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 Motion
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 Motion if solo operators who will start on Pro AI at $19/seat/month yearly while they open a first Today agenda, then Business AI at $29 yearly when they need team capacity planning / 15,000 credits.
Best for
Linear PRs you review beside issues at $0
Motion A scheduled list 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
Motion No free plan
Lowest paid
Linear Basic $10
Motion Pro AI $19/user/mo
Next step up
Linear Business $16
Motion Business AI $29/user/mo
Coding agent
Linear Codex
Motion AI Chat
Runs where
Linear Hosted
Motion Hosted
Watch out
Linear Free caps at 250 issues and 2 teams
Motion There is no printed $0 forever plan
Last checked
Linear 2026-10-23 · linear.app/pricing
Motion 2026-10-23 · usemotion.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Motion if
solo operators who will start on Pro AI at $19/seat/month yearly while they open a first Today agenda, then Business AI at $29 yearly when they need team capacity planning / 15,000 credits.
Read the Motion page