Linear alternatives
7 tools in Project Management comparable to Linear, ranked by VERILO editor rating and editorial score. Rankings are independent of affiliate relationships.
People look past Linear when the rest of the company needs to work in the same tool. It is deliberately built for software teams: no arbitrary custom fields or bespoke workflows, basic reporting outside Insights on the Business plan, and a model of teams, cycles and projects that feels forced for marketing or operations work. Its paid plans are $10 and $16 per user a month, billed yearly.
For cross-functional work, Asana is the usual choice, with portfolios, goals and intake forms that non-technical teams adopt easily. ClickUp can run sprints and everything else in one customisable workspace, and monday.com offers visual boards with automations and dashboards.
If the team is small and the work is simple, Trello is the easiest of these to learn. And if what you need is documentation alongside tasks, Notion combines docs, wikis and databases with light project tracking.
GitHub
Development
Code hosting platform with Git repositories, pull requests, issues, CI/CD via Actions and Copilot AI.
Notion
Productivity
Connected workspace combining notes, docs, wikis, databases and project tracking for individuals and teams.
Asana
Project Management
Work management platform for planning projects, assigning tasks and tracking progress across teams.
monday.com
Project Management
Customizable work OS built on spreadsheet-like boards with automations, dashboards and integrations.
ClickUp
Project Management
All-in-one work management platform combining tasks, docs, goals, chat and whiteboards in one workspace.
Cheaper alternatives to Linear
Linear’s entry paid plan is Basic at $10 per user a month. This alternative starts lower on the same kind of price, checked against each vendor's pricing page: 1 alternative without a price check in the last 90 days is not included.
- Trello
Kanban-style board tool from Atlassian for organizing tasks with cards, lists and Power-Up add-ons.
Standard · $6 per user a month
Linear vs Trello
Entry plans buy different limits, some vendors quote the annual-billing rate, and a lower price can mean a narrower tool — read what each one is for before counting it as a saving.
Free alternatives to Linear
Notion, Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, Coda and Trello have a free plan, with limits on usage, users or features. 1 alternative without a price check in the last 90 days is not included.
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