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Linear vs Shortcut

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Shortcut

$102/yr

15% less than Linear

Who has a free plan
  • Linearhas a free plan
  • Shortcuthas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Linear, Shortcut

With trade-offs

On price, Shortcut wins.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONLinearDevelopmentShortcutProject management
Monthly billing$10/moBasic$10/moTeam
Per year$120/yr$102/yrannual plan · −15%
Billing modelPer personPer person
Free tierunlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues total, 10 MB uploads, and 15 release pipelinesUp to 10 users, 1 team, 1 workspace and 1 workflow
Additional costsEvery unsuspended workspace member is billable; annual plans receive monthly seat true-ups and removals create invoice credits rather than cash refunds. Linear's AI agents use separately prepaid credits: ad-hoc purchases start at $10 and auto-reload starts at $50.Each paid seat includes up to 5 no-cost Observer seats; users who need editing rights are paid. Enterprise is custom. Qualified nonprofits can receive Shortcut free.
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsweekendWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+1+2
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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