Shiplist vs Linear
Linear is built for engineering teams tracking bugs and sprints. Shiplist is for founders tracking what ships.
Linear is one of the best tools ever built for software engineering teams. Fast, opinionated, deeply integrated with GitHub. If you're running sprints and tracking issues across an eng org, it's hard to beat. But if you're a founder or indie hacker who just wants to ship things and see how far you've come, it's a lot of tool for a different job.
Linear is worth it if…
- you're running an engineering team with real sprint cycles
- deep GitHub integration is central to your dev workflow
- issue tracking and bug management are how your team operates
- you want fast, opinionated tooling built for software orgs
Shiplist makes more sense if…
- you don't need ticket IDs — you need tasks that get done
- you want to see real project progress, not status labels
- you want a public project page to build in public
- you're a founder or small team, not a dedicated eng org
See the difference
A side-by-side comparison of what you get
Shiplist
Linear
Core model
Checklist with real % progress
Issue tracker
Completable projects
Projects have a finish line
Issues keep coming
Progress tracking
Real % completion
Status-based (In Progress, Done…)
Public project pages
Built-in
Not available
Pricing (team of 5)
$12/mo flat
$90/mo ($18/user)
Setup time
Seconds
30+ min for teams
Ticket IDs
No
Yes (ENG-123)
GitHub integration
No
Yes
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