Pick Jira if
small teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10 users) while they open a first Timeline, then Standard at $8.48/user/month when the 11th user or the paid automation pack is required.
Read the Jira pageJira vs Linear
Our take
Pick Jira if small teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10 users) while they open a first Timeline, then Standard at $8.48/user/month when the 11th user or the paid automation pack is required. 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 / month or Business at $16 / user / month.
Best for
Jira A timeline you start at a public $
Linear PRs you review beside issues at $0
Free plan
Jira $0 · free forever for 10 users
Linear $0 · free for everyone. Unlimited members. 2 teams. 250 issues. Agent platform / Linear Agent on the Free card
Lowest paid
Jira Standard $8.48/user/mo
Linear Basic $10
Next step up
Jira Premium $15.56/user/mo
Linear Business $16
Coding agent
Jira
Linear Codex
Runs where
Jira Hosted
Linear Hosted
Watch out
Jira Free stops at 10 users
Linear Free caps at 250 issues and 2 teams
Last checked
Jira 2026-10-23 · atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing
Linear 2026-10-23 · linear.app/pricing
Which one, then?
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 / month or Business at $16 / user / month.
Read the Linear page