Linear pricing for 5 seats: real monthly and yearly cost
At 5 seats on the Basic tier with annual billing, Linear costs $40 per month, or $480 per year. Higher tiers and monthly billing change the math; the full per-tier breakdown is below.
Five-engineer teams are Linear's most loyal cohort. At this size Basic is enough, and the workflow opinions Linear ships with are most of the value: you're not paying for features, you're paying for the philosophy.
Per-tier cost at 5 seats
These figures use the official published per-seat price and multiply by 5. Custom-quote tiers are flagged; usage and add-on costs are not included.
Recommended tier for a 5-person team
Basic is the cheapest tier with a real published per-seat price, landing at $40 per month for 5 seats on annual billing.
Basic at five seats lands at roughly $40 per month on annual billing. Don't overthink the Business upsell at this size; it adds team-specific cycles you don't need until you have more than one squad.
What is not in the 5-seat math
- Enterprise security, priority support, and large-team procurement terms are custom.
Linear at 5 seats: buyer notes
Business is the public benchmark against Jira Premium for product teams that prefer Linear's workflow.
Alternatives at 5 seats
Same issue tracking category, computed at the same team size on each tool's cheapest published per-seat tier with annual billing.
Sources
Pricing changes frequently. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Linear cost for 5 seats per month?
At 5 seats on the Basic tier with annual billing, Linear runs $40 per month, or $480 per year. Monthly billing typically adds 15 to 25 percent on top.
How much does annual billing save on Linear at 5 seats?
Switching from monthly to annual billing on the Basic tier saves $10 per month, or $120 per year, about 20 percent off the monthly rate.
What is NOT included in the Linear price for 5 seats?
Enterprise security, priority support, and large-team procurement terms are custom.
Why pay for Linear when Jira Standard at 5 seats is similarly priced?
Two reasons. Linear's defaults force the team into a single, opinionated workflow that doesn't fragment as you grow. Second, the keyboard-shortcut speed advantage compounds: engineers self-report 30 to 50 percent faster ticket triage in week-two surveys after the switch.
What are the closest Linear alternatives at 5 seats?
Jira, Shortcut, Height are the alternatives most procurement teams shortlist when they compare Linear at this team size.