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Comparison

Linear vs monday.com

No clear leader: monday.com (77.6) and Linear (73.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Linear full profile →monday.com full profile →
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Linear73
monday.com78
Score
Vioscale score
Linear73 / 100medium · 72%updating
monday.com78 / 100medium · 74%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Model
Linearfreemium
monday.comfreemium
Price level
Linearlow
monday.commid
Starting price
Linear–
monday.com£23.40
Transparent
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Integrations
Count
Linear8
monday.com3
Security
Disclosure policy
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Gdpr
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Hipaa
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Iso27001
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Soc2
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Linear–
monday.com99.9
Status page
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Release
Cadence days
Linear–
monday.com14
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Linear–
monday.com8 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Linear

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

monday.com

A cloud-based work management platform combining task management, project planning, and AI-driven automation. Teams can visualize work across multiple views, manage sprints, track time, create custom reports, and integrate with external tools to centralize operations.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Linear

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 verify ↗

monday.com

from £23.40/seat/yrSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From £23.4/user/year (annual billing). Free tier with unlimited users and boards.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited users and boards
    • Wiki & documentation
    • Unlimited free viewers
    • Dashboard from 1 board
    • iOS & Android apps
  • Pro£23.40/seat/yr
    • Timeline & Gantt views
    • Guest access
    • Sprint management
    • GitHub integration
    • Workflow automation
    • +4 more
  • Business£31.50/seat/yr
    • All Pro features
    • Dashboard from up to 50 boards
    • Enterprise-scale automations (250K actions/month)
    • Advanced security and user management
    • Advanced reporting and analytics
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Linear✓
monday.com✓
iOS
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Android
Linear✓
monday.com✓
macOS
Linear✓
monday.com✗
Windows
Linear✓
monday.com✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Linear✓
monday.com✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Linear

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

monday.com

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Google Ads
  • Tracket
Independently observed

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