Linear vs Traq
Linear
linear.appTraq
traq.ioSide by side
| Figure | Linear | Traq |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Issue Tracking Software | 9.1 (#4) | 7.4 (#33) |
| Spec score · Game Bug Tracking Software | 9.1 (#3) | 7.4 (#18) |
| Founded | 2019 | 2009 |
| Integrations | Official integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Figma, Intercom, Zendesk, Notion, Sentry, Jira, Zapier, Salesforce, and Google Sheets. | Traq provides a REST API and plugin system, and describes integration with CI/CD pipelines, Git repositories, and other systems. |
| License | The public Linear repository contains tools, SDKs, and plugins under the MIT license; the hosted Linear product itself is proprietary and closed source. | Traq is licensed under GPL-3.0. |
| Planning | Projects, initiatives, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and product documents support planning from idea to launch. | Traq supports agile sprints and traditional milestones, with due dates, progress tracking, and linked tickets. |
Plans
In their own words
Traq
Traq is a free, open-source PHP project manager and issue tracker for developers and teams. It is self-hosted under the GPL-3.0 license, with unlimited projects, components, and versions. Projects can define their own members, permissions, milestones, and settings. Planning supports agile sprints and traditional milestones, including due dates, progress tracking, and linked tickets. Role-based permissions work globally or per project, with custom groups and ticket permissions. Ticket custom fields support text, dropdown, checkbox, and date types and can be assigned to selected projects. Every project includes a Markdown wiki for documentation, procedures, notes, and shared knowledge. Traq provides a REST API and plugin system, with integrations described for CI/CD pipelines, Git repositories, and other systems. Installation requirements are PHP 8.3+, MariaDB or MySQL, and Apache mod_rewrite or an equivalent. Version 3.8.4 is listed as the latest stable release; 3.9.0-alpha.1 is a development release not recommended for production.