Fizzy vs Linear
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Linear
Issue tracking and product planning for software teams
Where they differ
- Fizzy is free. Linear starts at $10 per user / month, billed yearly.
- Only Linear lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Fizzy is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Linear also covers tasks.
At a glance
| Fizzy | Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $10 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | The hosted service is entirely free and is paid for by Basecamp and HEY, 37signals' two paid products. File storage is limited to 1 GB. The code can also be run on your own server at no charge. | Unlimited members, 2 teams and 250 issues, with the agent platform and Linear Agent included. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | 37signals LLC | Linear |
| Price read from | fizzy.do | linear.app |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Fizzy
- Small teams tracking bugs, issues and ideas on simple boards
- Teams that want a hosted kanban tool with no per-user fee
- Developers who want to run or modify the code on their own server
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
Worth knowing
Fizzy
- The hosted service limits file storage to 1 GB. The iOS app is for iPhone only, and desktops use the browser or an installed web app.
- There is no import from Trello, Jira, GitHub Issues or Basecamp and no two-way integration; data leaves through webhooks and the API.
- Cards cannot be reordered within a column, the three default columns cannot be renamed, and there are no board or card templates.
- The O'Saasy license permits self-hosting and modification but bars offering the software to others as a competing hosted service.
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.
Key features
Fizzy
- Boards and columns
- Every board starts with three columns, NOT NOW, MAYBE? and DONE. Custom columns, each with its own name and color, are added alongside them.
- Cards with steps and comments
- A card holds a description, a checklist of steps, comments, tags and an assignee. Typing # in a card links to another card by its number.
- Auto close
- Cards with no activity move to NOT NOW after a set period, 30 days by default. Administrators can change the period for the account or for one board.
- Golden Tickets
- Marking a card as a Golden Ticket turns it gold and moves it to the top of its column, which is how urgent work is prioritized.
- Public boards
- A board can be given a public link so that people outside the account can follow its progress.
- Webhooks and API
- Webhooks send board events, such as a card being created, assigned or completed, to Slack, Campfire or any tool that accepts them. An API covers boards, cards and comments.
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.
Plans
Fizzy
Fizzy$0
The whole product, hosted by 37signals, with file storage limited to 1 GB. The site lists no paid plan.
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.
Ways to pay less
Fizzy
No public discounts listed.
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.
