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Comparison

Asana vs Linear

On the evidence we track, Linear leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Asana full profile →Linear full profile →
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Asana68
★Linear73
Score
Vioscale score
Asana68 / 100medium · 73%updating
Linear73 / 100medium · 72%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Asana✓
Linear✓
Model
Asanafree
Linearfreemium
Price level
Asanafree
Linearlow
Transparent
Asana✗
Linear✓
Integrations
Count
Asana17
Linear8
Security
Disclosure policy
Asana✓
Linear✓
Gdpr
Asana✓
Linear✓
Hipaa
Asana✓
Linear✓
Iso27001
Asana✓
Linear✓
Soc2
Asana✓
Linear✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Asana99.9
Linear–
Status page
Asana✓
Linear✓
Release
Cadence days
Asana14
Linear–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Asana7 items
Linear–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for project management software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tasks & subtasks
Asana✓
Linear✓
Board / list / timeline views
AsanaMultiple views
LinearMultiple views
Planning
Gantt / timeline
Asana-
Linear✗
Task dependencies
Asana✓
Linear✗
Time tracking
Asana-
Linear✗
Automation
Automation / rules
Asana✓
Linear✓
Flexibility
Custom fields
Asana-
Linear✗
Collaboration
Docs / wiki
Asana-
Linear✓
Guest / client access
Asana✓
Linear✓
Insight
Dashboards & reporting
Asana✓
Linear✓
Extensibility
Public API
Asana✓
Linear✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Asana

A work management platform that enables humans and AI agents to collaborate on tasks and projects with shared context, automated workflows, and enterprise governance capabilities.

Independently observed

Linear

Leader

Linear is a cloud-based system built for product teams to manage the entire development lifecycle from planning and roadmapping through to release. It combines issue tracking, project management, and team collaboration features with AI-driven automation and agent workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Asana

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Starter, Advanced, and Enterprise plans; pricing not disclosed in provided text.

  • Starter-
  • Advanced-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Linear

Leader
from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $10/user/month (billed annually). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • Issues, projects, cycles, initiatives
    • Customer requests
    • API and webhook access
    • Import and export
    • Pulse
    • +4 more
  • Basic$10/user/month (billed annually)
    • All Free features
    • Unlimited issues
    • Admin roles
    • Issue sync
    • Diffs
    • +12 more
  • Business$16/user/month (billed annually)
    • All Basic features
    • Private teams and guests
    • Triage Intelligence
    • Loops
    • Code Intelligence (beta)
    • +24 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Business features
    • Invoice/PO billing
    • SAML and SCIM
    • Granular admin controls
    • Enterprise-grade security
    • +6 more
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Asana✓
Linear✓
iOS
Asana✓
Linear✓
Android
Asana✓
Linear✓
macOS
Asana✓
Linear✓
Windows
Asana✓
Linear✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Asana✓
Linear✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Salesforce

Asana

17 total - 16 not shared
  • OneTeg
  • Apify
  • SupportBee
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Sharepoint
  • Airtable
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Google Sheets
  • AEM Assets
  • Bynder
  • Aprimo
  • inriver
  • Akeneo
  • Stibo
  • PIMCore
Independently observed

Linear

Leader
8 total - 7 not shared
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • Google
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.