# Free alternatives to Linear

> Linear (Basic) costs $120 a year. Free alternatives: Plane and Huly. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/linear/
- Category: Tasks & Projects (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/tasks-and-projects/)
- Vendor: Linear
- Plan: Basic
- Price: $10/month, $120/year
- Billing: per user, billed yearly
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Basic $10 per user/month Billed yearly"
- Price source: https://linear.app/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Plane

- Website: https://plane.so
- Repository: https://github.com/makeplane/plane (60,710 stars, last push 2026-10-12)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/plane/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Huly

- Website: https://huly.io
- Repository: https://github.com/hcengineering/platform (27,896 stars, last push 2026-10-14)
- License: EPL-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/huly/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Linear?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Plane (open source, AGPL-3.0) and Huly (open source, EPL-2.0).

### How much does Linear cost?

Linear's Basic plan costs $10 a month, which is $120 a year (per user, billed yearly). Source: the official pricing page at linear.app, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Linear alternatives run on Linux?

Plane (self-hosted server; web UI) and Huly (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Linear alternative?

Yes. Plane and Huly run on your own server.

### Are these Linear alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Plane (AGPL-3.0) and Huly (EPL-2.0).

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Source: Stop Renting (https://stoprenting.dev). Methodology: https://stoprenting.dev/methodology/