Open Source Alternatives

Alternatives to Linear

Issue tracking and project management for software teams.

1 drop-in replacement2 building blocks
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Updated Apr 2026

Drop-in Replacements

Ranked by Discovery Score

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Plane

1375% coverage

Open source Jira/Linear alternative

Plane is the open source alternative to Jira, covering sprints, kanban boards, and roadmaps without the Jira prices or the Linear waitlist. It's what Jira should have been: clean UI, fast, and you can self-host it.

47.3k ★+263/wkTypeScriptGNU Affero General Public License v3.0

Building Blocks

Linear is a platform — it bundles multiple capabilities into one subscription. These tools each cover one piece. Teams often assemble 2–3 of them instead of paying for the full suite.

openproject

15covers: issue tracking40%

kaneo

14covers: task tracking45%

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