Linear Pricing in May 2026

Linear's standard pricing follows per-user tiers: Free for unlimited members (limited features), Standard at $8/user/month, Plus at $14/user/month with advanced workflows. Real-world Linear bills for typical 10-person engineering teams on Standard land at $80/month; mid-stage 50-person teams hit $400-700/month at Standard or Plus.

The 1 year free offer covers approximately $96-168 of value per user. Eligibility focuses on accelerator-backed engineering teams. The strategic decision: Linear's value is the opinionated UX — speed, keyboard shortcuts, the cycles-and-projects model that enforces good agile practice without requiring extensive configuration, and the polish across web/desktop/mobile. For modern engineering-led startups, Linear has become the default replacement for Jira. The free year is the right time to validate whether Linear's specific opinions match your engineering team's workflow culture. For teams committed to enterprise workflow customization or specific Jira-required-by-customers scenarios, Jira targets that requirement at higher pricing tier. For teams already on GitHub, GitHub Projects has improved significantly and bundles with GitHub at no extra cost. For Linear-equivalent scope at slightly different pricing, Shortcut targets similar engineering-team PM. For specifically open-source self-hosted, Plane offers Linear-style UX at zero subscription cost with operational overhead. For cross-functional teams beyond engineering, Asana, Monday, and ClickUp target broader work management. The Linear vs Jira decision in 2026 has decisively shifted toward Linear for new engineering teams; Jira remains the right choice specifically for organizations with established Jira processes or enterprise customer expectations. Linear's free year covers typical engineering team usage at startup scale.