GitHub
Cheaper for 10 people
From$4/user/mo
10 people: $40 a month · $480 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- $10,000 startup credits
- 3 plans · priced per user
GitHub vs Linear: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
GitHub starts at $4/user/mo (Team) and Linear at $10/user/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $40 vs $100 a month: GitHub is $60 a month (60%) cheaper than Linear on list price.
Linear
Engineering
From$10/user/mo
10 people: $100 a month · $1,200 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per user
Plans
GitHub and Linear plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
GitHub
Free
Unlimited public/private repos · 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month · 500 MB Packages storage
Free
Team
Required reviewers & code owners · 3,000 CI/CD minutes/month · 2 GB Packages storage
$4/user/mo
Enterprise
SAML SSO & SCIM · 50,000 CI/CD minutes/month · Audit log API
$21/user/mo
Team $4 and Enterprise from $21/user/mo shown 'for the first 12 months' (footnote not visible). Enterprise also via sales; add-ons (Copilot, Codespaces) extra.
Prices from GitHub's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Linear
Free
Unlimited members · 2 teams · 250 issues
Free
Basic
5 teams · Unlimited issues · Admin roles
$10/user/mo
Business
Unlimited teams · Private teams and guests · Triage Intelligence
$16/user/mo
Basic $10 and Business $16 per user/mo billed yearly (monthly price not shown). Enterprise: custom, annual only.
Prices from Linear's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | GitHub (Team) | Linear (Basic) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $20/mo$240/yr a year | $50/mo$600/yr a year | GitHub $30 less a month |
| 10 people | $40/mo$480/yr a year | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | GitHub $60 less a month |
| 25 people | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | GitHub $150 less a month |
GitHub is priced per user. Linear is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
GitHub vs Linear: questions
Which is cheaper, GitHub or Linear?
GitHub starts at $4/user/mo (Team) and Linear at $10/user/mo (Basic). For 10 people that's $40 vs $100 a month: GitHub is $60 a month (60%) cheaper than Linear on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do GitHub and Linear have free plans?
GitHub has a free plan (Free). Linear has a free plan (Free).
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