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Best Linear Alternatives in 2026

Looking for competitors to Linear? Compare top verified options in Productivity & Collaboration by starting price, open source capabilities, and feature benchmarks.

Baseline Benchmark Tool
Current Reference

Linear

Purpose-built issue tracking and software engineering project management tool

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Est. Linear Spend:$150/mo ($1,800/yr)
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Top Ranked Alternatives (8 verified)

Showing live TCO for 15 team seats
#1 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

Notion

Starting Cost$10 / user / mo

Connected workspace uniting documents, project wikis, databases, and AI agents

EST. 15-SEAT COST$150/mo ($1,800/yr)
Enterprise Feature Parity
WikisProject ManagementDatabasesAI Notes
#2 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

ClickUp

Starting Cost$7 / user / mo

Customizable project management, task automation, docs, and team goals workspace

EST. 15-SEAT COST$105/mo ($1,260/yr)
Save $540/yr vs Linear
Task ManagementAgile SprintsAutomation
#3 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

Monday.com

Starting Cost$9 / user / mo

Work operating system for managing workflows, projects, and cross-team operations

EST. 15-SEAT COST$135/mo ($1,620/yr)
Save $180/yr vs Linear
Work OSProject TrackingGantt
#4 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

Todoist

Starting CostNot tracked — see the vendor's pricing page

Task manager and personal to-do list app with natural language date parsing

EST. 15-SEAT COST$285/mo ($3,420/yr)
Enterprise Feature Parity
Task ManagementTo-Do ListPersonal Productivity
#5 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

Raycast

Starting Cost$10 / user / mo

Extendable Mac launcher, system commands, AI copilot, and team snippet manager

EST. 15-SEAT COST$150/mo ($1,800/yr)
Enterprise Feature Parity
macOS LauncherDeveloper ProductivityExtensions
#6 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

Notion

Starting Cost$10 / user / mo

Connected workspace for notes, wiki documents, project tracking, and AI knowledge retrieval

EST. 15-SEAT COST$150/mo ($1,800/yr)
Enterprise Feature Parity
Connected WorkspaceWikiNotesProject Management
#7 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

Obsidian

Starting CostFree Tier ($0)

Extensible knowledge base operating on local plain Markdown folders with rich graph views

EST. 15-SEAT COST$0/mo ($0/yr)
Save $1,800/yr vs Linear
MarkdownLocal-firstKnowledge GraphSecond Brain
#8 Alternative
Productivity & Collaboration

Raycast

Starting Cost$8 / user / mo

Extendable keyboard launcher for Mac with built-in calculator, snippets, and store extensions

EST. 15-SEAT COST$120/mo ($1,440/yr)
Save $360/yr vs Linear
Mac LauncherProductivityExtensionsQuick Access
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