Linear vs Teamwork
The ultimate side-by-side head-to-head analysis for 2026.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — Linear is from $8/user/mo, Teamwork is free tier available.
- How to start: Linear is from $8/user/mo, Teamwork is free tier available.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. We do not publish a quality score, because we do not have one we can stand behind. They cannot tell you which tool fits your workflow — the sections below are there for that. How we score tools.
Linear
Teamwork
Category
Project Management
Project Management
Base Price
$8/user/mo
Free tier
Public API
Yes
Yes
Mobile app
Yes
Yes
Open source / self-hostable
No
No
SSO (SAML)
Yes
Yes
Choose Linear if:
Product Engineers and High-Growth Tech Startups.
Choose Teamwork if:
Agencies and consultancies billing clients by project.
Linear: pros & cons
- Blazing Fast: The interface responds instantly to every command and keyboard shortcut.
- Keyboard Native: Manage your entire project without ever leaving your keyboard.
- Clean Aesthetic: One of the most beautiful and distraction-free UIs in the market.
- Great Integration: Seamlessly connects to GitHub, GitLab, and Slack.
- Opinionated Workflow: It forces a specific way of working that may not fit all teams.
- Not for Non-Tech: Less suitable for HR or marketing teams compared to Monday.com.
- Limited Customization: You cannot radically change the logic of the tool like Jira.
Teamwork: pros & cons
- Built around billable client work
- Time tracking and invoicing included
- Client users can be given limited access
- Interface feels busy
- Some features gated to higher tiers
- Less suited to product teams
Our verdict on Linear
The fastest and most elegant project management tool for modern software teams.
Our verdict on Teamwork
Well matched to agency work. Product teams should look at trackers built for them.