Our take
Pick ClickUp if ops / marketing teams who will stay on Free Forever at $0 (unlimited tasks, 60 MB storage) while they open a first My Tasks home, then Unlimited at $7/user/month yearly when they need unlimited Spaces / Forms / native time tracking. Pick Linear if product / eng teams who will stay on Free at $0 (unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues) while they open a first review, then buy Basic at $10 / user /
Best for
ClickUp A personal work list you start at a public $
Linear PRs you review beside issues at $0
Free plan
ClickUp $0 · unlimited tasks. Unlimited free-plan members. 60 MB storage. Collaborative Docs. Kanban. Basic custom fields. In-app video. 24/7 support
Linear $0 · free for everyone. Unlimited members. 2 teams. 250 issues. Agent platform / Linear Agent on the Free card
Lowest paid
ClickUp Unlimited $7/user/mo
Linear Basic $10
Next step up
ClickUp Business $12/user/mo
Linear Business $16
Coding agent
ClickUp
Linear Codex
Runs where
ClickUp Hosted
Linear Hosted
Watch out
ClickUp Free storage is 60 MB
Linear Free caps at 250 issues and 2 teams
Last checked
ClickUp 2026-10-23 · clickup.com/pricing
Linear 2026-10-23 · linear.app/pricing
ops / marketing teams who will stay on Free Forever at $0 (unlimited tasks, 60 MB storage) while they open a first My Tasks home, then Unlimited at $7/user/month yearly when they need unlimited Spaces / Forms / native time tracking.
Read the ClickUp pageproduct / eng teams who will stay on Free at $0 (unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues) while they open a first review, then buy Basic at $10 / user / month or Business at $16 / user / month.
Read the Linear page
