Linear seat growth and pricing against Asana and Monday.com

Linear maintains 18,000 paying customers. Monday.com reached 65,783 paid customers with more than 10 users in the second quarter of 2026. This number grew 6% from the 61,803 customers recorded in June 2025. Monday.com also saw the number of customers with more than $500,000 in ARR grow 68% from 68 in June 2025 to 114 in June 2026. Asana reported $790.8 million in revenue for fiscal year 2026. Monday.com revenue reached $364.6 million in the second quarter of 2026, which is a 22% increase year-over-year.

Monday.com grew revenue 22% year-over-year in its second quarter of 2026.

How does Linear capture more engineers?

Asana and Monday.com compete for the same organizations. Together they serve more than 430,000 paying organizations. Asana revenue reached $790.8 million for the 2026 fiscal year. Monday.com revenue climbed to $364.6 million in the second quarter of 2026.

Pricing and AI capability comparisons

Linear provides the most cost-effective issue tracking for software teams. The Free plan includes unlimited members, two teams, and 250 issues. It allows 10MB file uploads and includes the Agent platform. The Basic plan costs $10 per user per month when billed annually. This plan provides unlimited issues and five teams. The Business plan costs $16 per user per month and provides guest access. It also includes Triage Intelligence, Loops, and Code Intelligence. This tier provides unlimited teams. It also includes private teams. Does a growing team need more than five teams?

Monday.com provides AI tools like monday sidekick and monday vibe on all plans. Asana limits its AI features to Enterprise customers. Asana Intelligence includes smart status updates, smart fields, and task summaries. Monday.com uses AI Blocks for task automation and smart categorization. For a 10-person team, Asana Advanced costs $2,999 per year while Monday.com Pro costs $2,280 per year. This creates a $719 annual difference.

You should check the seat minimums before you budget. Monday.com requires three seats. Asana has no minimum requirement for a single user. When a team of 50 users chooses Asana Advanced, they pay $14,994 per year, but switching to Monday.com Pro costs only $11,400 per year, which saves the organization $3,594 annually.

Workflow and developer focus

Linear works for software teams.

Linear users value speed and keyboard-driven UX. The tool loads instantly and uses keyboard shortcuts for every action. It uses cycles and issues to track work. Asana provides five views including List, Board, Timeline, Calendar, and Gantt. Monday.com provides 27+ views and 35+ column types.

Asana is a versatile middle ground between Jira and Linear. Asana functions for mid-sized to large teams with structured workflows. Monday.com works for cross-functional teams that want an all-in-one platform. Linear works for software and product teams. Linear is popular with engineering-led companies including OpenAI, Perplexity, and Cursor. The tool provides a dark-themed interface and tight Git integration. Asana provides dependencies and portfolios for Advanced users. Monday.com provides 200+ templates and 27+ views. Monday.com has 200+ native integrations. Asana provides 300+ native integrations.

Monday.com provides 250 to 25,000 automation actions per month on its various plans. Asana provides unlimited automations on its Advanced plan. Linear users can use the Business plan to access agent automations. Asana includes workflow optimization suggestions in its Intelligence suite. Monday.com provides a visual, drag-and-drop interface. Linear is built for developers.