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PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE

Choose Linear when product/engineering teams want a fast modern issue tracker — landscape beside Jira, not ranked as a monday/Asana Work OS peer.

Last updated 2026-08-18Independent editorial review

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SoftwareGlimpse review

7.9/10

Good

  • ease of use9
  • work planning9
  • automation workflows7
  • collaboration7
  • integrations8
  • reporting7
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Catalogue coverage

Official sources
2
Screenshots
3
Official videos
1
Feature claims
12
Pricing records
4
Last verified
18 Aug 2026

Evidence library

Primary sources and SoftwareGlimpse recommendations used for this product analysis.

18 items

Official documentation

  • Official documentation

    Primary sourceVerified

    Linear — Official Site

    Verified: 17 Aug 2026

    Open source ↗

Pricing source

Screenshot

  • Screenshot

    Primary sourceVerified

    Issue workspace from Linear changelog / product marketing.

    Official Linear marketing UI asset

    What this demonstrates

    • Issue workspace from Linear changelog / product marketing.
    Linear issue tracker workspace

    Verified: 18 Aug 2026

    Open source ↗

  • Screenshot

    Primary sourceVerified

    Board view product frame from linear.app.

    Official Linear marketing UI asset

    What this demonstrates

    • Board view product frame from linear.app.
    Linear board view

    Verified: 18 Aug 2026

    Open source ↗

  • Screenshot

    Primary sourceVerified

    Cycle planning UI from official Linear web assets.

    Official Linear marketing UI asset

    What this demonstrates

    • Cycle planning UI from official Linear web assets.
    Linear cycle planning view

    Verified: 18 Aug 2026

    Open source ↗

Official video

  • Official video

    Primary sourceVerified

    Intro to Linear

    How Linear presents the product in an official vendor video.

    What it supports

    • Task boards & work views

    What this demonstrates

    • Linear product surfaces as shown in the official vendor video
    • UI/workflow layout marketed by the vendor

    Used to support

    • Task boards & work views → feature availability
    • UI layout → product surface evidence
    • Workflow demo → interaction evidence

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    Official vendor video

    Intro to Linear

    How Linear presents the product in an official vendor video.

    What this shows

    • Linear product surfaces as shown in the official vendor video
    • UI/workflow layout marketed by the vendor

    Verified: 18 Aug 2026

    Open source ↗

Feature claim

  • Feature claim

    SoftwareGlimpse analysisVerified

    Task boards & work views

    Availability: supported

    What it supports

    • Task boards & work views

    Used to support

    • Task boards & work views → supported

    Verified: —

  • Feature claim

    SoftwareGlimpse analysisVerified

    Timeline / Gantt

    Availability: supported

    What it supports

    • Timeline / Gantt

    Used to support

    • Timeline / Gantt → supported

    Verified: —

Official product destinations

Vendor destinations used for research — separate from affiliate visit CTAs.

How we verify information

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Multiple source verification

Prefer first-party pricing and product pages over secondary summaries.

Regular monitoring

Domain checked-at timestamps drive freshness and refresh flags.

Expert analysis

Category methodology criteria structure editorial judgment.

Editorial independence

Affiliate links never change scores or ranking decisions.