Kora
Comparison

Kora vs Linear

Issue tracking for product teams. An honest look at pricing, features, and which tool fits your team.

Quick answer

Linear is Product and engineering teams, with from $10/user/mo, annual (basic) pricing (free tier available, paid plans from $10/agent/month). Kora is an AI helpdesk and issue tracker priced per ticket ($0.10 per ticket) with unlimited members and no monthly plans — AI ticket structuring, SLA tracking and automation rules are free, and the AI Analyst is 1 credit per answer. Linear fits teams that need product and engineering teams; teams that want per-ticket pricing with no seat fees typically choose Kora.

Kora logoKoraBest for

Kora wins on AI value and pricing simplicity. AI ticket structuring and the AI Analyst are included — usage billed as pay-as-you-go credits ($1 = 10 credits), with no per-seat pricing and no monthly commitment.

AI ticket structuring (free) SLA tracking and automation (free) AI Analyst (1 credit per answer)
Try Kora free
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LinearBest for

Linear is a solid choice for product and engineering teams. Fast keyboard-first UI and Git integration are genuine strengths. But no ai ticket structuring.

Fast keyboard-first UI Git integration Sprint planning
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At a glance

Feature
Kora
Linear
Free to start
1,100 free credits to start
Free (unlimited members, 250 issues)
Starting price
Pay as you go ($1 = 10 credits)
From $10/user/mo, annual (Basic)
AI ticket structuring
Unlimited, free
AI Analyst
Included (1 credit/answer)
Public API
20+ endpoints, every workspace
All plans
EU data residency
Yes
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Pricing at your team size

Kora is pay-as-you-go ($1 = 10 credits, 1 credit per ticket). The Kora figure is an illustration that assumes 30 tickets and 10 AI answers per agent per month; use the cost calculator for your own volume. Linear charges per agent. Drag the slider to compare.

15 agents
Team size
Kora logoKora Pay-as-you-goest.
$60/mo
Illustration: 30 tickets + 10 AI answers per agent/mo · $1 = 10 credits · no per-seat costs · no monthly commitment
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Linear Paid plans from
$150/mo
$10/agent/mo list price × 15 agents (checked on the vendor's pricing page; confirm before you buy)
At this illustration Kora costs $90/mo less
About $1080/year, if your volume matches the illustration.
Kora logoHow Kora is priced
Ticket created1 credit · $0.10
MembersUnlimited, free
To start1,100 free credits, no card
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Linear plans
FreeFree
Paid plans from·$10/agent

Feature comparison

Honest, side-by-side. Where we differ, we say so.

Included
Free / unlimited
Planned (not available yet)
Partial / limited
Not available
Feature
Kora logoKora
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Linear
Free to start
1,100 free credits
Free (unlimited members, 250 issues)
Starting price
Pay as you go — $1 = 10 credits, top up from $5
From $10/user/mo, annual (Basic)
Pricing model
Pay-as-you-go credits (no per-seat)
Per-seat
AI ticket structuring
Free (no add-on fee)
AI Copilot
Kora AI: 1 credit per draft
AI Analyst
Included (1 credit/answer)
Public API
20+ endpoints, every workspace
All plans
Embedded sessions
EU data residency
EU (Cloudflare D1)
Omnichannel
Planned (email-to-ticket, Slack, live chat)
Knowledge base
SLA tracking
Marketplace apps
Not available (REST API and webhooks)

Linear prices are list prices from the vendor's pricing page as last checked (October 2026); where a price is marked not re-verified we have not rechecked it. Feature rows summarize vendor pages and may be out of date. Prices and features change, so confirm with Linear before you buy. Spot an error? Email founder@usekora.app and we will fix it.

Where each one wins

No tool wins everything. Here's the honest split.

Kora logoWhere Kora wins
  • AI ticket structuring (free)
  • SLA tracking and automation (free)
  • AI Analyst (1 credit per answer)
  • Customer support focus
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Where Linear wins
  • Fast keyboard-first UI
  • Git integration
  • Sprint planning
  • Product-focused
Migration

Why teams switch from Linear

Common reasons teams move to Kora.

No AI ticket structuring
No AI Analyst
Not for customer support
Per-seat pricing
How to migrate
  1. 1Export your tickets from Linear as CSV
  2. 2Paste raw descriptions into Kora — AI structures them into clean tickets
  3. 3Or use the Public API to import tickets, comments, and attachments programmatically
  4. 4Invite your team — unlimited members, no seat fees

Common questions

Straight answers about switching to Kora.

Yes. Kora offers AI ticket structuring and an AI Analyst (text-to-SQL) — included, with usage billed as credits. Linear starts at $10/agent/mo and has no AI ticket structuring. Kora's pay-as-you-go credit pricing means no per-seat costs as your team grows.

See for yourself

Start free, invite your team, paste your first ticket. No credit card, no per-seat pricing, no setup call required.

No credit card·EU-hosted·Unlimited members·1,100 free credits