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.
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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 Obsidian if individual writers who will stay on the $0 app while they open a first Bases table, then Sync at $4/user/month yearly ($5 monthly) when they want encrypted vaults on other devices.
Best for
Linear PRs you review beside issues at $0
Obsidian A vault table 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
Obsidian $0 · no sign-up. No strings attached
Lowest paid
Linear Basic $10
Obsidian Sync $4/user/mo yearly
Next step up
Linear Business $16
Obsidian Publish $8/mo yearly
Coding agent
Linear Codex
Obsidian
Runs where
Linear Hosted
Obsidian
Watch out
Linear Free caps at 250 issues and 2 teams
Obsidian The $0 tile is the local app
Last checked
Linear 2026-10-23 · linear.app/pricing
Obsidian 2026-10-23 · obsidian.md/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Obsidian if
individual writers who will stay on the $0 app while they open a first Bases table, then Sync at $4/user/month yearly ($5 monthly) when they want encrypted vaults on other devices.
Read the Obsidian page