{
  "slug": "linear",
  "name": "Linear",
  "domain": "linear.app",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "Issue tracking and product development workspace for software teams, with projects, cycles and AI-assisted workflows.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Linear from workspace Settings: a workspace admin opens Administration and Billing and cancels the subscription with the plan controls. It takes about 1 minute, and the change is scheduled for the end of the subscription period. Linear does not provide refunds for cancellation in the middle of a monthly or annual subscription period.",
  "price": "$10 / user / month, billed yearly",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 10,
  "planName": "Basic",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "basic",
      "name": "Basic",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 12
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 120
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$12 per user monthly or $10 per user per month billed annually",
      "sourceUrl": "https://linear.app/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "business",
      "name": "Business",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 18
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 192
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$18 per user monthly or $16 per user per month billed annually",
      "sourceUrl": "https://linear.app/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "enterprise",
      "name": "Enterprise",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Custom pricing",
      "sourceUrl": "https://linear.app/pricing"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 2,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "invoice"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://linear.app/settings",
  "cancellationTime": "~1 minute",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 60,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open workspace Settings",
        "body": "Sign in to Linear and open Settings for the paid workspace."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Administration and Billing",
        "body": "Only workspace admins can change or cancel the subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel the subscription",
        "body": "Use the plan controls in Billing to cancel. The change is scheduled for the end of the subscription period."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Review the applicable order",
        "body": "Enterprise subscriptions can use annual invoice or purchase-order billing and custom terms."
      },
      {
        "title": "Notify Linear of non-renewal",
        "body": "Change the subscription in the account or send written notice to billing@linear.app."
      },
      {
        "title": "Keep Linear's written confirmation",
        "body": "Linear's terms require the company to confirm an email cancellation in writing."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Use this path for a subscription billed directly by the service."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Linear does not provide refunds for cancellation in the middle of a monthly or annual subscription period.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause option is documented.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Nothing is deleted after cancellation. On Free, workspaces with more than 250 issues cannot create new issues and all members become workspace Admins.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancelling preserves workspace data. Deleting a workspace is separate, starts a 48-hour cancellation window and then permanently deletes workspace, user and issue data.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "None mid-term"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of subscription period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How do I cancel Linear?",
      "answer": "Open workspace Settings -> Open Administration and Billing -> Cancel the subscription."
    },
    {
      "question": "When does the cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "Nothing is deleted after cancellation. On Free, workspaces with more than 250 issues cannot create new issues and all members become workspace Admins."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund?",
      "answer": "Linear does not provide refunds for cancellation in the middle of a monthly or annual subscription period."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling delete my data?",
      "answer": "Cancelling preserves workspace data. Deleting a workspace is separate, starts a 48-hour cancellation window and then permanently deletes workspace, user and issue data."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Billing and plans - Linear Docs",
      "url": "https://linear.app/docs/billing-and-plans",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Linear pricing",
      "url": "https://linear.app/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Terms of Service - Linear",
      "url": "https://linear.app/terms",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Workspaces - Linear Docs",
      "url": "https://linear.app/docs/workspaces",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-09"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-09",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-08",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/linear",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/linear.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/linear.md"
  }
}