Linear

What is Linear?

Linear is a project and issue tracking tool built for product and software teams. Teams capture work as issues, plan it in time-boxed cycles, and group it into projects and broader initiatives that connect day-to-day tasks to a roadmap. Customer Requests turns feedback from support and sales tools into actionable issues, and Insights shows how work is progressing. Linear integrates with tools such as GitHub and Slack, and runs on the web, desktop and mobile. It is opinionated about how product development flows from roadmap to release, which many teams like, but it is not a general-purpose document editor or wiki.

Best for: Software and product teams that want fast, structured issue tracking and planning.

Useful for

• 01

  Issue tracking

  Capture bugs and tasks, assign owners and track status.

• 02

  Cycle planning

  Plan work in time-boxed cycles and see what carried over.

• 03

  Roadmaps

  Connect issues to projects and initiatives that show progress toward goals.

Key capabilities

• Issues with statuses, priorities, owners and labels.
• Cycles for time-boxed planning.
• Projects and initiatives for roadmap-level planning.
• Customer Requests that turn feedback into issues.
• Insights into progress and workload.
• Integrations including GitHub and Slack.

Limitations and considerations

• Built for product development workflows; not a general word processor or wiki.
• Advanced features and limits depend on plan.

Pricing model

Free with paid options

Free plan available, with paid Basic, Business and Enterprise plans.

Common questions

Is Linear free?

There is a free plan, with paid Basic, Business and Enterprise plans. Check the official pricing page.

Does Linear work with GitHub?

Yes, Linear integrates with GitHub so code work can be linked to issues.

Is Linear only for engineers?

It is designed around product development, so designers and product managers use it too, but it focuses on planning and tracking rather than documents.

Sources

• Linear features (opens in new tab)
• Linear pricing (opens in new tab)

Curated from official product and pricing pages. Not hands-on tested by Pithmark.