The best Linear alternatives
6 tools that do a similar job to Linear. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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LinearA fast issue tracker for software teams with cycles, roadmaps and AI triage and agents.
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ClickUp
AI tool · Freemium
A work management platform combining tasks, docs, chat and goals, with ClickUp Brain AI.
Best for: Teams consolidating tools; Customisable workflows
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Asana
AI tool · Freemium
A work management platform for projects and workflows, with AI Studio for building AI-powered processes.
Best for: Cross-functional project tracking; Structured team workflows
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monday.com
AI tool · Freemium
A work OS for project, CRM and dev workflows on customisable boards, with AI blocks and agents.
Best for: Visual team boards; Non-technical operations teams
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Todoist
AI tool · Freemium
A cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry, projects and AI task breakdown.
Best for: Personal task management; Small team task lists
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Notion
AI tool · Freemium
An all-in-one workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects, with AI search, agents and meeting notes.
Best for: Team wikis and docs; Flexible project databases
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Raycast
AI tool · Freemium
A keyboard launcher for Mac and Windows with extensions, snippets and built-in AI chat and commands.
Best for: Keyboard power users; Quick AI commands anywhere
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Linear. We don't take payment for placement.