Comparison

Linear vs monday.com

On the evidence we track, monday.com leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Linear74
★monday.com83
Score
vioscaleAI score
Linear74 / 100medium · 72%
monday.com83 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Model
Linearfreemium
monday.comquote
Price level
Linearlow
monday.comlow
Starting price
Linear$10
monday.com£23.40
Transparent
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Integrations
Count
Linear10
monday.com5
Security
Certifications
Linear–
monday.comISO/IEC 27001
Disclosure policy
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Gdpr
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Hipaa
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Iso27001
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Soc2
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Linear–
monday.com99.9
Status page
Linear✓
monday.com✓
Release
Cadence days
Linear–
monday.com14
Content
Faq
Linear7 items
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

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

monday.com

Leader

monday.com CRM helps sales teams manage customer relationships, automate lead qualification and engagement, and track customer interactions across web and mobile apps using customizable boards and AI-powered 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.

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

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From £13/month; 14-day free trial; 18% discount for annual billing

  • EnterpriseContact sales
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✓
CLI
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 (2)
  • GitHub
  • Slack

Linear

13 total - 11 not shared
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Salesforce
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • Google
  • Discord
  • Zapier
  • Okta
  • Claude
  • Vercel
Independently observed

monday.com

Leader
8 total - 6 not shared
  • Google Ads
  • Tracket
  • Zoom
  • Email
  • VS Code
  • WorkCanvas
Independently observed
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