How much does Linear cost in 2026?

Linear pricing as verified October 8, 2026: Free plan $0 with unlimited members, 2 teams, and 250 issues; Basic at $10/user/month billed yearly; Business at $16/user/month billed yearly; Enterprise custom with annual billing only.

Yes. Linear's free plan is $0 with unlimited members across up to 2 teams and 250 issues, plus the agent platform and Linear Agent. These limits have been unchanged on Linear's pricing page from June 2024 through October 2026. Heavier usage requires Basic ($10/user/month) or Business ($16/user/month).

Did Linear raise prices in 2026?

Linear's most recent published price increase happened between October 7 and November 12, 2025: Basic went from $8 to $10 per user per month (+25%) and Business from $14 to $16 (+14.3%), both billed annually. Archived pricing pages show no further seat-price change through October 2026.

Is Linear worth $10/user/month?

For engineering teams that value speed and keyboard-driven workflows, Linear Basic at $10/user/month is competitive with Jira Standard and similar tools. For teams that need extensive customization or non-engineering project management, Jira or ClickUp may be better value.

What are the best Linear alternatives?

Top Linear alternatives: GitHub Issues (free, integrates with repos), Plane (open-source, self-hostable), Jira (more features and enterprise governance), Height (similar UX), and ClickUp or Notion for all-in-one workspaces. See our Linear comparison articles for current pricing.

Linear · Updated October 2026 · 8 min read

Linear Pricing 2026: Free vs Basic vs Business vs Enterprise Breakdown

Complete plan comparison · Price history · 2025 price increase · Alternatives

    Bottom line: Linear's free plan is $0 with unlimited members, 2 teams, and 250 issues. Basic is $10/user/month and Business is $16/user/month (billed yearly), Enterprise is custom. Linear raised both paid tiers between October 7 and November 12, 2025 (Basic $8 to $10, +25%; Business $14 to $16, +14.3%) and has not changed seat prices since. This guide covers every plan, the price history, and how Linear compares to alternatives.
  

Linear is the preferred project management tool for fast-moving engineering teams. Its most recent price increase was quiet: between October 7 and November 12, 2025, the listed price of Basic moved from $8 to $10 per user per month and Business from $14 to $16, both on annual billing. This guide covers every Linear plan, what you get at each tier, the real cost for different team sizes, and how Linear compares to alternatives.

Linear Pricing Plans 2026

Free

Unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues, agent platform, Linear Agent.

Basic (most common)

$10 /user/mo

5 teams, unlimited issues, unlimited file uploads, admin roles.

Business

$16 /user/mo

Unlimited teams, private teams and guests, Triage Intelligence, Loops, Code Intelligence, Insights, Asks, Zendesk/Intercom integrations.

Enterprise

Custom

SAML/SCIM, invoice/PO billing, granular admin controls, priority support (annual billing only).

Plan	Price (per user/mo)	Member limit	25-user annual total
Free	$0	Unlimited members (2 teams, 250 issues)	$0 (within 250 issues)
Basic	$10	Unlimited	$3,000/yr
Business	$16	Unlimited	$4,800/yr
Enterprise	Custom	Unlimited	Negotiated

What Changed: The Late 2025 Price Increase

Archived copies of linear.app/pricing show exactly one seat-price change in the 2024 to 2026 window, and it landed between two snapshots in late 2025:

Before (archived Oct 7, 2025)	After (archived Nov 12, 2025)	Change
Basic: $8/user/mo	Basic: $10/user/mo	+$2 (+25%)
Business: $14/user/mo	Business: $16/user/mo	+$2 (+14.3%)
Free: unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues	Free: unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues	No change
Plans: Free, Basic, Business, Enterprise	Plans: Free, Basic, Business, Enterprise	No change

What did not happen: the free plan was not cut to 10 members, and no new "Scale", "Starter", or "Business+" tier was added. Every archived pricing page from June 2024 through October 1, 2026 shows the same four plans and the same free-plan limits. Earlier versions of this article got this wrong; the numbers above are re-verified against Linear's own pricing page and its archives.

