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Project Management Comparison

Linear vs. Projektron BCS

At a glance

At a glance

Linear

Best for

Best for software and product teams that want fast, structured issue tracking and planning.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Projektron BCS

Best for

Best for mid-sized to large service providers that need project management and ERP in one method-independent system, with a cloud or on-premise choice.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Linear Projektron BCS
Starting price 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. From 20 Euro / licence / month BCS.light in the cloud, per licence and month, six-month minimum term. As a one-off on-premise purchase BCS.light costs 200 Euro per licence with no minimum term. Full BCS costs 300 to 350 Euro per user as an on-premise purchase, or 5 percent of that purchase price per user and month in the cloud; the exact figure depends on the range of functions. All prices exclusive of VAT.
Free trial Free tier Demo via web conference
Languages Not stated Available in 7-8 languages
Hosting Not stated Cloud (Germany) or on-premise
Made in Not stated Germany (Berlin)
Task planning Yes, issues grouped into projects, cycles and initiatives, with board, list and timeline views and roadmaps Yes, project and multi-project management supporting IPMA, PMI, PRINCE2, Scrum, Kanban, Hermes and hybrid methods
Resource planning Not built in; Linear centers on issue tracking and product planning Yes, resource management and planning
Time tracking Not built in; available through third-party integrations Yes, effort and time tracking
Reporting and controlling Insights and Dashboards on the Business plan and up, with project progress and analytics Yes, real-time status, costs, budgets, KPIs and profitability
Integrations and API Yes, GraphQL API and webhooks, with integrations for GitHub, GitLab, Slack and Figma Yes, API and standard interfaces
MCP-ready stated Yes No
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
Support Email helpdesk, Community forum Email helpdesk, Phone
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base more entries Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting
Company size more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Figma, Sentry more entries Jira, Confluence, Microsoft 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Entra, Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP, DATEV, Subversion, Eclipse BIRT

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Linear Free; Basic from $10 / user / month Projektron BCS From 20 Euro / licence / month
  • Free trial Linear Free tier Projektron BCS Demo via web conference
  • Deployment Linear Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Projektron BCS Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
  • Company size Linear Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Projektron BCS Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Support Linear Email helpdesk, Community forum Projektron BCS Email helpdesk, Phone

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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

Projektron BCS

Strengths

  • End-to-end project management plus ERP in one
  • Method-independent, supports all common PM standards
  • Strong controlling and real-time transparency
  • Scales to enterprise/multi-project
  • On-premise option
  • German security and hosting

Limitations

  • Powerful means complex, steep learning curve
  • The exact licence price per user depends on the chosen range of functions, so it is quoted individually
  • The mobile app covers attendance, expenses and contacts only, not the full client

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.
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Projektron BCS

  • BCS.light (cloud) 20 Euro Per licence and month, six-month minimum term. Leaner edition for smaller project-driven companies, from quotation to invoicing.
  • BCS.light (on-premise) 200 Euro One-off licence purchase, no minimum term, perpetual right of use.
  • BCS (cloud) 5 percent of the licence purchase price Per user and month. Includes operating system, database and firewall maintenance and four releases a year.
  • BCS (on-premise) 300 to 350 Euro One-off licence purchase per user, perpetual right of use. The exact price per user depends on the desired range of functions.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Linear

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Value for money
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Projektron BCS

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
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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

Projektron BCS https://www.projektron.de · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.