Hive 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.

Hive

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USD · US · source: hive.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free — free forever	Free $0 / free forever	Flat	Standalone · Free
Starter — entry-level plan	USD 5 monthly · USD 5 / month with annual commitment $5 / month per user	Seat · per user	Standalone · Fixed
Teams — most popular Highlighted	USD 12 monthly · USD 12 / month with annual commitment $12 / month per user	Seat · per user	Standalone · Fixed

Linear

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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.

Hive

Free — free forever

Highlights AI credits: 1,000 AI credits / month

Included
Highlights Storage: 200MB storage

Included
Highlights Workspace members: Up to 10 workspace members

Included
Highlights Tasks: Unlimited tasks

Included
Highlights Collaborative notes: Unlimited collaborative notes

Included
Highlights Views: Work your way views

Included
Highlights Email in Hive: Included
Highlights Native chat messaging: Included

Starter — entry-level plan

Highlights AI credits: 3,000 AI credits / month

Included
Highlights Storage: Unlimited storage

Included
Highlights Workspace members: Up to 10 workspace members

Included
Highlights Projects: Up to 10 projects

Included
Highlights Gantt view: Included
Highlights Cloud storage integrations: Included
Highlights In-app calendar: Included
Highlights Zoom & Slack from Hive: Included
Highlights AI Assistant: Included

Teams — most popular

Highlights AI credits: 5,000 AI credits / month

Included
Highlights Workspace members: Unlimited workspace members

Included
Highlights Flexible add-ons: Included
Highlights Shareable forms: Included
Highlights Time tracking: Included
Highlights Portfolios: Included
Highlights Team sharing: Included
Highlights Custom fields, labels and statuses: 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.

Hive

August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free — free forever: Free
- Starter — entry-level plan: USD 5 monthly · USD 5 / month with annual commitment
- Teams — most popular: USD 12 monthly · USD 12 / month with annual commitment

Linear

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Basic: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
- Business: USD 16 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: Contact sales
September 11, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Basic: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
- Business: USD 16 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free — Free: Free
- Basic — Basic: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
- Business — Business: USD 16 / month with annual commitment