Reviewers mostly praise Linear for being fast, clean, and easy to use, with keyboard shortcuts, thoughtful workflows, and integrations that keep teams aligned without much setup. Many say it feels lighter and less bloated than Jira, Asana, or ClickUp, while still handling bugs, sprints, and backlog work well. The main complaints are about limited flexibility as work gets more complex: roadmap planning, board or swim-lane views, custom fields, multiple assignees, and some confusing cycle versus active-task views. Founders of
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