A Linear alternative for teams with customers
Keyboard-fast tracking, plus everything after the commit
Linear is superb at focused issue tracking — until the work touches customers. Support requests, SLA promises, client UAT, billable hours, and real documentation all live outside it. Kapvel keeps the realtime, ⌘K-driven feel and completes the loop in one workspace.
Who switches, and why
Agencies and B2B product teams: they need a portal where customers file requests against SLAs, acceptance their clients can sign, timesheets that price the work, and a wiki with more than plain pages. Adding four tools to Linear costs more than replacing it.
What you keep
Speed and keyboard flow: realtime boards, instant issue modals, command-palette navigation. Sprints replace cycles with equivalent rhythm plus classical burndown and velocity for stakeholders who ask for charts.
Kapvel vs Linear at a glance
| Kapvel | Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $9 per user/month | From ~$8 per user/month |
| Scrum & Kanban boards | Included, realtime | Issues & cycles (opinionated, fast) |
| Wiki & collaborative docs | Included (or $6 add-on on Standard) | Basic project docs only |
| Spreadsheets, decks & whiteboards | Included with Docs | Not included |
| Service desk with SLAs & portal | Included in Premium ($10 add-on on Standard) | Not included |
| Time tracking & timesheets | Built in, with billable rates | Not included |
| Test management & client UAT | Included in Premium ($12 add-on) | Not included |
| Approvals with e-signatures | Built in, on any doc type | Not built in |
| Automation rules | 100 free runs/mo, unlimited on Premium | Workflow automations included |
| Migration path | Jira/Confluence importers cover most Linear-curious teams' sources | — |
Competitor details reflect public pricing and plans as of July 2026 and may change.
See it live
This is a real interactive demo — click around, nothing to install.
Agile boards that feel alive
Scrum and Kanban boards with drag-and-drop, custom columns, filters, story points, and realtime sync — when a teammate moves a card, you see it instantly. Plan sprints in the backlog, then complete them with automatic rollover.
- Sprints with burndown, velocity, and cumulative flow reports
- Epics, stories, tasks, bugs, and subtasks with rich descriptions
- Backlog planning with ranking, bulk moves, and story points
- Timeline view with drag-to-resize epic bars
Sprint 14
4 days leftComplete sprintOAuth token refresh flow
Empty state illustrations
Fix flaky payment webhook
Checkout flow polish
Sprint burndown widget
Frequently asked questions
Why choose Kapvel over Linear?
When your team needs service desk, client sign-off, time billing, or office docs, Kapvel includes them natively; Linear requires a toolchain around it.
Is Kapvel fast like Linear?
Realtime sync, modal issues, and a command palette keep the feel — try the live demo, no signup, and judge in a minute.
Keep exploring
Your team, out of eight tabs by Friday
Start free, invite the team, and import your existing projects in minutes. Boards, docs, and support — finally on speaking terms.