Weft vs Linear
Linear is a fast, opinionated issue tracker for engineering teams.
Linear is one of the best product-engineering tools ever shipped. If you have ten engineers reviewing PRs daily, its keyboard-native issues and Cycles are hard to beat. Weft is built for the other end of the spectrum — the solo founder (or two-to-ten team) who wants an AI to run the board for them, not a perfectly-tuned issue tracker.
Side by side
| Weft | Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $60/user/yr (solo) | $120–$192/user/yr (Basic/Business, billed annually) |
| Built around MCP | Core product — OAuth 2.1, 32 tools | 60 actions on every plan, official since 2025 |
| Sprint control by AI | create / start / complete a sprint | Read-only — an agent cannot run a cycle |
| Undo an agent mistake | Trash and restore, 30-day bin | No delete or restore for issues |
| Board context in one call | get_board_state | Several List calls stitched together |
| Method | Scrumban (kanban + sprints) | Issue tracking + Cycles |
| Offline mobile apps (iOS & Android) | Yes, first-class | Partial (web-first) |
| Time to first task | Under 1 min | ~5 min |
| Best for | Solo founders, teams 2-10 | Engineering teams 10+ |
Pricing is based on each vendor’s public pricing page and may change. Not affiliated with Linear. Check Linear’s site ↗ for the latest.
When Linear is the right choice
- Team of ten-plus engineers with heavy PR and triage workflow.
- Deep GitHub/GitLab integration, keyboard-native power use, rich issue views.
- You already love the Linear method (Cycles, triage, projects) and have time to run it.
When Weft is the right choice
- You are one or two people and want the AI you already use to file, move, and complete tasks.
- Scrumban (kanban + fixed sprints) is your preferred ceremony, not Cycles.
- You care about offline mobile apps from day one.
- Budget matters — $5/seat/month billed yearly ($60/yr), or $7 monthly, against $10–$18 per seat plus metered AI credits on top.
How to switch
Linear exports CSV per workspace. Upload it at Board → Import, or paste the export into your AI — bulk_create_tasks lands the whole backlog in one call. Step-by-step guide at /migrate-from/linear.
Need help porting data? Contact support — we do hands-on migrations for teams while we are early.
The honest bottom line
Pick Linear if you have an engineering org and want the best issue tracker money can buy. Pick Weft if you want an AI-native Scrumban board that starts working in under a minute.
Try Weft for 50 tasks, free.
No credit card. Upgrade to Pro when you hit the limit — starting at $5/seat/month.
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