Project managementLast reviewed 2026-08-26

Linear

Name: Linear
Author: Linear

Linear is a project management product focused on issue tracking.

Official product imagery

Linear screenshots

5 official images

Issue creation dialog
Official Linear issue composer showing a bug report, labels, workflow status, priority, assignee, project, and the Create issue action.
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Linear dark-mode issue creation dialog for a landing-page bug with workflow and assignment controls. — Issue creation dialog
Official Linear issue composer showing a bug report, labels, workflow status, priority, assignee, project, and the Create issue action.
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Recurring issue setup
Official Linear issue composer demonstrating the Make recurring action and monthly recurrence controls for a scheduled work item.
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Linear issue composer with the overflow menu and recurring issue schedule controls visible. — Recurring issue setup
Official Linear issue composer demonstrating the Make recurring action and monthly recurrence controls for a scheduled work item.
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Peek issue preview
Official Linear list view with the Peek overlay open, showing an issue's status, labels, assignee, cycle, dates, and summary without leaving the list.
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Linear dark-mode issue list with a Peek overlay displaying the details of an issue. — Peek issue preview
Official Linear list view with the Peek overlay open, showing an issue's status, labels, assignee, cycle, dates, and summary without leaving the list.
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Issue comments and reactions
Official Linear issue view showing an activity timeline, emoji reactions, a team comment, and the comment composer.
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Linear issue page with an activity feed, comment reaction buttons, and a comment input. — Issue comments and reactions
Official Linear issue view showing an activity timeline, emoji reactions, a team comment, and the comment composer.
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Insights issue-count analysis
Official Linear Insights view analyzing issue counts by assignee and status with a bar chart, controls, and detail table.
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Linear Insights dashboard with a stacked issue-count chart by assignee and a status breakdown table. — Insights issue-count analysis
Official Linear Insights view analyzing issue counts by assignee and status with a bar chart, controls, and detail table.
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Nearest matches

Alternatives to Linear

How suggestions are ranked

Capabilities guide the alternatives

Shared capabilities carry the most weight. Common use cases and categories come next, then audience, platform, deployment, integrations, pricing, and resource fit refine the order.

Issues and sub-issues
Time-boxed cycles
Projects and milestones
Product roadmaps
Custom views and filters
Issue triage
Strategic initiatives
Project status updates
Issue templates
Workspace insights

Alternative 1
Trello
#1
Visual kanban boards for lightweight task and workflow tracking.
Why it fits
Both are project management products
Shared capabilities: Issues and sub-issues, Time-boxed cycles
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Freemium
Offline
Limited or unavailable
Best for
Project trackingTeam planning
Kanban boardsLists and cardsTask checklists
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Alternative 2
Asana
#2
Structured project and work management across teams.
Why it fits
Both are project management products
Shared capabilities: Issues and sub-issues, Time-boxed cycles
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Freemium
Offline
Limited or unavailable
Best for
Project trackingTeam planning
Tasks and subtasksList and board viewsProject timelines
Community feedback
0 found it useful · 0 did not
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Alternative 3
Linear
#3
Fast issue tracking and product planning for software teams.
Why it fits
Both are project management products
Shared capabilities: Issues and sub-issues, Time-boxed cycles
License
Proprietary
Pricing
Freemium
Offline
Limited or unavailable
Best for
Project trackingTeam planning
Issues and sub-issuesTime-boxed cyclesProjects and milestones
Community feedback
0 found it useful · 0 did not
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At a glance

The source product and its three nearest reviewed alternatives.

Supported; Not supported or offered; “Not applicable” means the capability does not meaningfully apply.

Attribute	Linear	Trello	Asana	Linear
License	Proprietary	Proprietary	Proprietary	Proprietary
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium	Freemium	Freemium
Platforms	Desktop, Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS	Web, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Offline support	Not available	Limited or unavailable	Limited or unavailable	Limited or unavailable
Self-hosting	Not available	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
Privacy	Not applicable	Cloud service policy applies	Cloud service policy applies	Cloud service policy applies
API	Not applicable	Public API	Public API	Public API

Reviewed attributes

Facts, inference, and editorial assessment are labelled separately with confidence and review dates.

Attribute	Value	Basis	Reviewed
License	Proprietary	editorial · medium	2026-08-20
Pricing	Freemium	editorial · medium	2026-08-20
Platforms	Desktop, Web	editorial · medium	2026-08-20
Privacy	Not applicable	editorial · low

Capabilities

• Issues and sub-issues
• Time-boxed cycles
• Projects and milestones
• Product roadmaps
• Custom views and filters
• Issue triage
• Strategic initiatives
• Project status updates
• Issue templates
• Workspace insights

Common uses

• Issue tracking