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Project management · 2026

Height·vs·Linear

Two solid choices in project management. Here's how they stack up on pricing, fit, and trade-offs — so you can decide in a minute.

Reviewed by Switchpoint Editors ·

Take on Linear

Linear's pricing is fair until it isn't — past 50 seats the Plus tier becomes the conversation, and the per-seat math gets uncomfortable. The product is sticky in a good way: the keyboard shortcuts and Cycles model rewire how teams plan, which makes switching cost real.

Contender A

Height

AI-native project tool with auto-triage.

Best for

Teams who want AI to clean up the backlog.

Pricing

Free. Team $6.99/user/mo.

Pros

  • AI auto-fills metadata
  • Flexible views

Trade-offs

  • Newer, evolving fast

Contender B

Linear

Fast, opinionated issue tracker for product teams.

Best for

Startups and product engineering teams.

Pricing

Free up to 250 issues. Standard $8/user/mo.

Pros

  • Blazing fast
  • Strong defaults
  • Great keyboard UX

Trade-offs

  • Less customizable than Jira

The matrix

Side-by-side

Best for

Height

Teams who want AI to clean up the backlog.

Linear

Startups and product engineering teams.

Pricing

Height

Free. Team $6.99/user/mo.

Linear

Free up to 250 issues. Standard $8/user/mo.

Top strength

Height

AI auto-fills metadata

Linear

Blazing fast

Biggest trade-off

Height

Newer, evolving fast

Linear

Less customizable than Jira

The verdict

Which should you pick?

If…Pick Height

Teams who want AI to clean up the backlog.

If…Pick Linear

Startups and product engineering teams.

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