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The Linear alternative
that just makes sense.
Linear's calm and speed, for the whole company, at a third of the price. Linear set the bar for how fast and quiet an issue tracker can feel, and engineering teams love it for good reason. Two things push people to look: it is built around a software workflow that design, ops, and marketing do not share, and at $10 a seat it is priced as a premium tool. Magnifi keeps the fast, focused feel and opens it to every team for $3 a seat.
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Is Magnifi a good Linear alternative?
Yes. Magnifi is a cheaper, simpler, all-in-one alternative to Linear: a flat $3 per seat each month (versus Linear's $10), free for teams up to 5, with no setup project or learning curve. A team of 10 saves about $840 a year while getting tasks, boards, timelines, teams, docs, and notifications in one workspace.
Last updated June 2026
The math · team of 10
You're overpaying
for Linear.
Same work, a fraction of the bill. A team of 10 keeps $840 every year by moving to Magnifi.
See the full Linear pricing breakdown →Cheaper
Per seat, per month. No tiers, no seat minimums, no upsells — free for teams up to 5.
Simpler
2 minFrom sign-up to your first task. No admin to hire, no setup project, no learning curve.
All-in-one
One calm workspace instead of a stack of subscriptions you stitch together.
Why teams look beyond Linear.
Shaped around engineering
Cycles, triage, and an issue-first model assume a dev team. Non-engineering groups adapt to it rather than the other way round.
Premium per-seat price
At $10 per seat the cost of putting the whole company on Linear adds up quickly, and much of what non-engineers need is thinner than the issue tracking.
Opinionated by design
Linear's structure is a feature until your team's process does not match it. There is limited room to reshape it.
Magnifi vs Linear, dimension by dimension
Where each tool lands on the things teams actually weigh before switching. The verdict line is our honest call for that dimension, not a sales line.
Team fit
Magnifi
One workspace for engineering, design, marketing, ops, and leadership, with views that suit non-technical work.
Linear
Excellent for software teams. Other functions can be bolted on but the model still centres on issues and cycles.
Verdict. Magnifi if more than engineers need to live in it. Linear if it is a dev-team tool and will stay that way.
Speed and polish
Magnifi
Fast and deliberately quiet, but not as refined as Linear.
Linear
Best-in-class. The interaction model is a genuine reason people stay.
Verdict. Linear wins this one. Be honest with yourself about how much it matters to your team.
Workflow model
Magnifi
Sprint cycles and backlogs without forcing a single rigid process on every team.
Linear
Cycles, triage, and workflow states are tightly designed and hard to opt out of.
Verdict. Magnifi if you want flexibility across teams. Linear if its process is the one you want.
Pricing
Magnifi
Flat $3 per seat, free up to 5. A team of 10 pays $360 a year.
Linear
Free up to 250 issues, then $10 per seat on Standard billed annually. A team of 10 is about $1,200 a year.
Verdict. Magnifi is roughly 70% cheaper at ten seats.
Breadth beyond issues
Magnifi
Docs, team and sub-team structure, dashboards, and notifications in the same workspace.
Linear
Focused on issues and projects. Docs and broader collaboration are lighter.
Verdict. Magnifi if you want one tool instead of a stack. Linear if issue tracking is the job.
The same thing, at a glance
Including the rows where Linear comes out ahead.
| Magnifi | Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per seat / month | $3 | $10 (Standard, annual) |
| Free plan | Up to 5 members | Unlimited members, 250 issues |
| Setup time | Under 2 minutes | Minutes |
| Speed & polish | Fast | Best-in-class |
| Board, table & timeline views | Built-in | Built-in |
| Fits non-engineering teams | Yes | Limited |
| Roadmap & initiatives | Basic | Developed |
| Docs, teams & notifications in one workspace | Yes | Lighter |
| Linear data import | Built-in | n/a |
Where Linear is the better choice
No tool wins on everything. If these matter to your team more than price and simplicity, Linear is the honest pick and switching would cost you more than it saves.
Speed and craft
Keyboard-first, instant navigation, offline-tolerant. Linear is one of the most polished tools in the category and Magnifi does not claim to out-polish it.
Purpose-built for software delivery
Cycles, triage queues, project updates, and Git integrations that map cleanly to how product teams ship. Magnifi's sprint model is simpler.
Product and roadmap features
Linear's projects, initiatives, and roadmap views are more developed than Magnifi's higher-level planning.
Who should switch, who should stay
Choose Magnifi if…
- Companies that want engineering and everyone else in the same tool
- Teams where $10 a seat for non-engineers is hard to justify
- Groups whose process does not match Linear's cycle model
- Anyone who wants docs, teams, and tasks together rather than issue tracking alone
Stay with Linear if…
- •Pure software teams who value the polish and speed above all
- •Product orgs using Linear's roadmap, initiatives, and triage
- •Teams with Git workflows wired tightly into Linear
- •Anyone for whom the interaction design is the reason they enjoy the tool
Built-in importer
Moving from Linear
Magnifi has a built-in Linear importer. Authorise Linear, choose which teams to import, and issues come across as tasks.
What comes across
- Linear teams become Magnifi projects, issues become tasks
- Status, mapped from Linear workflow state type (backlog / started / completed)
- Priority, assignee (matched by email), labels as tags, due dates
- Sub-issue parent and child relationships
What you set up by hand
- •Cycles and triage configuration
- •Custom views and filters
- •Project updates, roadmap and initiative structure
- •Comment history and integrations
Coming from another tool?
We'll make the switch easy.
Whatever you're leaving, see exactly what Magnifi saves you.
$3
Per seat / month
70%
Cheaper than Linear
2 min
To get set up
Common questions
Is Magnifi a good Linear alternative?
Yes, particularly if your team is more than engineers. Magnifi keeps the fast, clean feel people like about Linear and works for design, marketing, ops, and leadership too, at $3 a seat instead of $10. If you are a pure software team using Linear's cycles and roadmap heavily, Linear is the better fit.
How does Magnifi's price compare to Linear?
Magnifi is $3 per seat / month versus Linear's $10. For a team of 10, that is roughly $840 saved a year, and the first 5 seats are free.
Can I import from Linear?
Yes. Magnifi's built-in Linear importer brings issues across as tasks with status, priority, assignee, labels, due dates, and sub-issue hierarchy. Cycles, custom views, and comment history are not migrated.
Is Magnifi as fast as Linear?
It is fast and deliberately minimal, but Linear's interaction polish is still ahead. If that specific feel is why your team loves Linear, weigh that honestly before switching.
Ready to switch?
Keep $840 a year.
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