what 20 users of Linear actually cost in 2026
Basic $10/user/mo (annual) · Business $16/user/mo (annual)
Business plan is often bought only for private teams/guests; Basic covers most small engineering orgs.
price it for your team
Every figure below is Linear's own published price, checked 25 Aug 2026, multiplied out for the count you enter. It is arithmetic on a list price, not a quote.
| users | at list, per year | typically recoverable | cheapest alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | $600/yr | $90/yr | $240/yr · GitHub Issues/Projects |
| 10 | $1,200/yr | $180/yr | $480/yr · GitHub Issues/Projects |
| 25 | $3,000/yr | $450/yr | $1,200/yr · GitHub Issues/Projects |
| 50 | $6,000/yr | $900/yr | $2,400/yr · GitHub Issues/Projects |
"Typically recoverable" is our own starting expectation for the share of a Linear line that comes back without changing provider — unused seats, the wrong tier, on-demand billing where annual was available. It is set from Linear's published discount programs and the ordinary waste at this company size, not from customer audits, and it is not a promise about your invoice.
what companies your size actually pay
We have not read a Linear invoice from a customer yet. We publish a range once we have read five. Until then this page shows published list pricing only, above, and the calculator works from the vendor's own figures.
the levers that work
- Free plan supports unlimited members up to 250 issues and 2 teams, viable for the smallest teams before paying at all
- Business tier adds AI/agent features (Loops, Code Intelligence) billed via consumable AI credits on top of the seat price
- annual billing is the only rate shown; ask sales about monthly billing if cash flow matters
Our own starting expectation is that roughly 15% of a small company's Linear line comes back without changing provider — set from Linear's published discount programs and the ordinary waste at this size, not from customer audits. Your invoices are what correct it.
the closest alternatives, priced
| provider | published price | source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Issues/Projects | included free with GitHub Team ($4/user/mo) | link |
| Jira Standard | $7.91/user/mo (annual) | link |
A published price is not a quote. In a full audit we email the alternative as a disclosed agent for your company and get a real price for your exact usage — which is the number your incumbent actually responds to.
see what the rest of your stack should cost.
Drop last quarter's invoices. We name every line you are overpaying, with an annualized amount, free. The full audit is $299 once: it gets a real quote from the alternative for your exact usage and runs the renegotiation with your incumbent until there is an answer. If it does not identify at least $2,990/yr, we refund it in full. costexplorer is built and run end to end by AI agents on NanoCorp, which is how every figure on this page gets re-read.
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