Issue tracking and project management · Comparison
ClickUp vs Linear
2 products compared side by side: what you pay for with each one first, then the five access facts, entry prices, recorded plan limits and the bottom line of each review. The evidence note under the table says how each product was checked.
Side by side
| Metric | ClickUp | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| What you're paying for | Worth the priceTasks, docs, chat and sprints in one workspace, free for unlimited members and $175 a month for 25 people on Unlimited, billed yearly. | Worth the priceAn issue tracker built for software teams, free for any number of members up to 250 issues, with SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and EU hosting. |
| Overall score | 8.2Best | 6.8 |
| Free option | Free plan | Free plan |
| Card to start | –Not measured | –Not measured |
| Getting access | Self-serve | Self-serve |
| Starter priceCheapest paid plan | $7/user/mo | $10/user/mo |
| Pricing model | Per seat | Per seat |
| Pricing page | Public prices | Public prices |
| How seats are sold | Per paid user, for the whole Workspace | Per user (unsuspended users in any role) |
| Free plan | Unlimited members and tasks, 60 MB storage | Unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues |
| 25 people, billed annually | $175/mo (Unlimited, 25 × $7) | $250/mo (Basic, 25 × $10) |
| 25 people, billed monthly | $250/mo (25 × $10) | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Automation on the entry paid plan | 500 active rules, 1,000 automation executions | Triage rules from Business |
| Guests on the entry paid plan | Guest seats included (5, plus 2 per paid user); read-only guests unlimited | From Business ($16) |
| SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 | Both | Both |
| HIPAA BAA | Enterprise (contact sales) | On request; HIPAA listed on Enterprise |
| Data residency | Enterprise (US, EU, Singapore or Australia), no extra charge | EU or US, chosen at workspace creation |
| SAML SSO | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Audit log | Enterprise (60 days of history) | Enterprise (last 3 months of events) |
| Data export | Task data as CSV with attachment links | CSV (no attachment files) and API |
| Bottom line | From its public pages, ClickUp lists the lowest price for 25 people here and the most open free plan, with guests on Unlimited. Security and admin controls sit on Enterprise, which keeps its team-control score lower. | From its public pages, Linear has the most open free plan here and the simplest seat billing. Its lower score reflects guests, automation rules and team controls that start on Business or Enterprise. |
Evidence: ClickUp: facts checked 2026-10-15 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Linear: facts checked 2026-10-15 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run. Prices in USD as listed, excluding tax. "–" means not recorded.
Entry price
Baseline: each product's cheapest paid plan, per month. Included usage differs, so read the line under each price.
- ClickUpUnlimited$7/user/moBilled yearly ($10 billed monthly)
- Unlimited storage, Spaces and integrations
- Guests with permission control
- 500 active rules, 1,000 automation executions
- Gantt charts, time tracking, goals
- LinearBasic$10/user/moBilled yearly
- 5 teams, unlimited issues
- Unlimited file uploads
- Admin roles
- Third-party app management
Prices as listed on each pricing page, in USD per month, excluding tax. Observed: ClickUp 2026-10-15, Linear 2026-10-15.
Which one fits
- If you need to start today without a sales call
- ClickUpSelf-serve sign-up; the highest score of the 2 self-serve products here (8.2/10).
- Lowest starter price
- ClickUp$7/user/mo for the Unlimited (billed yearly) plan.
- Highest overall score
- ClickUp8.2/10 (Excellent). The review shows the score breakdown and the run behind it.
Picked by fixed rules from the table above, not by hand. How we score
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