BugSnag vs. Linear

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BugSnag
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Bugsnag is an application health and error tracking application, now from Smartbear since the April 2021 acquisition, for monitoring web application stability, and alerting developers to app issues and error-rate in real-time.
$65
per month per user
Linear
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Linear is a purpose-built issue tracking and project management system designed for software engineering teams. It prioritizes high-performance synchronization and keyboard-driven workflows to streamline the product development lifecycle from initial triage to feature release.
$12
per month per user
Pricing
BugSnagLinear
Editions & Modules
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Basic
$12
per month per user
Business
$18
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BugSnagLinear
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
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User Ratings
BugSnagLinear
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(13 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
BugSnagLinear
Likelihood to Recommend
SmartBear
It's great for tracking bugs on your app. I don't think I can do anything else besides that...
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Linear
Linear is particularly well suited for teams that need a fast, intuitive way to organize and prioritize work across multiple projects. In my experience, it's been especially useful for tracking client work by priority, assignee, and project, while providing clear visibility into ownership and progress. Its clean interface makes it easy.
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Pros
SmartBear
  • The UI/UX is well designed. I have never been confused by any buttons/filters/settings, and everything is laid out in a neat and organized fashion.
  • Setup was super easy. I didn't have to do anything but read the documentation, which was well written.
  • The information captured by errors has everything I would need to debug an issue.
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Linear
  • Linear agent.
  • Quick glance at current status of tickets.
  • Allow customization to view only the relevant tickets and information for each user.
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Cons
SmartBear
  • For really long bugs, it'd be nice if you hovered over the row and it expanded the text so you didn't have to click on the actual bug to view everything.
  • It would be nice if there was a filter for grouping bugs instead of searching by their name.
  • Honestly nothing else, I love 99% of Bugsnag.
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Linear
  • Linear is missing documentation features like Jira Confluence. We can use Notion but it would have been great if Linear offered more comprehensive solution
  • Eventhough we can manage releases with projects, it is hard to manage them when there are multiple projects being released at the same time. The initiatives feature kind of handles this but if we can assign tasks to a release that would be awesome
  • Being able to invite guests without costing extra money. Platforms like Clickup allow you to invite a limited no of guests without costing extra money.
  • Linear is not good if you are software services company and want to manage multiple client projects. Linear is built for product teams.
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Usability
SmartBear
No answers on this topic
Linear
I already spoke to this in a previous question but, if you've ever used Jira, Linear should feel quite natural. It is a project management tool rooted in issues/tickets to which you can also add sub-tasks and various details. There is some customization but Linear has attempted to shape its offering as the most essential features necessary for this type of work.
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Alternatives Considered
SmartBear
No answers on this topic
Linear
When we are using jira it felt light the application itself is very heavy usage and the UI feel like boring and features were not good as compared to Linear. As QA when shifted to Linear i felt huge difference in process of ticket creation and tracking compared to jira and sometimes Jira would get stuck, but Linear didn't.
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Return on Investment
SmartBear
  • It has caught bugs on the spot, which allows us to quickly fix them.
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Linear
  • Improved visibility into work across clients by providing a centralized view of tasks, priorities, and ownership.
  • Increased team efficiency by replacing scattered personal task lists with a shared workflow.
  • Helped prioritize high-impact work by organizing tasks by clients, priority and assignee.
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