Free Plan: What's Included and What Isn't

The free plan is generous on people and tight on capacity. Limits below are from the pricing page verified October 8, 2026:

Feature	Free ($0)	Basic ($10/user)
Members	Unlimited	Unlimited
Teams	2	5
Issues	250	Unlimited
File uploads	10MB	Unlimited
Admin roles	No	Yes
Agent platform / Linear Agent	Yes	Yes
API and webhooks	Yes	Yes

Practical read: a small team can stay free indefinitely as long as it fits inside 2 teams and 250 issues. The 250-issue cap, not the member count, is what pushes active teams onto a paid plan.

Basic vs Business: Is the Jump Worth It?

At $10/user/month (Basic) vs $16/user/month (Business), the $6 difference is a 60% premium per seat. For a 25-person team, Business costs $1,800 more per year than Basic.

Feature	Basic ($10)	Business ($16)
Teams	5	Unlimited
Private teams and guests	No	Yes
Triage Intelligence	No	Yes
Loops and Code Intelligence	No	Yes (requires AI credits)
Linear Insights	No	Yes
Linear Asks	No	Yes
Zendesk and Intercom integrations	No	Yes

    Who needs Business: teams past 5 teams, teams that share cycles with guests or private teams, and teams that want Insights, Asks, or the Zendesk/Intercom integrations. For most engineering teams that just need fast issue tracking on a handful of teams, Basic at $10/user is sufficient.
  

Team Cost Calculator

Here's what different team sizes pay annually on each plan (annual billing, USD list price):

Team size	Free	Basic ($10)	Business ($16)
5 users	$0	$600/yr	$960/yr
10 users	$0	$1,200/yr	$1,920/yr
15 users	$0	$1,800/yr	$2,880/yr
25 users	$0	$3,000/yr	$4,800/yr
50 users	$0	$6,000/yr	$9,600/yr
100 users	$0	$12,000/yr	$19,200/yr

Assumptions: seats × monthly rate × 12, annual billing, taxes and AI credit usage excluded. Free stays $0 for any member count but is capped at 2 teams and 250 issues.

Linear vs Alternatives: 2026 Pricing Comparison

Tool	Entry paid plan	Free tier	Best for
Linear	$10/user/mo	Unlimited members (250 issues)	Fast engineering teams
GitHub Issues	Free	Unlimited	Teams already on GitHub
Plane	$7/user/mo	Unlimited (self-hosted)	Open-source, self-hostable
Jira	$7.75/user/mo	10 users	Enterprise, complex workflows
Height	$6.99/user/mo	Unlimited members	Similar UX to Linear
ClickUp	$7/user/mo	Unlimited members	All-in-one workspace
Notion	$10/user/mo	10 guests	Docs + project management

For teams already on GitHub, GitHub Issues (free) is the most cost-effective option. For teams that want Linear's speed and UX but at a lower price, Height ($6.99/user/month) offers a similar experience with a more generous free tier.

See our detailed comparisons:

Is Linear Still Worth It?

Linear remains the fastest, most keyboard-driven project management tool available. For engineering teams that value speed and opinionated workflows, it's hard to beat. The cycles feature, keyboard shortcuts, and tight GitHub integration are genuinely best-in-class.

At $10/user/month after the 25% Basic increase, the cost is real. A 25-person engineering team pays $3,000/year for Basic, up from $2,400/year before the increase. GitHub Issues for the same team costs $0. The question is whether Linear's speed and UX improvements justify the cost.

    Decision framework:
    Small team inside 2 teams and 250 issues → Free plan works
Engineering team that values speed above all → Linear Basic at $10/user is defensible
Team needs private teams, Insights, Asks, or AI features → Business at $16/user
Cost-sensitive team on GitHub → GitHub Issues (free) handles 80% of what Linear does
Enterprise with compliance needs → Enterprise plan with SSO/SAML, custom pricing

  

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