Best for
Best for software and product teams that want fast, structured issue tracking and planning.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
Linear vs. Productboard
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for product teams that want customer feedback to decide what goes on the roadmap.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Linear | Productboard |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value Free; Basic from $10 / user / month Billed yearly. Business is $16 per user and month. Enterprise is custom and annual billing only. The free plan covers up to 250 issues and 2 teams. | Free plan; Plus from $19 / maker / month Annual billing, around 21% below the monthly rate of $25. Business is $59 per maker and month on annual billing ($75 monthly) with a two-maker minimum; Enterprise is custom and needs at least five makers. |
| Free trial | Free tier | Free plan, plus a 14-day Business trial with unlimited AI credits and no credit card |
| API | Not stated | Yes, public API v2.0 and a GDPR API |
| Hosting | Not stated | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Task planning | Yes, issues grouped into projects, cycles and initiatives, with board, list and timeline views and roadmaps | Yes, features planned on timeline boards by objective and initiative, at week, month or quarter granularity, with a prioritization model that scores what to build next |
| Resource planning | Not built in; Linear centers on issue tracking and product planning | Not built in; the platform plans what gets built rather than who builds it |
| Time tracking | Not built in; available through third-party integrations | Not built in; prioritized features are pushed to Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Trello or Shortcut, where the delivery work is tracked |
| Reporting and controlling | Insights and Dashboards on the Business plan and up, with project progress and analytics | Prioritization scores, customer segments and insights drawn from linked feedback, shared with stakeholders through product portals |
| Integrations and API | Yes, GraphQL API and webhooks, with integrations for GitHub, GitLab, Slack and Figma | Yes, public API v2.0 and a GDPR API, plus integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Slack, Salesforce, Zendesk, Intercom, Amplitude, Mixpanel and Figma |
| AI features | No | stated Yes |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Community forum | Email helpdesk, Community forum |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Figma, Sentry | more entries Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Trello, Shortcut, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zendesk, Intercom, Salesforce, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Figma, Miro, Mural |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Linear Free; Basic from $10 / user / month Productboard Free plan; Plus from $19 / maker / month
- Free trial Linear Free tier Productboard Free plan, plus a 14-day Business trial with unlimited AI credits and no credit card
- Company size Linear Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Productboard Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- AI features Linear No Productboard Yes
- MCP-ready Linear Yes Productboard No
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Linear
Strengths
- Fast, keyboard-driven interface built for software teams
- Clear model of issues, projects, cycles and initiatives
- Strong developer integrations and an official MCP server for AI agents
- Generous free plan for small teams
Limitations
- No built-in time tracking or staffing-style resource planning
- Focused on software and product work, less suited to general project management
Productboard
Strengths
- Feedback from support, sales and app stores lands in one prioritization model
- Timeline boards tie objectives and initiatives to individual features
- Two-way sync with Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Trello and Shortcut
- Free plan to start, and unlimited free contributors on Enterprise
Limitations
- No delivery tracking of its own, so it runs alongside an engineering tool
- Priced per maker, and the Business plan requires at least two
- AI features run on monthly credits that differ by plan
- The free plan caps feedback at 500 notes
Plans
Pricing
Linear
- Free $0 Up to 250 issues, 2 teams and 10 MB file uploads.
- Basic $10 Per user and month, billed yearly. Unlimited issues and up to 5 teams.
- Business $16 Per user and month, billed yearly. Unlimited teams, private teams and more integrations.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing, annual billing only. Adds SAML/SCIM, priority support and account management.
Productboard
- Free $0 Unlimited roadmaps, 500 feedback notes, 25 contributors, one teamspace and 50 AI credits a month.
- Plus $19 Per maker and month, billed annually ($25 monthly). Adds customer segments and product usage integrations, with 250 AI credits per maker.
- Business $59 Per maker and month, billed annually ($75 monthly), minimum two makers. Unlimited feedback notes and teamspaces, two product portals and 500 AI credits per maker.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing, minimum five makers on annual billing. Adds unlimited contributors, SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, custom roles, the Salesforce integration and live onboarding.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
Linear
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
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Productboard
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Linear https://linear.app · checked against the official source on 2026-08-22
Productboard https://www.productboard.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-16
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.