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Linear Pricing: Plans & Features 2026
Linear offers a rare free tier with unlimited members, with paid plans ranging from $10/user/mo to $16 per user per month.
Linear plans and pricing
High· Verified July 2, 2026
Free
FreeBest for: Everyone
- ✓Unlimited members
- ✓2 teams
- ✓250 active issues
- ✓Core issue tracking, cycles, projects, and roadmaps
- ✓Integrations with Slack, GitHub, and Google Sheets
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MOST POPULARBasic
$10/user/monthBest for: Teams needing more issues and teams
- ✓All Free features
- ✓5 teams
- ✓Unlimited issues
- ✓Unlimited file uploads
- ✓Admin roles
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Business
$16/user/monthBest for: Teams needing unlimited collaboration + AI features
- ✓All Basic features
- ✓Unlimited teams
- ✓Private teams and guests
- ✓Linear Insights
- ✓SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning
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Enterprise
Contact SalesBest for: Enterprises needing security, compliance, dedicated support
- ✓Dedicated support
- ✓Advanced security
- ✓Compliance features
- ✓Data warehouse sync
- ✓Multiple Slack workspaces
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Linear pricing: the quick answer
Linear runs $10 per user a month on Basic and $16 on Business as of July 2, 2026, both billed yearly, with a free tier and a custom Enterprise plan. There is no public monthly option, so those figures assume an annual commitment. Free keeps unlimited members but stops at 2 teams and 250 issues. SAML, SCIM, and HIPAA all sit on Enterprise, and AI coding sessions run on separate credits metered on top of the seat price. Cheap for a pure dev squad, less so once compliance enters the room.
Use the interactive Linear pricing calculator to estimate your exact monthly cost at your team size, with annual-billing savings and the hidden costs counted in.
Free tier
Yes
Billing model
Per Seat
Cheapest paid
$10/user/mo
Annual discount
Not offered
At $10/mo to start, Linear sits right at the $10/mo median across 18 project management tools we track.
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What Linear really costs
What sits on top of the plan fee
The seat price is annual-only and clean on paper. What it does not include is the AI credit meter and the security tier most companies eventually need.
AI credits for coding sessions
Linear Agent's coding sessions do not run on your seat fee. They draw down AI credits you buy separately, so a team that leans on the agent to write or triage code has a usage line that grows independently of headcount. Linear does not publish the per-credit rate on the pricing page, so treat it as an open-ended meter until you check the docs.
SAML, SCIM, and HIPAA locked to Enterprise
Business at $16 per user gives you private teams and Insights, but enforced SSO, automated provisioning, and HIPAA compliance only arrive on Enterprise, which is quote-only. A 40-person team that needs SAML cannot buy it as an add-on at $16 a seat; the whole account moves to a sales conversation with no published floor.
Annual-only billing, no monthly escape
Both paid tiers are billed yearly. There is no month-to-month option on the public page, so a 20-person team on Basic commits to roughly $2,400 for the year up front rather than testing a month at a time. Onboard everyone you are sure about and hold the maybes on the free tier.
Pricing Expert Take
Independent analysis · Linear
Verified Pricing Data
Value Analysis
$10/moAt category median
Category median: $10/moBased on 18 products in this category
Linear positions itself as a premium, developer-centric tool with a highly competitive entry point. Its Basic plan at $10/user/month sits well below the category median of $14.63/mo, offering exceptional value for pure engineering teams who need unlimited issues and core tracking. However, the value proposition weakens for cross-functional organizations on the Business plan ($16/user/month), where the cost exceeds the category median to unlock essential enterprise features like SAML SSO and private teams.
Hidden Costs
- All-or-Nothing Licensing: No free guest or read-only tiers on lower plans; every occasional viewer or client must be a fully paid seat.
- Consultant Seat Churn: Frequent adding and removing of client accounts on annual plans can complicate billing reconciliation.
- Integration Maintenance: Potential hidden engineering hours required to fix lagging or broken custom handshakes between GitHub and Linear.
Red Flags
The most severe pricing complaint centers on the lack of cheap viewer roles, forcing teams to pay $10/user/month or $16/user/month for non-technical staff who only need to view tickets. Users find the flat per-seat model highly punitive for mixed teams of developers and stakeholders.
"I have to pay for all members? Very expensive."
"way too overpriced for such an unpolished product."
Based on analysis of recent Reddit and G2 discussions.
Green Wins
The Basic plan at $10/user/month offers blazing-fast UI with keyboard-first navigation.
- Blazing-fast UI with keyboard-first navigation
- Opinionated workflow (Cycles, Triage) enforces best practices
- Deep, seamless integration with GitHub and Figma
User Voices
"I have to pay for all members? Very expensive."
Reddit (negative)
"Linear looks fantastic and with their free plan it's made it worth checking out."
Reddit (positive)
"Linear Asks + triage is great, but mostly it's just fast and gets out of the way."
Reddit (positive)
Verdict
The Free plan is excellent for small bootstrapper teams of up to two teams, while the Basic plan at $10/user/month is a steal for pure developer squads. However, mixed organizations with heavy cross-functional collaboration should consider ClickUp at $14.63/mo or other general project tools to avoid paying full price for passive viewers.
ComparEdge EditorialUpdated: July 2, 2026
Linear price history
Expert verified·Updated July 2, 2026
Price & Data Intelligence SyncLast verified: July 2, 2026 · CE-PROJ-2026W22-8E160D · ✓ Pricing updated May 27, 2026
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Sources & Data Trail · Linear
- 1.Official Pricing Page·Source of verified tiers(Checked: 2026-07-02)
- 2.Official Website·Official vendor website
- 3.G2·G2 verified user reviews · 4.6/5 · 86 reviews
- 4.Capterra·Capterra verified user reviews · 4.7/5
- 5.TrustRadius·TrustRadius verified reviews
- 6.PeerSpot·PeerSpot enterprise peer reviews
- 7.StackShare·StackShare developer community