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Instead of Linear, try one of these 9.

Every alternative is lined up against Linear on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Linear sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
LinearWhat you have now
Streamlined issue tracking built for fast-moving product teams.
PriceFreemium
from $8/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win · iOS
Jira#1
Issue tracking for software teams, with agile boards.
PriceFreemium
from $8/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Plane#2
Open-source Jira alternative for product teams.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Redmine#3
Flexible open-source project management web application.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
OpenProject#4
Open-source project management with Gantt and agile.
PriceFreemium
cloud from €7/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Mantis Bug Tracker#5
Veteran PHP bug tracker for small development teams.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
osTicket#6
Open-source helpdesk for support tickets and customer portals.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Linux
Radicle#7
Peer-to-peer Git collaboration without central hosting.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · Linux
Agila#8
Lightweight self-hosted Kanban workspace with a hosted option.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Linux
Height#9
AI-assisted task and project tool that automates busywork.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android

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Linear alternatives at a glance

Linear is a freemium project management app (from $8/seat). We compared 9 alternatives: 7 are open source, 5 are completely free, 6 can be self-hosted and 3 work fully offline. The most popular is Jira, with 980 likes.

Most liked overallJira

Issue tracking for software teams, with agile boards.

Freemium
Best free optionRedmine

Flexible open-source project management web application.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionPlane

Open-source Jira alternative for product teams.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostOpenProject

Open-source project management with Gantt and agile.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable

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