Comparison

Jira vs Linear

Overview

Move work forward

Jira is Atlassian's project and issue tracking platform used by software teams for sprint planning, bug tracking, and agile project management at any scale.

Linear

The issue tracker that gives teams superpowers

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Linear is a fast, keyboard-driven issue tracker and project management tool designed for software teams that value speed, developer workflows, and clean design.

Features

—Issue and bug tracking
—Scrum and Kanban boards
—Backlog management
—Sprint planning
—Roadmaps
—Workflow automation
—Reporting
—Confluence integration

—Issues and sub-issues
—Cycles (sprints)
—Projects and milestones
—Roadmaps
—GitHub and GitLab sync
—Keyboard-first UI
—API
—Linear AI

Pricing

Jira

freemiumFree plan available7-day free trial for Standard or Premium.

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Free forever for up to 10 users.
Standard	$7.91/mo	Per user per month.
Premium	$14.54/mo	Per user per month.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Annual enterprise pricing via sales.

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Linear

freemiumFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Free for everyone with 250 issues and 2 teams.
Basic	$10/mo	Per user per month billed yearly.
Business	$16/mo	Per user per month billed yearly.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Annual enterprise plan via sales.