Reviewers mostly praise Linear for being fast, clean, and easy to adopt, especially compared with heavier tools like Jira, Asana, and ClickUp. They say the interface stays out of the way, keyboard shortcuts and integrations with Slack, GitHub, and other tools make everyday work smoother, and teams get better alignment with less overhead. A few limits come up repeatedly: less flexibility for custom workflows, roadmap planning, and client-facing work, plus confusion around cycles versus active views and the lack of richer board or swimlane-style views.