Jira vs Linear
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Jira
Project Management
- Score
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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
The configurable standard against the opinionated newcomer, for software teams.
TechBigs verdict, published Sep 4, 2026
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 every product 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
Contact sales
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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