Linear alternative
A Linear alternative
you can start free
zvena Projects is for tasks, boards and progress: a fast, keyboard-first tracker in the same workspace as your docs, designs, calendar and mail, on the free plan for the whole team.
Tasks next to the thinking behind them. A line of a page becomes a task, a task starts its own document or design, and the links work both ways — for every member, on the free plan.
Cycles, projects
and a roadmap
Cycles with a burn-up chart, where unfinished tasks move to the next one. Projects with leads, milestones, dependencies and status updates, on a roadmap you drag to reschedule.
More about ProjectsNext to your docs
and designs
A line of a page in Docs becomes a task; Create document and Create design start one from a task. The links work both ways, so whoever holds the task can read why it exists.
Notes and tasks, step by stepSide by side
zvena Projects and Linear
What each one gives a team, from Linear's own pages and ours.
| Linear | zvena Projects | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price for a team | Free for 2 teams and 250 issues; paid plans per user | ✓Free plan, every member |
| Tracking | ||
| Tasks, subtasks, relations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cycles | ✓ | ✓With burn-up |
| Projects, milestones, roadmap | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keyboard shortcuts and command palette | ✓ | ✓ |
| Around the work | ||
| Docs with databases in the same workspace | Documents on projects, issues and teams | ✓Full Docs, 11 database views |
| Interface design tool in the same workspace | – | ✓zvena Design |
| GitHub, GitLab and Slack integrations | ✓ | ✓GitHub, GitLab and Slack, on the free plan too |
| Importers | ✓Jira, GitHub Issues, Asana, Shortcut, Linear | From Linear (token or CSV export) |
| Desktop and mobile apps | ✓macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, not yet in the stores; iPhone as a web app (downloads) |
Linear is a trademark of Linear Orbit, Inc. Compared with Linear's own pages, checked on October 24, 2026; features and plans change over time. Sources: pricing, integrations, importers, apps, data regions.
What's missing
What zvena Projects doesn't have yet
zvena Projects is new, and we would rather tell you up front.
- Only Linear comes inSettings → Import brings teams, cycles and issues (as tasks) from Linear. Jira, Asana and Trello exports go to Docs as databases, not to Projects.
- One person edits a description at a timeIf someone saved it while you were writing, zvena keeps your draft and asks which version to keep; it doesn't merge the two.
- No apps in the stores yetThe desktop apps are not yet signed, Android comes from our site or F-Droid, and on iPhone zvena is a web app on the Home Screen.
Moving over
How to start
- Create your accountSign in with Google, GitHub or an email link.
- Open Projects, or bring your tasksYour workspace gets a team with a few example tasks; press C to add your own. Coming from Linear? Settings → Import brings your Linear teams, issues and cycles.
- Set up your workflowRename statuses, add labels, turn on cycles and create your first project in the team's settings.
- Invite your teamShare an invite link from the Team page and pick each person's role.