Linear vs Office Timeline

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Two Roadmap tools side by side: what each does, what it costs and who it suits.

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The verdict Side by side Plans and pricing Who each is for Other options

The verdict

On the data we hold, Linear comes out ahead. Here is why, point by point.

What the data says

Both have a free plan, so you can try each before you pay.
Office Timeline starts lower, at $9/mo against $10/mo.
In our Roadmap ranking, Linear places 2 and Office Timeline 3 of 4.

Side by side

Linear and Office Timeline compared
At a glance	Linear	OTOffice Timeline
Starts at	$10/mo	$9/mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
API	Yes	Not known yet
MCP server	Yes	Not known yet
Links	Visit	Visit

Plans and pricing

Linear

FreeUnlimited members, 2 teams and 250 issues.Free
BasicPer user, $10 per month billed yearly; 5 teams and unlimited issues.$120/yr/seat
BusinessPer user, $16 per month billed yearly; everything in Basic plus more.$192/yr/seat

Office Timeline

Liteusers who need Excel import and basic swimlanes$9/mo
Plusteams requiring unlimited swimlanes and dependencies$17/mo
ExpertPMs syncing with MS Project, Jira, and Smartsheet$21/mo

Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.

Who each is for

Choose Linear if…

Software and product teams that ship continuously and want a fast, keyboard-driven issue tracker with Git integration, cycles, roadmaps and AI agents built in.

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Choose Office Timeline if…

We haven't written up who Office Timeline suits yet.

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