Linear pricing in 2026: Basic vs Business and when to upgrade

Linear plans and prices

Linear has a reputation as the fast, opinionated issue tracker engineers like using, and its pricing page is short. The catch sits in the limits: 250 issues on Free, 5 teams on Basic, and guests and private teams only on Business.

This guide prices every plan from Linear's official page and shows where the bill lands for a growing company.

Prices below were recorded on 21 September 2026. The headline figure is the lowest price you can get for that plan. Check the official page before you buy, because vendors change prices without notice.

Read this first. Linear's page shows yearly prices only, so we list no monthly rates. CostBench shows a Linear price history that looks unreliable, so we leave price history out. The Jira Standard price comes from CostBench because Atlassian's page did not render.

Linear cost calculator

Move the slider to see what each plan costs at your size. The figures use the list prices on this page and leave out tax, add-ons and any discount you negotiate.

What a team of 50 really pays

Fifty members shows what private teams or guests cost, and what ten forgotten leavers add on top.

Where the bill grows

The seat price is clear. These limits decide which seat price you pay.

What each Linear plan includes

Compare the plans side by side. Where a cell says Check page, the vendor's pricing page was not specific enough for us to fill it in.

Features we could not place by plan: Private teams and guests, Triage Intelligence, Insights, Asks, Zendesk and Intercom integrations, Audit logs and IP restrictions, Invoice and PO billing. Check the official page for which plan includes each one.

Which Linear plan should you pick?

How to pay less for Linear

1. Keep occasional users off paid seats

   Stakeholders who only read updates can often follow through integrations or exports instead of holding a paid seat.

2. Remove leavers every month

   Unlimited members means seats creep. Review members before each renewal.

3. Stay on Basic while you have 5 teams or fewer

   Consolidate small teams to delay the Business upgrade if you do not need guests or private teams.

4. Watch AI credit usage

   Name an owner for AI credits on Business so coding sessions and Loops do not create a surprise line item.

5. Price the alternatives

   GitHub Issues and Projects come with GitHub Free, and Jira Free covers up to 10 users. Use them as bargaining power at renewal.

6. Negotiate Enterprise as one package

   Bundle SCIM, audit logs and migration support in one quote rather than paying for each later.

Subject: Linear renewal on [renewal date]

Hi [account manager],

Our Linear [plan] subscription renews on [renewal date]. Over the last 90 days, [active members] of the [paid members] we pay for used it.

We would like to renew with [target members] on a [term] term. Before we sign, please send:
1. The current list price and the price you are offering us, line by line.
2. The cap on any price increase at the next renewal.
3. The notice period if we want to cut members or move to another plan.

We are comparing this against [alternative] and plan to decide by [decision date]. If you can offer [target discount] percent off list, or a lower price for a longer term, we are ready to talk this week.

Thank you,
[name]
[company]

Linear alternatives and what they cost

If this vendor does not fit, these are the closest options and what they charge.

Keeping Linear spend under control

Issue trackers have unlimited members and a per-seat price, which is a recipe for drift. Leavers, contractors and old interns stay on the invoice until someone looks.

• Track who holds a seat. Keep one list of paid seats, their owners and the date each was last used. Our guide to vendor management shows how to set that up.
• Put renewals on a calendar. Log every renewal date and notice period in a contract renewal tracker so nobody finds out after the term rolls over.
• Route new buys through one request. Cards and expense claims hide duplicate subscriptions. A short purchase requisition step catches them before the first payment.
• Know your whole software bill. Pull every vendor into one view with a spend analysis template, then look at the tools with the fastest growth.

Bottom line. Start on Basic, move to Business when you need guests, private teams or SAML, and go Enterprise only for SCIM and audit logs. Review the member list 90 days before each renewal.

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