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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Linear

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ALinear 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

    Macro

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AMacro is an open-source workspace that combines email, team messaging, documents, task management, calls, and customer relationship management (CRM) in one application. Its modules, called Macro Blocks, use a shared AI context layer that allows the platform’s agents to reference information across supported workspace activities. Key Capabilities Shared Context Layer: Email, messages, documents, tasks, calls, and CRM records contribute to a common context…

    $40

    per month per user

    Pricing
    LinearMacro
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $12
    per month per user
    Business
    $18
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Macro Pro
    $40
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LinearMacro
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    LinearMacro
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
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    User Ratings
    LinearMacro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (13 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.8
    (13 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    LinearMacro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Macro
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    Pros
    Linear
    • Linear agent.
    • Quick glance at current status of tickets.
    • Allow customization to view only the relevant tickets and information for each user.
    Incentivized
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    Macro
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Macro
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    Usability
    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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    Macro
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Macro
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Macro
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    Macro Screenshots

    Screenshot of Macro's home page where you can interact with an agent and get a summary of recent work.Screenshot of Macro's CRM which auto-populates with user's email leads.Screenshot of Macro Chat is the main communication channel for teams.Screenshot of Macro Agent allows you to draft emails, set automation, create docs, etc.Screenshot of Macro Tasks is a lightweight task management system that auto-shares with your teamScreenshot of Macro Mail is an email client that sorts by signal and noise so you never miss an important email