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Head to head · 2026

Linear vs Plane

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

Linear

Product development platform for planning, building and shipping that puts AI agents beside people, with Linear…

4.5$10/mo

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Plane

Open-source project management with a built-in wiki and workspace-aware AI agents

4.3$6/mo

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Plane

    From $6/mo against from $10/mo

  • Free plan

    Tie

    Both have one

  • Higher rating

    Linear

    4.5 against 4.3

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Productivity tools

Side by side

Compared onLinearPlane
Our rating4.5Better4.3
Starts at$10/mo$6/moBetter
Free planYesYes
CategoryProductivityProductivity
PlansFrom $10/moFrom $6/mo
Key features
  • Linear Agent for drafting requirements through pushing code
  • Triage Intelligence for routing, labeling and prioritizing issues
  • Code Intelligence on Business plans
  • Linear MCP for connecting outside agents and tools
  • Issues, projects, cycles and initiatives in one system
  • Projects with epics, cycles and initiatives
  • Integrated workspace wiki
  • Workspace-aware AI agents
  • Board, list, spreadsheet and Gantt views
  • Self-hosted and air-gapped deployment
Pros
  • Free plan with unlimited members and the agent platform
  • Published per-user prices from $10 a month billed yearly
  • Built so people and agents work in the same workflow
  • Open source with a self-hosting route out
  • Wiki and tickets in one place, so decisions stay near the work
  • Free tier covers a team of up to 12
Cons
  • Free plan caps teams at 2 and issues at 250
  • Triage Intelligence needs the $16 Business plan
  • Customer counts are the company's own claims
  • AI credits are metered per seat on every tier
  • Self-hosting is real operational work
  • Migrating an established team off Jira is a project in itself
CompanyLinearPlane

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Linear better than Plane?

In our reviews Linear scores 4.5 and Plane scores 4.3. The better pick depends on the job. Linear: Product development platform for planning, building and shipping that puts AI agents beside people, with Linear Agent, Triage Intelligence for routing and labeling issues, Code Intelligence and an MCP server. Plane: Open-source project management with a built-in wiki and workspace-aware AI agents.

Which is cheaper, Linear or Plane?

Plane has the lower starting price: from $10/mo for Linear and from $6/mo for Plane.

Do Linear and Plane have free plans?

Yes, both have a free plan.

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