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. Troi
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for project-based agencies and service providers that need budgets, time, resources and billing in one ERP.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Linear | Troi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 €19 / user / month Troi Teams licence. Licences are freely combinable. |
| Free trial | Free tier | 20 days, all features |
| Users | Not stated | 13,500+ |
| Languages | Not stated | German, English |
| Hosting | Not stated | EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant |
| Made in | Not stated | Munich |
| Task planning | Yes, issues grouped into projects, cycles and initiatives, with board, list and timeline views and roadmaps | Yes |
| Resource planning | Not built in; Linear centers on issue tracking and product planning | Yes |
| Time tracking | Not built in; available through third-party integrations | Yes |
| Reporting and controlling | Insights and Dashboards on the Business plan and up, with project progress and analytics | Yes, reporting and controlling |
| Integrations and API | Yes, GraphQL API and webhooks, with integrations for GitHub, GitLab, Slack and Figma | Yes, integrations and API |
| 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, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, 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 Asana, Jira, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange (Outlook), Microsoft Power BI, Personio, HubSpot, Memtime, Spendesk, DATEV, Bexio |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Linear Free; Basic from $10 / user / month Troi From €19 / user / month
- Free trial Linear Free tier Troi 20 days, all features
- Company size Linear Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Troi Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Support Linear Email helpdesk, Community forum Troi Email helpdesk, Phone
- AI features Linear No Troi Yes
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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
Troi
Strengths
- Covers costing, time tracking, resource planning and accounting in one system
- Hosted in the EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant
- Trial covers all features for 20 days
Limitations
- Interface is available in German and English only
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.
Troi
- Troi Teams €19 Per user and month. For operational team members, including time tracking and editing project tasks.
- Troi Professional €49 Per user and month. The full feature set for project leads, all in one.
- Troi Enterprise On request For large-scale, complex project environments.
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
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Troi
- 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
Troi https://troi.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.