Linear — Issue tracking and product-development platform for software teams, adding AI agents and coding sessions.. Pricing model: Freemium + per-seat subscription (annual), AI credits for agentic features; Enterprise custom, Per seat. Value metric: Per user per month; some AI features require AI credits.
At a glance
| Company | Linear |
|---|---|
| What it does | Issue tracking and product-development platform for software teams, adding AI agents and coding sessions. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Pricing model | Freemium + per-seat subscription (annual), AI credits for agentic features; Enterprise custom, Per seat |
| Value metric | Per user per month; some AI features require AI credits |
| Free tier | Free: unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues, Agent platform and Linear Agent. |
| Pricing page | linear.app/pricing |
Plans and prices
Prices as published on Linear's pricing page, checked 27 October 2026. They change often; check the live page before you rely on them.
| Plan | Price | Billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $10 | per user per month, billed yearly | 5 teams, unlimited issues, Loops (requires AI credits) |
| Business | $16 | per user per month, billed yearly | Unlimited teams, Triage Intelligence, Code Intelligence, Insights, Asks |
| Enterprise | Custom | annual only | SAML/SCIM, advanced security |
Usage component. AI credits required for some agentic features (e.g. Loops).
How credits/tokens work. AI credit mechanics not detailed on pricing page.
What changed in 2025–2026
2026: Linear Agent and agent platform available on Free; AI credits introduced for Loops.
Growth milestones
Linear appears in our analysis of 2026's $100M ARR class. Figures are company-reported unless stated.
- 2026-04-05: Hit $100M ARR. (source)
- 2026-08-27: 40,000+ paying customers, 177% net revenue retention, ~160 employees; employee tender at $2.5B valuation; enterprise is fastest-growing segment (Salesforce, Oscar, Figma). (source)
How it grows
Product-led and brand-led: obsessive product quality and design drive word of mouth among startups; free plan with unlimited members; startups grow into enterprise customers; tiny team (~160) means high efficiency.
What you can steal
Pricing
Linear puts its agent on the free tier to drive adoption and meters only the heavy automation. Give the AI hook away and meter the continuous automation.
land and expand
177% NRR shows the power of landing small teams that grow: price per seat so revenue rises automatically with customer success.
low-budget growth
Make the product so good that users recommend it; quality is the cheapest acquisition channel.
pricing model
Cap the free plan on usage (issues/teams), not on members, so whole teams adopt before anyone has to pay.
Sources
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