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Backlog vs Linear

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

USD · US · source: nulab.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Starter
USD 35 monthly

$35/month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Standard
USD 100 monthly

$100/month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Premium Highlighted
USD 175 monthly

$175/month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise
Contact sales

Custom pricing; contact sales

Flat · per month Standalone · Contact sales

USD · US · source: linear.app

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

$0

Flat Standalone · Free
Basic
USD 10 / month with annual commitment

$10 per user/month $10 per user/month Billed yearly

Seat · per user/month Standalone · Fixed
Business
USD 16 / month with annual commitment

$16 per user/month $16 per user/month Billed yearly

Seat · per user/month Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise
Contact sales

Custom Annual billing only

Other Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Backlog

Free

Plan card

Users

10

Included

Plan card

Project

1

Included

Plan card

Storage

100 MB

Included

Starter

Plan card

Users

30

Included

Plan card

Projects

5

Included

Plan card

Subtasks

Included

Standard

Plan card

Unlimited users

Included

Plan card

Projects

100

Included

Plan card

Gantt and burndown charts

Included

Premium

Plan card

Unlimited projects

Included

Plan card

Storage

100 GB

Included

Plan card

Custom fields

Included

Enterprise

Plan card

SAML SSO

Included

Plan card

SCIM provisioning

Included

Plan card

Enterprise success manager

Included

Linear

Free

Highlights

Unlimited members

Unlimited

Included

Highlights

Teams

2 teams

Limited

Highlights

Issues

250 issues

Limited

Highlights

File upload

10MB

Limited

AI and agent workflows

Agent platform

Included

AI and agent workflows

Linear Agent

Included

Basic

Highlights

Teams

5 teams

Limited

Highlights

Unlimited issues

Unlimited

Included

Highlights

Unlimited file uploads

Unlimited

Included

Security

Admin roles

Included

Business

Highlights

Unlimited teams

Unlimited

Included

Team management

Private teams and guests

Included

AI and agent workflows

Triage Intelligence

Included

AI and agent workflows

Loops

Included

AI and agent workflows

Code Intelligence

Included

Analytics & Reporting

Linear Insights

Included

Analytics & Reporting

Linear Asks

Included

Integrations

Zendesk and Intercom integrations

Included

Enterprise

Highlights

Invoice/PO billing

Included

Security

SAML and SCIM

Included

Security

Granular admin controls

Included

Security

Enterprise-grade security

Included

Highlights

Advanced org modeling

Included

Support

Migration & onboarding support

Included

Support

Priority support

Included

Support

Account management

Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Backlog

    • Free: Free
    • Starter: USD 35 monthly
    • Standard: USD 100 monthly
    • Premium: USD 175 monthly
    • Enterprise: Contact sales

Linear

    • Free: Free
    • Basic: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
    • Business: USD 16 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: Contact sales
    • Free: Free
    • Basic: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
    • Business: USD 16 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: Contact sales
    • Free — Free: Free
    • Basic — Basic: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
    • Business — Business: USD 16 / month with annual commitment