Jira vs Linear
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Jira
Project Management
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- Price
- Free plan, paid from $7.91/mo
- Suits
- Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500), Enterprise (500+)
- Free option
- Free plan
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Linear
Project Management
- Score
- Not yet scored
- Price
- Free plan, paid from $10/mo
- Suits
- Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)
- Free option
- Free plan
Our verdict
It depends on your prioritiesThe configurable standard against the opinionated newcomer, for software teams.
TechBigs verdict, published Sep 4, 2026
Jira is free for ten users and bends to almost any process, which is why large organisations keep it. Linear costs from the third user and refuses most configuration, which is why teams that value speed leave Jira for it.
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The free line
Jira is free forever for up to ten users, with unlimited projects and tasks, 150 automation steps a month and 2 GB of storage. Linear's free plan is capped at 250 issues and two teams. For a team of six, Jira is free and Linear is US$60 a month at the Basic rate.
Paid tiers
Jira Standard is US$7.91 per user a month; Premium is US$14.54 and adds cross-team planning, dependency management, 750 automation steps per user and a 99.9% uptime commitment. Linear Basic is US$10 per user billed yearly with five teams; Business is US$16 with unlimited and private teams and guest accounts.
What each one publishes
Jira's page states board and timeline views, dependency management and automation allowances per plan. Linear's pricing page publishes issue and team limits and guest accounts rather than a feature grid, so most capabilities are shown as not verified here rather than assumed.
Where they differ
2 facts that can decide it; identical facts are below- PricingJira: Free plan, paid from $7.91/moLinear: Free plan, paid from $10/mo
- Team sizeJira: Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500), Enterprise (500+)Linear: Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)
Everything else
Same on both unless markedBasics
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| Basics | Jira | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing (products differ) | Free plan, paid from $7.91/mo | Free plan, paid from $10/mo |
| Team size (products differ) | Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500), Enterprise (500+) | Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500) |
| Category | Project Management | Project Management |
| Product type | SaaS | SaaS |
| Pricing model | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
Pricing
Jira
- FreeFree
Free
- Standard$7.91/mo
Per user
- Premium$14.54/mo
Per user
- EnterpriseOn request
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Linear
- FreeFree
Free
- Basic$10/mo
Per user
- Business$16/mo
Per user
- EnterpriseOn request
Contact sales
Features
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| Feature | Jira | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Kanban boards (products differ) | Yes | Not verified |
| Gantt or timeline view (products differ) | Yes | Not verified |
| Task dependencies (products differ) | Yes | Not verified |
| Automation rules (products differ) | Yes | Not verified |
| Time tracking | Not verified | Not verified |
| Custom fields | Not verified | Not verified |
| Workload and capacity | Not verified | Not verified |
| Guest or client access | Yes | Yes |
Integrations
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| Integration | Jira | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub (products differ) | Not listed | Native |
| Slack (products differ) | Not listed | Native |
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