Software profile Project management
Linear
Linear is a fast, keyboard-first issue tracker built around cycles, projects and initiatives, with a free plan that allows unlimited members. It fits product and engineering teams of roughly three to twenty people who want speed more than configurability.
- From
- €9.20
- Free plan
- Yes
- Trial
- No
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Best for
Product and engineering teams who want speed and accept an opinionated workflow
Strengths / Weaknesses
Strengths
- Free plan has unlimited members, which no comparable tool offers
- Keyboard-first and genuinely fast, so the tracker stops being avoided
- Basic at EUR 9.20 covers 5 teams and unlimited issues
- Triage, issue sync, diffs and MCP access are included on every plan including free
Weaknesses
- 250 issues on the free plan is reached within months of real work
- Opinionated model, it is an engineering tracker rather than a flexible work platform
- Private teams, guests and Insights require Business at EUR 14.72
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Price on request | per user | unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues, 10 MB file uploads |
| Basic | Price on request | per user | USD 10 per user per month billed yearly, 5 teams, unlimited issues |
| Business | Price on request | per user | USD 16 per user per month billed yearly, unlimited teams, private teams, guests, Insights |
| Enterprise | Price on request | per user | price on request, annual billing only, SAML and SCIM |
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Verdict
The best overall pick for a small software team. Unlimited members on the free plan means you can put everybody in before you pay, Basic at EUR 9.20 is competitive, and the product is fast enough that people actually keep their issues up to date. The cost is rigidity: a marketing team trying to run a content calendar in Linear will fight it.
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Where these numbers come from
- [1] Linear pricing, plans and free plan limits, USD converted at 1 USD = 0.92 EUR accessed 2026-11-11