Alternatives to Linear
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Linear is a project management and issue tracking tool built for modern software teams, founded in 2019 by Tuomas Artman, Jori Lallo, and Karri Saarinen and backed by $52M in funding. Linear's design philosophy is speed and focus — the entire interface was engineered for keyboard-first interaction, sub-100ms response times, and minimal friction between a developer's thought and a filed issue.
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Monday
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Plane
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Todoist
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GitHub Issues
Built-in GitHub issue tracking — free with repo; Linear for teams needing richer sprint/cycle features
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Asana
Cross-functional project management — Asana for marketing/ops/design; Linear for engineering
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ClickUp
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Jira
Enterprise project management — Jira for complex workflows and large orgs; Linear for speed and simplicity
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Shortcut
Clubhouse/Shortcut — Linear competitor for engineering teams, similar simplicity focus
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Height
AI-powered project management — newer competitor to Linear with AI task generation
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Notion
All-in-one workspace — Notion for docs + tasks; Linear for engineering-specific issue tracking
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Basecamp
Alternative to Linear
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Bitbucket
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Trello
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