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Competitive comparison
PlanMagnet vs Linear
Fast, minimal engineering PM — by design.
Linear is the modern, opinionated issue tracker for high-performing software teams. It prioritises speed, keyboard-driven workflows, and clean design, but deliberately leaves out product-management depth.
About Linear
High-level profile and where it fits.
Founded
2019
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Market
18,000+ customers; $100M ARR; profitable
Strengths
- Fastest, most polished issue-tracking UX
- Strong developer brand and social proof
- Modern GraphQL API and MCP server
- Linear Plan for lightweight roadmapping
Weaknesses
- No feedback inbox, spec editor, or versioned releases
- No capacity or workforce planning
- OKRs are lightweight objectives, not a full framework
- Limited compliance depth (SOC 2 only, US-hosted)
Ideal for
- SSoftware startups and scale-ups that value speed over breadth
- EEngineering teams with minimal product-management needs
- TTeams that pair Linear with Notion/Confluence for docs
Feature comparison
PlanMagnet capabilities marked Planned are spec-defined and on our committed roadmap — they do not ship today.
| Capability | PlanMagnet | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Unified issues → sprints → roadmaps → releases | One workspaceOne workspace | Engineering-scoped; PM depth outsourcedEngineering-scoped; PM depth outsourced |
| Agile execution | StrongNative Scrum/Kanban | StrongStrong cycles/boards |
| Roadmap live-link to tasks | StrongNative — partial live-link | Linear Plan (status-driven)Linear Plan (status-driven) |
| Feedback inbox | Built-inBuilt-in | MissingNot offered |
| Specs & docs | Planned — in-platformPlanned — in-platform | MissingNot offered |
| Capacity planning | Available — CrewFoundry integration (sprint-level)Available — CrewFoundry integration (sprint-level) | WIP limits onlyWIP limits only |
| AI assistance | Planned — scopedPlanned — scoped | Linear Agent + Triage IntelligenceLinear Agent + Triage Intelligence |
| Compliance | Inherited RBAC/SSO; cert pendingInherited RBAC/SSO; cert pending | SOC 2; US-onlySOC 2; US-only |
Pricing comparison
Public list prices as of 2026-07. Re-verify before publishing externally.
PlanMagnet
Viewers & commenters are always free.
Free$0
- 10 editors
- 3 projects
- 2 boards
- 1 sprint
- 1 roadmap
Pro$9/editor/mo
- Unlimited projects/boards/sprints
- Custom fields & workflows
- Automation (limited)
Business$16/editor/mo
- Portfolios & programs
- Dependencies & risk/quality
- Budgets & dashboards
EnterpriseCustom
- SSO/SCIM
- Audit & data residency
- Dedicated tenant / self-host
Linear
Paid plans are per user; viewers and guests require Business or Enterprise.
Free$0
- Unlimited members
- 2 teams
- 250 issues
- Linear Agent
Basic$10/user/mo
- 5 teams
- Unlimited issues
- Admin roles
Business$16/user/mo
- Unlimited teams
- Guests
- Triage Intelligence
- Linear Insights
- Zendesk/Intercom
EnterpriseCustom
- SAML/SCIM
- Advanced org modeling
- Priority support
Why teams choose PlanMagnet
How PlanMagnet wins vs Linear
- Adds the product-management surface Linear skips: a feedback inbox with voting and priority scoring, plus versioned releases (both shipped). A spec editor and OKRs are on the roadmap
- Portfolio, program, risk, quality-gate, budget, and time-tracking layers for multi-team delivery — all shipped
- One-click import from Linear — also Jira, Asana, GitHub, and Trello — makes switching low-risk (shipped)
- Free viewers on every tier and regional pricing including native INR
- Sprint-level capacity planning via CrewFoundry is now live
Where we are still catching up
Honest concessions
- Linear is already shipped, profitable, and loved for speed
- Native mobile apps are ahead of PlanMagnet’s web-first launch
- PlanMagnet must match Linear’s performance to compete
Get Linear’s speed plus the product-management depth it leaves out.
Plan, build, and ship in one connected workspace — start on the free plan today.