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 pageLinear vs Missive
Our take
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. Pick Missive if support / sales teams who will start the 30-day Productive trial (no card), then Starter at $14/user/month yearly when the team is small, or Productive at $24 when they need integrations (cap 50
Best for
Linear PRs you review beside issues at $0
Missive A shared inbox you start at a public $
Free plan
Linear $0 · free for everyone. Unlimited members. 2 teams. 250 issues. Agent platform / Linear Agent on the Free card
Missive No free plan
Lowest paid
Linear Basic $10
Missive Starter $14/user/mo
Next step up
Linear Business $16
Missive Productive $24/user/mo
Coding agent
Linear Codex
Missive
Runs where
Linear Hosted
Missive Hosted
Watch out
Linear Free caps at 250 issues and 2 teams
Missive No permanent $0 tile
Last checked
Linear 2026-10-23 · linear.app/pricing
Missive 2026-10-23 · missiveapp.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Missive if
support / sales teams who will start the 30-day Productive trial (no card), then Starter at $14/user/month yearly when the team is small, or Productive at $24 when they need integrations (cap 50 users on that tile).
Read the Missive page