What is Linear?
Linear is a tool that software development teams use to manage work items, sprints (cycles) and roadmaps, known for its speed and keyboard-driven interface. It offers GitHub and GitLab integration, automatic status updates, triage and AI-powered features. It is a popular Jira alternative, especially among startups and product-focused technology companies. It offers more limited flexibility for broad processes run by non-technical teams.
Key facts
- Starting price
- $10 / user/month
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Active users
- —
- Customers
- —
- Vendor employees
- 100
- Launched
- 2019
- Deployment
- Cloud (SaaS)
- Platforms
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Very fast, keyboard-driven interface
- Opinionated workflows suited to software teams
- Tight GitHub and GitLab integration
- Free plan available
Considerations
- Less flexible for non-engineering teams
- Fewer customization options than Jira
- Reporting is lighter than enterprise tools
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Features
✓Workflow automation· Automation
✓AI features· Automation
✓GDPR compliance· Compliance
✓SOC 2· Compliance
✓Custom fields· Customization
✓API access· Integrations
✓Webhooks· Integrations
✓Mobile app· Platform
✓Kanban boards· Productivity
✓Dashboards· Reporting
✓Single sign-on (SSO)· Security
✓Two-factor authentication· Security
✓Role-based access· Security
✓Audit log· Security
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