# Asana vs Linear

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Linear

| Attribute | Asana | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 68.1 (71% (medium)) | 74.2 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Asana is a work management platform that helps teams coordinate projects, tasks, and goals through a unified system. It connects work across people and AI agents using its Asana Work Graph technology, which links goals, portfolios, projects, and tasks to provide visibility into work organization and accountability.","source":"https://asana.com","question":"What is Asana and what does it do?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana serves organizations across industries including operations, marketing, IT, healthcare, retail, government, and financial services. The platform scales from small businesses to enterprises, with usage among 85 percent of Fortune 100 companies.","source":"https://asana.com","question":"Who typically uses Asana?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana offers a free personal plan for up to 2 users, followed by three paid subscription tiers (Starter, Advanced, and Enterprise) charged per user per month with annual discounts available. All plans include multiple features with higher tiers offering additional capabilities and higher allocations of AI credits.","source":"https://asana.com/pricing","question":"What is Asana's pricing model?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana is available as a web-based application accessible through any browser, plus dedicated native mobile applications for iOS and Android users. A desktop application is also available for users who prefer a dedicated client.","source":"https://asana.com/product","question":"What platforms and devices can I access Asana on?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Asana provides over 200 integrations with popular business tools including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Salesforce, Jira, Figma, and Zapier. Additionally, teams can build custom integrations using Asana's public APIs for workflows not covered by existing connectors.","source":"https://asana.com/integrations","question":"How many third-party integrations does Asana support?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Yes, Asana includes AI-powered agents such as Launch Planner, Workflow Optimizer, and Status Reporter that work alongside human team members. The platform also offers AI Studio for creating custom automated workflows without code, with AI features available across all paid subscription tiers.","source":"https://asana.com","question":"Does Asana include built-in AI capabilities?","confidence":0.92},{"answer":"Asana is proprietary commercial software developed by a publicly-traded company. Founded by former Facebook engineers, it is not open-source and operates exclusively on a subscription-based licensing model with no self-hosted or on-premise options.","source":"https://asana.com/about","question":"Is Asana open-source or commercial software?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that helps development teams plan, track, and deliver software products through centralized issue management, project planning, and AI-powered automation for streamlined workflows. It is indexed under Project Management Software.","source":"https://linear.app/pricing","question":"What is Linear?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Linear offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $10 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://linear.app/pricing","question":"Is Linear free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Linear supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://linear.app/pricing","question":"What platforms does Linear support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Linear, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://linear.app/pricing","question":"Can Linear be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Linear, including GitHub, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Zendesk, Intercom, Google and Discord, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://linear.app/pricing","question":"What does Linear integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Linear. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Linear not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://linear.app","question":"What security certifications does Linear have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Linear is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://linear.app/pricing","question":"Where is Linear available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Asana centralizes work, projects, tasks, and goals for both human and AI team members, enabling shared visibility, real-time coordination, and automated workflows across all integrations. | A platform that helps development teams plan, track, and deliver software products through centralized issue management, project planning, and AI-powered automation for streamlined workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"views":"multi","api_access":true,"dependencies":true,"guest_access":true,"time_tracking":true,"task_management":true,"workflow_automation":true,"reporting_dashboards":true}` | `{"gantt":false,"views":"multi","docs_wiki":true,"api_access":true,"dependencies":false,"guest_access":true,"custom_fields":true,"time_tracking":false,"task_management":true,"workflow_automation":true,"reporting_dashboards":true}` |
| integrations.count | 17 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OneTeg"},{"name":"Apify"},{"name":"SupportBee"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Microsoft Dynamics"},{"name":"Sharepoint"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"AEM Assets"},{"name":"Bynder"},{"name":"Aprimo"},{"name":"inriver"},{"name":"Akeneo"},{"name":"Stibo"},{"name":"PIMCore"},{"name":"OneTeg Integration Platform","native":false,"category":"automation"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Phabricator","category":"development"},{"name":"tray.io","category":"development"},{"name":"Helpwise","category":"customer service","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Discord","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"category":"automation"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Vercel","native":true,"category":"deployment"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Starter, Advanced, and Enterprise plans; pricing not disclosed in provided text.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://asana.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:38:40.788Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever, unlimited members","features":["Issues, projects, cycles, initiatives","Customer requests","API and webhook access","Import and export","Pulse","15 pipelines","Agent platform","Linear Agent","Microsoft Teams integration"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"teams":"2","issues":"250","members":"unlimited","file_upload":"10MB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$10/user/month (billed annually)","features":["All Free features","Unlimited issues","Admin roles","Issue sync","Diffs","Guided reviews","Issue SLAs","Triage responsibility","Triage rules","Releases","Sub-initiatives","Multiple tenants","Support integrations","Salesforce integration","Sub-teams (1 level)","Progress reports","Google SSO"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"teams":"5","issues":"unlimited","file_upload":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$16/user/month (billed annually)","features":["All Basic features","Private teams and guests","Triage Intelligence","Loops","Code Intelligence (beta)","Linear Insights","Linear Asks","Zendesk and Intercom integrations","MCP access","Coding sessions","Sub-teams (5 levels)","Private teams","Guest accounts","Insights","Dashboards","Data warehouse sync","Slack intake","Email intake","Web forms","Multiple Slack workspaces","Private Slack channels","Per-channel configurations","Google + SAML","Advanced authentication","SCIM provisioning","IP restrictions","Domain claiming","Audit log","Third-party app management"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"teams":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, annual billing","features":["All Business features","Invoice/PO billing","SAML and SCIM","Granular admin controls","Enterprise-grade security","Advanced org modeling","Migration & onboarding support","Priority support","Account management","HIPAA compliance","Uptime SLA"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $10/user/month (billed annually). Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://linear.app/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:33:24.176Z","startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":10,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 14 | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://linear.app/security/vulnerability |

## Capabilities (Project Management Software)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T23:34:06.700Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*