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As of 4 November 2026, 15 issue tracking are named by companies instead of Linear: Jira by 13,822 companies, Atlassian by 448, Rally Software by 198.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Linear, companies in postings
901
Most used alternative
Jira · 13,822
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Jira
Alternatives ranked
15
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

Issue tracking companies choose instead of Linear

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Linearpostings, 90 dCompare
1
JiraAtlassian
13,8221534%63,535Linear vs Jira →
2
AtlassianAtlassian
44850%916Linear vs Atlassian →
3
19822%688Linear vs Rally Software →
4
BugzillaMozilla
17119%534Linear vs Bugzilla →
5
RedmineRedmine
12914%228Linear vs Redmine →
6
809%122soon
7
728%156soon
8
ScriptRunnerAdaptavist
667%142soon
9
MantisBTMantisBT
637%200soon
10
BacklogNulab
586%74soon
11
VersionOneDigital.ai
576%229soon
12
556%277soon
13
YouTrackJetBrains
556%63soon
14
526%85soon
15
Jira PlansAtlassian
303%73soon
16,257 companies name a issue tracking in their postings.

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15 issue tracking are named by companies instead of Linear: Jira by 13,822 companies, Atlassian by 448, Rally Software by 198, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/linear/alternatives)
How we know

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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Linear alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Linear?

Jira: 13,822 companies name it in their own job postings, against 901 for Linear.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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