Linear

The product development system for teams and agents.

4.9•365 reviews•

2.5K followers

The product development system for teams and agents.

4.9•365 reviews•

2.5K followers

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Project management software

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Issue tracking software

Linear is a new species of product tool. Purpose-built for product teams with agent workflows at its core, it sets a new standard for planning and building products. Linear is the tool of choice for 20,000+ companies including OpenAI, Ramp, and Vercel.

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Linear earns consistent praise for speed, clean UI, and focus that keeps teams aligned with minimal setup. Makers of

Product Hunt

highlight its seamless feel and broad adoption, while founders of

Wispr Flow

and

Paste

echo its intuitive workflows and productive cadence. Teams switching from Jira cite faster feedback loops and tight Slack/GitHub integrations. Critiques note limited board/flight-level views, single-lane hierarchy, and roadmap flexibility gaps. Despite some confusion around cycles vs. active views, reviewers say it scales well for sprints and daily execution.

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Pros

task management (61)

fast performance (51)

clean interface (45)

project management (39)

intuitive design (34)

team collaboration (32)

issue tracking (23)

keyboard shortcuts (16)

seamless integrations (15)

sprint planning (8)

Cons

confusing structure (10)

no kanban board (8)

single task assignment (5)

limited customization (4)

complex interface (2)

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•2 reviews

Best backlog manager I've experienced. Lots of shortcuts, great UX, just enough features for the vast majority of projects.

What's great

task management (61)keyboard shortcuts (16)clean interface (45)

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•5 reviews

Linear is a good app to run a team using scrum. It is much simpler to use and doesn't require a lot of configuration and set-up. It also integrates with GIthub, so that your tasks get updated automatically when you perform actions like, opening a PR, assigning reviewers and merging or closing a PR. It also provides helpful charts. However, it does have a confusing structure, in which you have two competing views: the active sprint (called "cycle") and all the active tasks (called "active"), regardless if they are a part of the sprint or not. Linear defaults to opening the "active" view, so if you don't pay attention, you may think you are in the sprint ("cycle") view and may end up taking tasks that are outside the sprint.

What's great

Git integration (5)

What needs improvement

confusing structure (10)

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•3 reviews

It fits well for small startup teams but gets messy when roadmap grows just a little. Has the freedom to define projects and tags but it works well IMO only for a single team with one or two boards only (there is no "board" definition). There is no board or flight level views, you have to make your own filters and setup your organisation which may or may not be your best time spending idea. The swim lanes that are so interesting on the competitors (Jira, kanbanize etc) are not present here. There is only one lane per team and tickets belongs only to projects so you have to manage your organisation with a single hierarchy of tasks. If I have to choose it will not be my first option.

What needs improvement

confusing structure (10)no kanban board (8)

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If it's of interest, swimlanes are now available in Linear!

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2yr ago

@zenithquinn I have tried the project again last week and it looks much better now. Great work team! It looks like a tool I will use now no matter the team size I am in.

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16d ago

•7 reviews

We've been using Linear in our company for almost a year now. It's the best that a passionate team can offer in terms of user experience, bias and empathetic design. It's an absolutely remarkable app, down to the smallest detail! Our switch to Linear was our company's productivity turnaround. We gained in visiblity and predictability.

What's great

project management (39)intuitive design (34)

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•1 review

This is by far the best ticket management software I have used. It feels like it was built for engineers, by engineers. The UX is straight to the point, and every interaction is so fast. They prioritize common workflows and have removed all the bloat that you usually find in ticket management software.

What's great

fast performance (51)intuitive design (34)clean interface (45)

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•3 reviews

As someone who has worked at multiple corporations and tried various project management tools, I must say Linear is the "dream" app I've always wanted. From the shortcuts to its seamless UI design, it turns checking progress and ticking off to-dos into enjoyable tasks rather than a burden. I would say this app indirectly boosts our team's productivity by at least 20%.

What's great

task management (61)keyboard shortcuts (16)project management (39)clean interface (45)

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•27 reviews

When Jira and Trello are dying an long painful death - Linear will probably take over more and more of my project management tooling. At the moment I'm just too lazy to switch everything - and a few automations are missing I'd need.

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•2 reviews

Linear with cycles changed the way I look at software development. Linear rethinks the old patterns and avoids a lot of the mistakes and anti-patterns from other platforms like JIRA

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•1 review

I've been using Linear for a few months now, and it's been a game-changer for our software development team. The streamlined design makes managing tasks and tracking bugs incredibly efficient. It's fast, intuitive, and helps our high-performing team stay on top of everything. Linear is definitely worth trying

What's great

fast performance (51)task management (61)intuitive design (34)issue tracking (23)

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•1 review

We’ve been using Linear for several months now instead of Jira and no regrets. The product is fast (very fast!), easy to use, lightweight and has a neat UI.

What's great

fast performance (51)lightweight (5)clean interface (45)

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5yr ago