Linear Alternative

Fast for engineering. Friendly for everyone else.

TaskNest gives engineering the keyboard-driven speed and clean issue model Linear is loved for — and keeps marketing, ops and design in the same workspace with boards, timelines, workload and reports they'll actually use. Free to start, priced in ₹.

✓ Free plan, no credit card ✓ Issues, sprints & roadmap ✓ Pay in ₹ via UPI

Why teams look for a Linear alternative

Linear set a high bar for engineering tools — fast, opinionated, well-designed. The reasons people start looking elsewhere usually aren't about the engineering experience; they're about the rest of the company:

Engineering-only mental model

Marketing, ops and design teams find the issue/cycle model unfamiliar and end up in a different tool.

Per-seat cost adds up

You pay full price for every teammate — even the ones who only need a board view and a calendar.

No time tracking or workload

Client-services and operations teams need both — and have to bolt on another tool to get them.

Priced in dollars

Indian teams want INR pricing, UPI and GST invoices — not foreign-card friction every renewal.

What you keep — and what you gain

TaskNest isn't trying to replicate Linear pixel-for-pixel. It keeps what works (speed, a clean issue model, sprints, roadmap) and adds the things the rest of the company needs:

Fast, keyboard-driven issue tracking with priorities, statuses, labels, assignees and due dates.
Sprints, backlog, roadmap and timeline (Gantt) — plan engineering work the way engineers expect.
Board, list and calendar views — so marketing, ops and design can use the same workspace, their way.
Workload, time tracking and reports — built in, not a separate tool to wire up.
Custom fields, templates, automations and bulk actions — for the structured workflows operations teams need.
An AI assistant — summarize issues, draft updates, suggest priorities and surface blockers.
Real-time collaboration — comments, @mentions, reactions, attachments, docs/wiki.
Free plan + flat ₹ pricing with GST invoices — pay for the team you have, not per-seat across the company.

The short version: if Linear is great for your engineers but the rest of the company is on something else, TaskNest gets you back to one workspace — fast for eng, familiar for everyone else, free to start.

TaskNest at a glance

Everything below is available today, starting free.

What teams need	TaskNest
Fast, keyboard-driven issue tracking	✓ Included
Sprints, backlog, roadmap & timeline (Gantt)	✓ Included
Board, list & calendar for non-eng teams	✓ Included
Workload view & time tracking	✓ Included
Custom fields, templates & automations	✓ Included
AI assistant + reports + dashboards	✓ Included
Free plan, no credit card	✓ Included
INR pricing, UPI, GST invoices	✓ Free to start

Frequently asked questions

Is TaskNest a good Linear alternative?

Yes — TaskNest gives engineering the keyboard-driven speed and clean issue model Linear is loved for, while keeping non-engineering teams in the same workspace with boards, lists, timelines, workload and reports they'll actually use.

Is TaskNest cheaper than Linear?

TaskNest has a free plan with no credit card. Paid plans are priced in INR (not US dollars) and don't punish you for adding teammates outside engineering — so you pay for the team you have, not per-seat for everyone.

Does TaskNest support sprints and roadmaps?

Yes. TaskNest includes sprints, backlog, roadmap and timeline (Gantt) views, plus a workload view so you can see capacity per teammate — alongside a kanban board and list view.

Can non-engineering teams use TaskNest comfortably?

Yes — TaskNest is designed for mixed teams. Marketing, ops and design use the same workspace as engineering, with boards, calendars, custom fields and templates that fit their workflows.