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Why and how product teams switch to Linear

Linear is a purpose-built tool for planning and building products.

Linear helps 10,000+ software teams streamline their entire product development process, from bug and issue tracking all the way to managing project documents, complex initiatives, and long-term roadmaps.

Traditional task and project management tools suffer from three core problems:

  • They are not built for product developmentRequire hacking together your own DIY workflows
  • They lack user engagementUsers resist adding and updating tasks
  • They don’t scaleBreak down under compounding complexity

As a result, teams slow down and lose their product velocity. To regain momentum and build with speed and focus again, companies are switching to Linear.

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1. Linear is specifically built for product teams

Most task and project trackers are created as general-purpose tools (“All-in-one tool for everything”). They offer endless customization options, but are unable to deliver any specific high-velocity workflows that modern product development demands.

Linear is different. It is specifically designed and optimized for product and engineering workflows from the ground up.

From planning and building to launching and maintaining, Linear streamlines the entire development cycle. No matter if it’s a simple bug report or a company-wide initiative, every aspect is purpose-built and fluidly integrated, so that teams can move with urgency and focus.

Our switch to Linear was really fueled by one thing: velocity.ScaleSwitched to Linear in May 2024
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2. Linear is optimized for engagement

The key function of any task or project management tool is communication and coordination between people. It doesn’t matter how many features a tool has – if people don’t use it, it fails to be an effective source of truth.

While it’s often overlooked in other tools, we have found that end-user experience really matters. Making Linear fast, simple, and enjoyable to use, pulls people in and encourages them to use the tool more frequently. This higher level of engagement translates to better communication and collaboration, which in turn leads to higher quality output from the organization.

Teams that migrate to Linear from tools such as Jira, Shortcut, GitHub Issues, or Asana report significantly higher user engagement.

After switching to Linear:

  • 4.5x Increase in active users
  • 2x Increase in reported issues
  • 2x Faster issue closing times
  • Average increase based on data from companies with 50+ employees who switch from another issue tracker to Linear
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3. Linear scales with your company

As companies grow, complexity naturally increases. Most tools either can’t handle that complexity or accumulate excess processes through custom hacks and other DIY workarounds that don’t scale and ultimately lead to organizational stagnation.

Linear’s fit-to-purpose design scales from early-stage teams to large enterprises without sacrificing speed and simplicity. For larger teams, switching to Linear feels like a reset: It eliminates unnecessary processes and systematically keeps them streamlined.

Our speed is intense and Linear helps us be action biased. We’ve been using it since day one and it’s at the core of our engineering workflow. We can move quickly while remaining organized because everything we want to build gets documented in Linear.RampBuilding with Linear since 2019

Linear is the tool of choice for more than 10,000 organizations, from ambitious startups to major enterprises, including Fortune 20 companies. They choose Linear to accelerate their product momentum and build with speed and focus.

It’s never too early or too late to make the switch. Ramp, for example, has been building with Linear for over five years, scaling to 1,000+ employees since. Scale, on the other hand, recently migrated its team to Linear and is already seeing a step-change in product velocity.

Here are a few of the other companies that recently made the switch:

After their transition, teams see significantly more engagement, faster turnaround times, and an increase in the overall quality of their execution:

Scale resolves bugs 2x faster since switching to Linear
Pleo saved $30,000 a year by moving to Linear Asks
Remote switched their 1,000 person team to Linear to move faster

FAQs

Linear offers three pricing tiers (Basic, Business, Enterprise) tailored to the needs of your team. For detailed information about each plan, visit our Pricing page or get in touch with our Sales team.
Yes, we offer white glove onboarding and migration assistance for enterprise customers as well as ongoing priority support and account management. Get in touch with our Sales team to learn more.
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Linear is natively integrated with all major tools that teams use in their day-to-day workflows, ranging from engineering (GitHub, GitLab,Sentry) and design tools (Figma) to customer support systems (Intercom, Front, Zendesk) and communication platforms (Slack, Discord).

Additionally, there are hundreds of third-party integrations. You can also build your own apps and integrations with the Linear API.