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Linear vs Monday.com

The same six questions asked of each one, side by side.

AttributeAlternativeLinearOur pickMonday.com
Starting pricePriced per user at $10/user/mo. The pricing page publishes yearly rates only — every plan is labelled 'Billed yearly' — so no monthly-billed figure is recorded.Priced per seat and quoted annually — $9/seat/mo on Basic. The monthly-billed toggle is rendered client-side and no monthly rate is published, so none is recorded here. The seat count matters more than the per-seat price: the 3-seat minimum applies to monday CRM, Dev and Service, while Work Management defaults its selector to 10 seats, making the real entry cost $90/month, billed annually.
Free tierYesYes
Ease of startScored 4/5Running in an hourScored 4/5Running in an hour
Fit for solo / small teamScored 3/5Workable for a small teamScored 2/5Priced above small teams
Switching costMediumMedium
Best forSoftware teams who want a fast, keyboard-driven tracker with cycles and a defined workflow instead of a blank canvas to configure.Teams of ten or more who want boards, automations and dashboards that non-technical staff will actually keep updated.
Worth knowing side by side
Renews higherNoNo
Worst forAnyone outside software. Linear is built around issues, cycles and projects, and bending it to marketing or ops work fights the product.Small teams and individuals. Work Management's selector defaults to 10 seats, so the smallest realistic annual commitment is $1,080 a year.
Skip it ifYou want to pay month to month. Linear publishes yearly rates only, so the commitment is a year at $120 per user.You are two or three people. The free plan caps at 2 seats and the paid entry point is priced for a department.
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Why Monday.com is marked as our pick

The $9 sticker is per seat and the seat selector starts at ten — budget $90 a month. It has the lowest ongoing cost of the tools compared here. We compare on the price you keep paying, not the introductory rate — a plan advertised cheaply that renews higher is ranked on its renewal price. Read the methodology.

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