Codecks vs Linear

Codecks

• Game studios that want a production pipeline modeled for each asset
• Small indie teams, since the free plan covers up to 5 users
• Studios collecting bug reports and ideas from a Discord community

Linear

• Software teams planning work in issues, cycles and projects
• Small teams: the free plan has no member limit
• Teams that hand issues to coding agents

Codecks

• Prices are listed in euros, both on the pricing page and in the vendor's manual.
• The Free plan stops at 5 users, 3 projects and 1 GB of shared storage.
• Time tracking, due dates, dependencies, guardians and capacity tracking need the Pro plan.
• Self-hosting is offered only on Enterprise, which has a 20-user minimum.

Linear

• The Free plan stops at 250 issues and 2 teams.
• Private teams, guests, Linear Insights and Linear Asks need the Business plan at $16 per user / month.
• SAML and SCIM are limited to Enterprise, which is billed annually only.
• The download page lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps but no Linux app.

Codecks

Cards, decks and projects

Tasks are cards grouped into decks and projects, each with a workflow state, effort, priority, tags and an owner. Doc cards hold design documentation beside the tasks.

Hero Cards and Journeys

Define a production pipeline once, with steps, estimates and checklists, and apply it automatically whenever a new asset is created.

Milestones and Runs

Plan work against milestones and time-boxed runs. On Pro, Beast Mode marks cards that keep rolling from sprint to sprint without being finished.

Dependencies and Guardians

On Pro, cards can be linked as dependencies so the next person is notified when it is their turn, and guardians act as required reviewers for a deck.

Community feedback

Decky, the Discord bot, turns ideas and bug reports from a game's community into cards with upvotes and status updates. Unity and Unreal plugins send in-game reports.

Open Decks

Share a project's roadmap publicly so players can subscribe, follow progress and leave feedback that flows back into the workspace.

Linear

Issues and cycles

Every piece of work is tracked as an issue. Cycles are recurring, fixed-length periods that a team plans a set of issues into.

Projects and initiatives

Projects collect the issues behind one deliverable, and initiatives group several projects under a larger company objective.

List and board layouts

Nearly every issue view can switch between a list and a kanban-style board, with optional swimlanes for an extra grouping.

Triage and Asks

Triage is a review step for new work before a team takes it on. Linear Asks, on the Business plan, turns workplace requests into issues.

Insights

Built-in analytics for whichever set of work a team wants to examine. Linear Insights is part of the Business plan.

Linear Agent and coding agents

Linear Agent is included on every plan, and the integration directory lists coding agents such as Codex, Cursor and GitHub Copilot.

Codecks

• Free€0

  Up to 5 users and 3 projects with 1 GB of shared storage. Includes cards, decks, milestones, runs, hero cards, the Discord bot and Open Decks.

• Plus€6

  per user / month, billed yearly (€7 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users and projects, 1 GB of storage per seat, files up to 250 MB, and read-only Observer users at no charge.

• Pro€9

  per user / month, billed yearly (€11 billed monthly)

  10 GB per seat, plus time tracking, due dates, dependencies, guardians, capacity tracking, beast mode, the producer role and priority support.

• Enterprise€15

  per user / month, minimum 20 users

  Unlimited storage, tailored onboarding and the option to self-host on your own infrastructure. Arranged by contacting the company.

Linear

• Free$0

  Unlimited members, 2 teams and 250 issues, with the agent platform and Linear Agent.

• Basic$10

  per user / month, billed yearly

  5 teams, unlimited issues, unlimited file uploads and admin roles.

• Business$16

  per user / month, billed yearly

  Unlimited teams, private teams and guests, Linear Insights, Linear Asks, Triage Intelligence, and Zendesk and Intercom integrations.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SAML and SCIM, granular admin controls, invoice or PO billing, and migration and onboarding support. Annual billing only.

Codecks

• Annual discount

  Save up to 18% with yearly billing

  Pro is €9 per user a month billed yearly against €11 billed monthly, and Plus is €6 against €7. Enterprise is €15 on either basis.

• Education

  Free Pro accounts for students and educators

  Students and educators who sign up with a school email and fill out the vendor's form get a free Pro account once verified. Educational accounts can have up to 100 users.

• Nonprofit

  50% off Plus and Pro for nonprofits

  Nonprofits get 50% off the Plus and Pro plans after emailing the company with their account name and information about the organization.

• Other savings

  Observer users are free

  On Plus and Pro, any number of read-only Observer users can view cards and comment without taking a paid seat.

Linear

• Nonprofit

  75% off for eligible charities

  Linear's billing docs offer eligible charities 75% off the Basic and Business plans on request by email. Enterprise is excluded.

• Education

  Free year for students, 75% off for staff

  The Education Program gives full-time students free access for one year and university staff a 75% discount, requested from a .edu address.

• Startups

  Up to 6 months of Business free for startups

  Startups with fewer than 50 employees that are not yet paying and belong to a Linear partner program can get up to 6 months of the Business plan free.