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Outgrown Linear?
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Linear is great for small, senior teams. When you add timelines, roadmaps, RBAC, or multiple sub-teams — you need Projiq.

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Where Linear Falls Short

What teams hit when they outgrow Linear

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No native timeline view

Linear has no built-in Gantt or timeline view. Roadmap planning requires workarounds or third-party tools, creating a disconnect between issues and long-term plans.

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Basic role management

Linear offers Admin and Member roles — no project-level RBAC. When you need to give a contractor read-only access to one project, or restrict junior devs from certain boards, Linear can't do it.

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Limited multi-team structure

Linear's Teams concept works well for 1–2 teams. Managing 5+ teams with different workflows, sprint cadences, and access levels becomes fragmented in Linear's workspace model.

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Per-member pricing

Linear charges per member at ~$8/month each. As you scale from 10 to 30 to 50 team members, costs grow linearly. Projiq's org-level pricing keeps costs predictable at any size.

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Opinionated workflows

Linear's opinionated defaults are great at small scale but can become limiting. Custom issue statuses, complex workflow states, and org-specific processes are harder to configure.

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Limited reporting for leadership

Linear is optimized for individual engineers, not engineering managers or executives who need cross-team visibility, roadmap progress, and delivery tracking across multiple projects.

Head to Head

Projiq vs Linear — Feature Comparison

FeatureLinearProjiq
Sprint / Cycle boards✓ Full✓ Full
Kanban boards✓ Full✓ Full
Timeline / Gantt view✗ Not available✓ Built-in
Roadmap planning~ Basic (Projects)✓ Full roadmap view
Role-based access (RBAC)~ Admin / Member only✓ 5 granular roles
Multi-team management~ Linear Teams (limited)✓ Full org hierarchy
Real-time sync✓ Excellent✓ WebSocket live
Interface quality✓ Excellent✓ Modern
Pricing modelPer member (~$8/mo)Per org — flat rate
Free tierUp to 3 membersStarter plan free
What You Get with Projiq

Everything Linear has — plus what you need to scale

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Native timeline view

Plan and communicate roadmaps with a built-in Gantt/timeline view across all your projects — no plugins, no third-party tools needed.

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Granular RBAC

5 role levels — Super Admin, Org Admin, Project Manager, Developer, Viewer — with server-side enforcement at every API call.

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Multi-team org management

Manage multiple teams and projects under one organization with full isolation, cross-team reporting, and shared roadmap visibility.

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Real-time WebSocket sync

Every board update pushes instantly to all team members. No page refreshes, no stale issues — the same live experience Linear users love.

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Org-level pricing

One flat rate for your whole organization — not per member. Scale from 10 to 50 engineers without watching costs grow linearly.

Modern engineering-first UI

Clean, fast interface designed for how engineering teams actually work — sprint boards, backlog, kanban, timeline, all in one place.

Common Questions

Linear alternative FAQ

What is the best Linear alternative?
Projiq is the best Linear alternative for engineering teams that have outgrown Linear's limitations. It adds native timeline and Gantt views, granular RBAC (5 role levels), multi-team org management, and org-level pricing — while maintaining the modern, engineering-first design that Linear users appreciate.
Why do teams switch from Linear?
Teams most commonly outgrow Linear when they need: (1) timeline or Gantt views for roadmap planning; (2) granular RBAC for contractors, clients, or sub-teams with different access; (3) multi-team organization management at scale; (4) org-level pricing that doesn't grow per seat. Linear is excellent for small senior teams — Projiq is for when you scale.
Does Projiq have the same speed and real-time sync as Linear?
Yes. Projiq uses WebSocket-powered real-time sync — board updates push instantly to every team member, just like Linear's live sync. The interface is built to be fast and responsive for daily engineering use.
Is Projiq more expensive than Linear?
For small teams (under ~8 people), Linear's per-seat pricing and Projiq's org pricing are comparable. For teams of 10 or more, Projiq's org-level pricing becomes significantly cheaper — because adding new team members costs nothing extra, whereas Linear charges ~$8 more per member per month.

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