paid tiers (Basic, Business) with per-user pricing and yearly billing options; an Enterprise pricing option is custom. Linear also runs a Startup Program offering up to six months free for eligible startups affiliated with Linear partners. Documentation covers onboarding, workflows, automations, API references, and migration guidance. The product is positively reviewed on platforms like Product Hunt, G2, and Capterra, with positive mentions for speed, UX, and integrations. Use cases include both startups and larger organizations.
Key Features
Core workflow
Support for issues, projects, cycles, initiatives, parent/sub-issues; custom workflows/statuses; views (lists, boards, swimlanes); filters and grouping.
Automation & integrations
GitHub automations, Slack integration (including Linear agent), API & webhooks, and many third-party integrations (Figma, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Zendesk, Intercom, Salesforce).
AI capabilities
Triage Intelligence for incoming work, Linear Insights, Linear Asks, and AI agents to automate repetitive tasks and triage.
Analytics & reporting
Instant analytics, dashboards (Enterprise), progress/velocity tracking, SLA support.
Security & admin
Admin roles, SAML/SCIM for SSO/user provisioning, advanced security controls for enterprise customers.
Startup program
Up to 6 months free for eligible startups affiliated with Linear partners.
Who Can Use This Tool?
- startups:seeking scalable issue tracking and product planning with API/integrations
- enterprises:needing enterprise security, admin controls, SAML/SCIM, uptime SLAs
Pricing Plans
Free for teams; unlimited workspace members with some limits on teams/issues (observed example limits: 2 teams / 250 issues) and core features (issues, projects, cycles, customer requests), Slack/GitHub integrations, basic AI agents.
- ✓Free for teams; unlimited workspace members with some limits on teams/issues (observed example limits: 2 teams / 250 issues) and core features (issues, projects, cycles, customer requests)
- ✓Slack/GitHub integrations
- ✓basic AI agents
All Free features plus higher limits and additions such as more teams (example: 5 teams), unlimited issues, unlimited file uploads, admin roles, and additional productivity features (Triage, Pulse, import/export / issue sync).
- ✓All Free features
- ✓Higher limits and additions such as more teams (example: 5 teams)
- ✓Unlimited issues
- ✓Unlimited file uploads
- ✓Admin roles
- ✓Triage, Pulse, import/export / issue sync
All Basic features plus unlimited teams, private teams and guest accounts, Triage Intelligence, Linear Insights, Linear Asks, Issue SLAs, and deeper integrations (Zendesk, Intercom).
- ✓Unlimited teams
- ✓Private teams and guest accounts
- ✓Triage Intelligence
- ✓Linear Insights
- ✓Linear Asks
- ✓Issue SLAs
- ✓Deeper integrations (Zendesk, Intercom)
- ✓All Basic features
Annual enterprise offering — dashboards, sub-initiatives, advanced Linear Asks, SAML/SCIM, advanced security / IP restrictions, migration & onboarding support, account manager / custom terms / uptime SLA (contact sales).
- ✓Dashboards
- ✓Sub-initiatives
- ✓Advanced Linear Asks
- ✓SAML/SCIM
- ✓Advanced security / IP restrictions
- ✓Migration & onboarding support
- ✓Account manager / custom terms / uptime SLA
- ✓Annual enterprise offering—contact sales
Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
Pros will be listed here once they are curated.
✗ Cons
Cons will be listed here once they are curated.
