Comparison

Jira vs Linear

On the evidence we track, Linear leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Jira61

★Linear74

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Jira	LinearLeader
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100medium · 73%	74 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$10
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://linear.app/security/vulnerability
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	16,000	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	14	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Jira61 / 100medium · 73%

Linear74 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

Jira✓

Linear✓

Model

Jirafreemium

Linearfreemium

Price level

Jiralow

Linearlow

Starting price

Jira–

Linear$10

Transparent

Jira✗

Linear✓

Integrations

Count

Jira4

Linear10

Security

Disclosure policy

Jira✓

Linear✓

Fedramp

Jira✓

Linear–

Gdpr

Jira✓

Linear✓

Hipaa

Jira–

Linear✓

Iso27001

Jira✓

Linear✓

Soc2

Jira✓

Linear✓

Trust center

Jira–

Linearhttps://linear.app/security/vulnerability

Reliability

Sla pct

Jira99.9

Linear–

Status page

Jira✓

Linear✓

Adoption

Stackoverflow questions

Jira16,000

Linear–

Release

Cadence days

Jira14

Linear–

Market

Availability

JiraAvailable worldwide

LinearAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Jira8 items

Linear7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Project Management Software
Capability	Jira	Linear
Core
Tasks & subtasks	✓	✓
Board / list / timeline views	Board + Gantt + calendar	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	✓	✓

Core

Tasks & subtasks

Jira✓

Linear✓

Board / list / timeline views

JiraBoard + Gantt + calendar

LinearMultiple views

Planning

Gantt / timeline

Jira✓

Linear✗

Task dependencies

Jira✓

Linear✗

Time tracking

Jira✓

Linear✗

Automation

Automation / rules

Jira✓

Linear✓

Flexibility

Custom fields

Jira-

Linear✓

Collaboration

Docs / wiki

Jira-

Linear✓

Guest / client access

Jira-

Linear✓

Insight

Dashboards & reporting

Jira✓

Linear✓

Extensibility

Public API

Jira✓

Linear✓

What each one is

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

Jira

A collaborative platform where teams coordinate work and directly integrate AI agents into their planning and task execution workflows.

Independently observed

Linear

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Jira

SubscriptionFree tier

Free-
Standard-
Premium-
Enterprise-

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Jira	Linear
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Jira✓

Linear✓

iOS

Jira✓

Linear✓

Android

Jira✓

Linear✗

CLI

Jira✓

Linear✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Jira✓

Linear✓

Self-hosted

Jira✓

Linear✗

On-premise

Jira✓

Linear✗

Integrations

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

In common (4)

Slack
Microsoft Teams
Claude
Github

Jira

12 total - 8 not shared

Confluence
Trello
Bitbucket
Rovo
Atlassian Analytics
Cursor
Claude Code
Codex

Independently observed

Linear

Leader

13 total - 9 not shared

GitHub Copilot
Salesforce
Zendesk
Intercom
Google
Discord
Zapier
Okta
Vercel

Independently observed

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