Linear Alternative

Fast for engineering. Friendly for everyone else.

TaskInSync 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 INR invoices — not foreign-card friction every renewal.

What you keep — and what you gain

TaskInSync 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 + ₹ pricing per seat with INR 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, TaskInSync gets you back to one workspace — fast for eng, familiar for everyone else, free to start.

Bring your Linear issues with you

Switching doesn't mean starting over. Export your Linear issues to CSV and import them into TaskInSync — title, description, status, priority, labels and estimate map across by column header.

1 · Export to CSV

In Linear, export a view or your workspace to CSV. Title, description, status, priority, labels and estimate map across by header.

2 · Drop the file in

Pick a project and upload your CSV. We auto-map the standard columns — title, description, status, priority, due date and labels/tags. Unknown columns are ignored.

3 · Preview, then import

Preview is a dry run — nothing is created until you confirm. Rows dedupe automatically on title + due date. Up to 5,000 rows per file.

Moving a larger workspace or need a hand? We'll help you migrate for free.

TaskInSync vs Linear

An honest side-by-side. Linear pricing from linear.app (billed annually).

Feature	TaskInSync	Linear
Starting paid price	₹49/user/mo	$10/user/mo (Basic, annual)
Pricing model	Per user, in ₹	Per user, in USD
Free plan	✓ Free forever	✓ (250 issues)
Kanban & board	✓	✓
Sprints & backlog	✓	✓ (cycles)
Docs / wiki	✓	✗
Time tracking	✓ all plans	✗
Gantt / timeline	✓ all plans	✗
AI assistant	✓ built in	✓
Pay in ₹ via UPI + INR invoices	✓	✗

Where Linear leads: a fast, focused issue tracker for software teams. Where TaskInSync wins for mixed teams: docs, Gantt, time tracking and dashboards beyond engineering, at ₹ pricing per seat.

Frequently asked questions

Is TaskInSync a good Linear alternative?

Yes — TaskInSync 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 TaskInSync cheaper than Linear?

TaskInSync 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 TaskInSync support sprints and roadmaps?

Yes. TaskInSync 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 TaskInSync comfortably?

Yes — TaskInSync 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.