Alternatives to Linear

Linear is Linear's product. These alternatives are other published catalog entities that share a job-to-be-done. This is not an affiliate grid and not a paid inclusion list.

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Why these names

• Jira — human 61, agent 84. Jira is the default enterprise work item database. The human UI is powerful and easy to make miserable with custom fields. The REST APIs, JQL, and automation are how serious orgs actually move tickets, which is why agents score far above humans. We are not cute about this:. Compare with Linear
• Asana — human 80, agent 78. Asana is work management for teams that think in projects, not git issues. List, board, timeline, workload, and goals. The API covers tasks and projects well enough for agents. Humans who want design-tool speed go to Linear; humans who want a company-wide work graph stay. Compare with Linear
• GitHub — human 91, agent 94. GitHub is the default public source host and a full DevOps surface: issues, PRs, Actions, Packages, Codespaces, and security scanning. Humans live in the PR timeline. Agents live in the REST and GraphQL APIs, Checks, and workflow YAML. Few products have a more complete twin:. Compare with Linear