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Execution-connected product planning

Linear

A software-development system combining issues, projects, cycles, initiatives, timeline views, customer requests, and release workflows.

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Editorial verdict

Choose Linear when projects, initiatives, issues, and release state are the roadmap source of truth and execution proximity matters more than specialist portfolio tooling.123

Best for

  • Product and engineering planning in one system
  • Roadmaps close to project delivery state
  • Teams prioritizing fast internal workflow
123

Not ideal for

  • Customer-facing roadmap portals
  • Deep portfolio and strategy hierarchies
  • Organizations needing a separate discovery evidence repository
123
Main trade-off

Keeping direction close to execution reduces status duplication while limiting specialist discovery, portfolio, and external roadmap depth.123

Product boundary

Whether roadmap communication should remain close to engineering projects and execution rather than a specialist product-planning system.

Linear is primarily a software planning and execution system. Timeline and initiatives support internal roadmaps but do not replace deep portfolio discovery or a customer-facing roadmap portal.123

For: Product and engineering teams using projects and delivery state as the authoritative planning surface

  • Customer-facing roadmap communication becomes primary
  • Portfolio governance spans many product lines
  • Workspace seats or enterprise controls change

Why teams consider Linear

  • Projects and initiativesProjects, milestones, dependencies, initiatives, and issues connect direction to delivery.123
  • Timeline viewTimeline visualizes projects across time while keeping granular issues separate.123
  • Broad member accessCurrent plans include unlimited members but vary team, issue, privacy, and governance limits.123

Pricing

Linear charges per user on paid plans; free access has issue and team limits, while Business and Enterprise add private teams, insights, security, and organizational controls.3

Small workspace

Free — $0

Verified 2026-07-26: Free includes unlimited members, two teams, and 250 issues.3

Growing team

Basic — $10/user/month annually

Verified 2026-07-26: Basic is $10 per user per month billed yearly and includes five teams and unlimited issues.3

Organization

Business — $16/user/month annually

Verified 2026-07-26: Business is $16 per user per month billed yearly and adds unlimited teams, private teams, guests, and plan-specific intelligence and insights.3

Primary meter
Paid users3
Free boundary
Two teams and 250 issues3
Roadmap boundary
Timeline surfaces projects rather than granular issues3
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Linear vs alternatives

Productboard

Choose when
Choose it when feedback evidence should connect to prioritization, specifications, and roadmaps.
Avoid when
Avoid it when a lightweight request board or execution tracker is sufficient.
Compared with Linear
Traceability across discovery and planning adds maker-seat, process, and platform complexity.45

Aha!

Choose when
Choose it when strategy, portfolio hierarchy, releases, and roadmap governance span products or teams.
Avoid when
Avoid it when a lightweight internal roadmap close to execution is enough.
Compared with Linear
Portfolio depth increases administration, training, and per-user cost.67

Jira Product Discovery

Choose when
Choose it when discovery and prioritization should remain close to an existing Jira delivery estate.
Avoid when
Avoid it when vendor-neutral planning or a public roadmap portal is essential.
Compared with Linear
Jira integration reduces handoff work while increasing Atlassian coupling.89

Resources and sources

Official product, pricing, and operating-policy sources

  • Linear documentation
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  • Linear Timeline
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  • Linear pricing
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  • Productboard help center
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  • Productboard pricing
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  • Aha! Roadmaps support
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  • Aha! Roadmaps pricing
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  • Jira Product Discovery documentation
    Open
  • Jira Product Discovery pricing
    Open

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