Height
Linear
| Feature | Height | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $8.5/mo | Free / from $8/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 |
| Best For | engineering-teams, product-teams, startups, ai-forward-teams | software-teams, startups, product-teams, engineering-teams |
| Founded | 2019 | 2019 |
| Ai Agents | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cross Project Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Lists And Boards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Forms | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Issues | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cycles | ✗ | ✓ |
| Roadmaps | ✗ | ✓ |
| Projects | ✗ | ✓ |
| Views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Git Integration | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Height Pros
- AI automates repetitive PM tasks
- Cross-project task management
- Beautiful modern interface
- Spreadsheet-like batch editing
✗ Height Cons
- Newer tool with smaller community
- AI features can over-categorize
- Limited reporting depth
✓ Linear Pros
- Incredibly fast
- Beautiful design
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Git integration
✗ Linear Cons
- Limited customization
- Opinionated workflow
- No time tracking
The Verdict
Height is built for engineering teams and product teams, with a focus on ai-agents and cross-project-views. Linear targets software teams and startups and leads with issues and cycles.
Both tools come in at similar price points ($8.5/mo for Height, $8/mo for Linear), so pricing won't make the decision for you.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Linear edges out on user ratings (4.7 vs 4.3). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Both tools are a solid fit for engineering teams, product teams, startups — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Linear has a slight overall edge — but if ai automates repetitive pm tasks matters most to you, Height may still be the right call.