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Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) vs Linear

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

Enterprise suite for issue tracking, docs and code.

Project ManagementFreemium · $7.53/seat/mo (Jira Standard)
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Linear

Issue tracking the world has finally been waiting for.

Project ManagementFreemium · $8/seat/mo
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At a glanceAtlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)Linear
Pricing
$7.53/seat/mo (Jira Standard)
$8/seat/mo
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Founded
2002
2019
Location
Sydney, Australia
San Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped
Open source
Category
Project Management
Project Management
Indie alternatives
10
5
Founders
Mike Cannon-Brookes, Scott Farquhar
Karri Saarinen, Tuomas Artman, Jori Lallo

Key differences

  • Pricing

    Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) starts cheaper at $7.53/seat/mo (Jira Standard); Linear starts at $8/seat/mo.

  • Funding

    Both are venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) (2002) is 17 years older than Linear (2019).

  • Category

    Both compete in Project Management.

  • Indie alternatives

    Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) has 10 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Linear has 5.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founders of Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

  • Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder & co-CEO
  • Scott FarquharCo-founder & co-CEO

Founders of Linear

  • Karri SaarinenCo-founder & CEO
  • Tuomas ArtmanCo-founder
  • Jori LalloCo-founder

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