Linear Raised Prices: Basic +25%, Business +14% in Late 2025
Between October 7 and November 12, 2025, Linear quietly raised per-seat prices on its pricing page. Basic went from $8 to $10 per user per month (+25%). Business went from $14 to $16 (+14.3%). The free plan did not change. Verified against archived pricing pages, still in effect in October 2026.
What Changed
Linear's pricing page (linear.app/pricing) listed these prices before and after the change, based on archived copies of the page:
| Plan | Before (archived Oct 7, 2025) | After (archived Nov 12, 2025) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues) | $0 (unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues) | No change |
| Basic | $8/user/month (billed yearly) | $10/user/month (billed yearly) | +$2 (+25%) |
| Business | $14/user/month (billed yearly) | $16/user/month (billed yearly) | +$2 (+14.3%) |
| Enterprise | Custom (annual billing only) | Custom (annual billing only) | No published change |
Both paid tiers moved by the same absolute amount ($2 per seat per month) but very different percentages: Basic holders took the bigger hit at +25%, Business holders +14.3%. Linear publishes these as annual-billing rates; the page does not display a separate monthly rate.
When Did Linear Raise Prices? (Bounded by Archived Pages)
Linear did not put an effective date on the pricing page, so the change has to be bounded with archived snapshots of linear.app/pricing:
- October 7, 2025 (archived): Basic $8, Business $14. Old prices still live.
- November 12, 2025 (archived): Basic $10, Business $16. New prices already live.
- December 29, 2025 through October 1, 2026 (archived): Basic $10, Business $16 on every snapshot. No reversion, no further increase.
- October 8, 2026 (live check): Basic $10, Business $16 still listed. The increase is the current price, not a temporary state.
So the honest effective window is October 7 to November 12, 2025. Anyone who renewed a contract in that window or afterward is paying the new rates.
What Did NOT Change
Pricing rumors spread fast, so it is worth stating what Linear's published pricing page does not show, verified the same way:
- The free plan was not cut to 10 members. Every archived page from June 2024 through October 1, 2026 says unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues. The live page on October 8, 2026 says the same.
- No "Scale" tier exists. Linear has continuously listed four plans: Free, Basic, Business, Enterprise.
- No Starter, Pro, or Business+ tiers exist. Older plan names (Pro) were retired before 2024; the current names have been stable since at least June 2024.
- Linear is per-seat, not flat per-team. Prices are quoted per user per month.
Team Cost Impact: What the +$2 Per Seat Actually Costs
Formula: seats × old or new monthly rate × 12 months (annual billing). Delta is the extra spend per year after the increase.
| Team size | Basic before ($8) | Basic after ($10) | Basic delta | Business before ($14) | Business after ($16) | Business delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 seats | $960/yr | $1,200/yr | +$240/yr | $1,680/yr | $1,920/yr | +$240/yr |
| 25 seats | $2,400/yr | $3,000/yr | +$600/yr | $4,200/yr | $4,800/yr | +$600/yr |
| 50 seats | $4,800/yr | $6,000/yr | +$1,200/yr | $8,400/yr | $9,600/yr | +$1,200/yr |
| 100 seats | $9,600/yr | $12,000/yr | +$2,400/yr | $16,800/yr | $19,200/yr | +$2,400/yr |
Assumptions: annual billing, USD list price, full seat count on one paid tier, taxes and AI credit usage excluded. Exclusions: negotiated enterprise discounts (Enterprise is custom-priced), AI credits (Linear marks coding sessions and Loops as requiring AI credits, which are metered separately), and any regional pricing variations.
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Who Pays More After the Change
🔴 Basic tier teams (hit hardest in percentage terms)
Basic went up 25%, the same tier startups graduate to first. A 10-seat team moved from $960 to $1,200 per year. That is +$240 per year for the same product.
🟡 Business tier teams (same dollars, lower percentage)
Business also went up $2 per seat, which is +14.3%. Teams of 50 pay an extra $1,200 per year. Business remains the tier with unlimited teams, private teams, insights, and Zendesk/Intercom integrations.
🟢 Free plan users (no change)
The free plan still supports unlimited members across up to 2 teams with 250 issues. Small teams that live inside those limits pay nothing new.
Enterprise: unpublished
Enterprise is custom-priced with annual billing only. We do not estimate enterprise rates; if you are on an Enterprise contract, your order form is the source of truth.
Linear Pricing History (2024 to 2026, Archival Evidence)
| Date (archived page) | Basic | Business | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2024 | $8 | $12 | Baseline. Free: unlimited members, 2 teams, 250 issues. |
| Jan 7, 2025 | $8 | $14 | Business $12 → $14 (+16.7%) at some point between Jun 2024 and Jan 2025. |
| Oct 7, 2025 | $8 | $14 | Prices stable. |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $10 | $16 | Basic +25%, Business +14.3%, effective sometime in the Oct 7 to Nov 12 window. |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $10 | $16 | Unchanged. Business now bundles Loops and Code Intelligence (marked as requiring AI credits). |
Packaging changes in 2026 (not price changes)
Separately from price, Linear's packaging moved during 2026. Archived pages show Business gained AI-adjacent features between February and October 2026 (Linear Agent automations, Code Intelligence, and Loops), and those AI features are footnoted as requiring AI credits, which are metered usage on top of the seat price. Enterprise also gained line items like invoice/PO billing and granular admin controls. These are feature-package changes on the same four plans; the seat prices did not move again.
What To Do If You Pay for Linear
- Check which tier you are actually on. The jump from Basic to Business is $6 per seat per month; many teams sit on Business for integrations they do not use.
- Annual billing is the published rate. The pricing page quotes annual rates; confirm your invoice matches $10 (Basic) or $16 (Business) per seat per month.
- Right-size seats. Linear bills per active member; removing dormant seats is the fastest way to offset a 25% tier increase.
- Watch the AI credits line. Coding sessions and Loops require AI credits. If your team uses them heavily, that usage cost grows with adoption and sits outside the seat price.
- Negotiate at renewal if you are on Enterprise. Enterprise pricing is custom and unpublished; competitive quotes are your only leverage.
Alternatives
If a 25% Basic increase changes your math, these are the usual exits. We link to our full comparisons rather than quoting figures we have not re-verified in this article:
| Alternative | Pricing model | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Issues | Free inside GitHub repos | Teams already hosting code on GitHub |
| Plane | Open source, self-hostable | Cost-first teams that can self-host |
| Jira | Per-user, free tier under 10 users | Enterprises needing governance |
| ClickUp | Per-user with a broad free tier | Non-engineering teams wanting PM plus docs |
| Height / Shortcut | Per-user | Teams that want Linear-style UX at a different price point |
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Sources: linear.app/pricing (first-party, verified October 8, 2026) and archived snapshots of the same page dated June 3, 2024; January 7, 2025; October 7, 2025; November 12, 2025; December 29, 2025; and October 1, 2026. Last updated:
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