Linear
⚡ Productivityfreemium
★4.5
Fast, streamlined issue tracker built for modern software teams
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Try Linear →Use Cases
- •Plan and track engineering sprints with cycles, projects, and automatic status updates from GitHub PRs
- •Triage bugs and customer requests with priority queues, SLAs, and Slack-to-issue workflows
- •Coordinate cross-team initiatives with sub-projects, roadmaps, and real-time analytics dashboards
Integrations
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Pros
- +Exceptionally fast and responsive UI — feels near-instant even with thousands of issues
- +Deep GitHub integration automatically syncs PR status to issues, reducing manual updates
- +Clean, opinionated design keeps teams focused on shipping rather than configuring the tool
Cons
- -Limited customization compared to Jira — fewer field types, workflow states, and report options
- -No built-in time tracking, requiring third-party tools like Everhour or Toggl
- -Free plan caps at 250 issues and 2 teams, which smaller teams can outgrow quickly
Quick Start
1. Create a workspace at linear.app and invite your team — free for up to 250 issues
2. Set up teams (e.g., Engineering, Design) and create your first project with milestones
3. Connect GitHub or GitLab so PRs and commits auto-update issue status
4. Add the Slack integration to create and manage issues directly from channels
5. Start a Cycle (sprint) by selecting issues and setting a timeline — Linear auto-tracks velocity
Pricing
Free: Unlimited members, 250 issues, 2 teams, 10MB file uploads, core features. Basic: $10/user/mo (annual) — unlimited issues, 5 teams, unlimited uploads, admin roles. Business: $16/user/mo (annual) — unlimited teams, private teams, guests, issue SLAs, advanced analytics. Enterprise: Custom pricing — SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, HIPAA compliance, migration support.