Linear review

Linear ranks first because it covers the full loop of a software team, from the triage inbox to cycles to releases, while staying the easiest tracker here to pick up. Every plan, including Free, gets issues, projects, cycles, initiatives, triage, issue sync, diffs and API and webhook access, so a small team can run real sprints before paying anything. The catch on Free is the cap of 250 issues and 2 teams, which an active team will reach quickly. Basic at $10 per user a month billed yearly lifts the issue cap and allows 5 teams. Business at $16 is where Linear becomes a release tool: it adds Releases with 15 pipelines, issue SLAs, triage rules, Insights analytics, private teams and guests. Linear also leans into AI, with the Linear Agent, MCP access and support for cloud coding agents on every plan. Dashboards, SAML, SCIM and audit logs are kept for Enterprise.

Who it is for

Product engineering teams that want a quick, opinionated tracker for bugs, sprints and releases.

Price

Free plan with 250 issues; Basic $10 per user per month billed yearly, Business $16.

$10 per user/month Billed yearly
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Issues, projects, cycles and initiatives on every plan, including Free
• Triage inbox, issue sync, diffs and customer requests on every plan
• Releases with 15 pipelines, issue SLAs and triage rules on Business
• Linear Agent, MCP access and an agent platform for AI coding tools
• Linear Insights, private teams, guest accounts and Linear Asks intake from Slack and email on Business

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Cycles, triage and API access are included on the free plan
• Strength: Business adds release pipelines and issue SLAs for teams that ship often
• Strength: Unlimited members on every plan
• Weakness: Free plan stops at 250 issues and 2 teams
• Weakness: Dashboards, SAML and SCIM need the Enterprise plan
• Weakness: Releases and Insights are not on the $10 Basic plan

Key facts

• Free plan: Unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues
• Plans: Free, Basic, Business and Enterprise
• Releases: 15 pipelines on Business, unlimited on Enterprise
• Customers: More than 50,000 companies, per Linear

Where it ranks

Linear is No. 1 in our Best Issue Tracking Software verdict.