GitHub vs Linear

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

GitHub is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 10.2 versus 7.9 for Linear, and ranks ahead in 25% of the answers that name both.

Choose GitHub if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (10.2 vs 7.9)
You want a lower entry price ($4 vs $10)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA STAR Level 2 or PCI DSS or FedRAMP Tailored ATO coverage

Choose Linear if…

AI answers describe it more positively (54% vs 48% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II or GDPR or HIPAA (BAA available) or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 coverage
Fast issue tracking for software engineering teams
Generous free plan

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	GitHub	Linear
Visibility score	10.2%	7.9%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#10	#12
Share of voice	2.6%	2%
Mentions this run	13	11
Positive in AI answers	48%	54%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

GitHub 0pp · Linear 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

GitHub leads on 1 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

4.1%

7.8%

AI Mode

20.7%

8.2%

Perplexity

5.9%

7.8%

GitHubLinear

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

1GitHub ranked higher

3Linear ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	GitHub	Linear
What should a project management tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#2	#13
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#9	#1
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#11	#3
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#7	#2

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	GitHub	Linear
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $4 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud service (GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise Cloud) and self-hosted GitHub Enterprise Server	Cloud-hosted SaaS; workspace data can be stored in the European Union or the United States
Compliance	SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, CSA STAR Level 2, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Tailored ATO	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA (BAA available), ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Support	Community support (Free plan), Web-based support (Team plan), Premium support with 24/7 web and phone support and a 30-minute SLA on urgent tickets (Enterprise)	Priority support (Enterprise plan), Account manager (Enterprise plan)
Founded	2008	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, California	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	501–1,000	—
Funding	Round led by Sequoia Capital · $350M raised	Series C · $134M raised
Best for	Development teams, from individuals to enterprises, that build, review, and ship software on one platform.	Product and engineering teams that build software and want humans and AI agents working in one shared system