Linear
Fast, opinionated issue tracking built for software teams that ship quickly.
Proprietary issue-trackingsaas
Pricing
Free tier, paid from $10/user/month.
Linear’s whole pitch is speed and opinionation — it deliberately won’t let you build a 40-status Jira-style workflow, which for most engineering teams is a feature, not a limitation.
Key features
- Near-instant UI, no loading states to speak of
- Deep GitHub integration — branches, PRs, auto-close on merge
- Keyboard-first workflow once shortcuts become muscle memory
- Cycles and roadmaps built around how eng teams actually plan
Self-hosted vs. cloud
SaaS only — there’s no self-hosted option, which is worth flagging early for teams with data residency requirements.
Quick start
# No CLI setup — sign up at linear.app and connect your GitHub org
Alternatives
Plane is the closest self-hosted equivalent if Linear’s SaaS-only model is a blocker.