Jira
Free plan
$7.91 × 10 seats$79.10
× 12 months$949.20
Free plan covers 10−$949.20
Per year
$0
Free plan has feature limits
Jira vs Linear
Compare with for .
Jira
82%
match · $0/yr
Linear
47%
match · $1,200/yr
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What you'd pay
Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
Smaller bill
Linear
Entry plan
$10.00 × 10 seats$100.00
× 12 months$1,200.00
Per year
$10.00 per person / mo
$1,200
Jira
From $9.70Free plan
G2 4.3 · 7,799 reviewsSoftware teams that need configurable agile workflows and expect to grow; the free plan covers up to 10 users, and Premium adds cross-team planning for larger orgs.
vs
Linear
From $10Free plan
G2 4.6 · 104 reviewsSoftware and product teams that want a fast, opinionated issue tracker with GitHub-linked workflows; the free plan suits trials and tiny projects because of the 250-issue cap.
Side by side
 Jira | Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for up to 10 users; paid from $9.70/user/month (monthly, up to 100 users) | Free; paid from $10/user/month billed yearly |
| G2 Rating | 4.3 (7,799 reviews) | 4.6 (104 reviews) |
| Best For | Software teams that need configurable agile workflows and expect to grow; the free plan covers up to 10 users, and Premium adds cross-team planning for larger orgs. | Software and product teams that want a fast, opinionated issue tracker with GitHub-linked workflows; the free plan suits trials and tiny projects because of the 250-issue cap. |
Pros and cons
Jira
Pros
- Free plan for up to 10 users with board, backlog, timeline and calendar views
- Built-in automation on every plan, with larger per-user allowances on paid plans
- Scales to 100,000 users per site with graduated per-user discounts
- Premium adds cross-team planning, dependencies and unlimited storage
Cons
- Small-team list price is $9.70/user/month for Standard and $19.60 for Premium on monthly billing
- Free plan has only 2 GB storage and 150 automation steps a month
- Roles and permissions and planning features are gated to paid tiers
Linear
Pros
- Unlimited members on every plan, including Free
- GitHub PR linking moves issues automatically from In Progress to Done
- Basic removes the issue cap and file upload limit for $10/user/month yearly
- Business bundles Insights, Asks, Triage Intelligence and support-tool integrations
Cons
- Free plan caps you at 250 issues and 2 teams
- Private teams and guests need the Business plan
- SSO (SAML) and SCIM only on Enterprise
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