Modern issue tracking tool built for speed and developer experience. Offers keyboard-first navigation, Git integrations, and opinionated workflows designed for fast-moving product teams.
Our take
Linear is the Jira antidote for product teams who value speed and clean design. The keyboard-first interface is blazingly fast, and the opinionated workflow (cycles, triage, project updates) eliminates the configuration overhead that plagues Jira. Git integration is seamless — branches auto-link to issues, and PRs update statuses automatically. The free tier limits you to 250 active issues, which mid-size teams will hit quickly. The lack of calendar views, guest access, and broader integrations limits its utility beyond engineering. Best for fast-moving product and engineering teams of 5-100 who want a modern, fast alternative to Jira.
Pricing
Free
Free- • Unlimited members
- • 2 teams
- • 250 active issues
- • Slack/GitHub/API access
Basic
$10/mo- • Unlimited issues
- • Unlimited teams
- • Enhanced security
- • Priority support
Business
$16/mo- • SAML SSO
- • SCIM provisioning
- • Audit logs
- • Advanced analytics
Enterprise
$null/mo- • Custom SLA
- • Dedicated support
- • Advanced compliance
- • Custom contracts
Pricing verified 2026-03-17
Ratings
Overall score: 80/100 (composite of the above ratings)
Features
core
collaboration
advanced
integrations
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Founded: 2019
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Company size: 51-200
Last updated: 2026-03-17