Linear vs Grist vs Smartsheet

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Linear
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Competitor 1
Grist
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Smartsheet
Competitor 3
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Your tool Linear
linear.app
Issue tracking that developers actually enjoy using
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Competitor Grist
getgrist.com
Spreadsheets meet databases in Grist, and the result sits somewhere between Excel and a full database system
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Competitor Smartsheet
smartsheet.com
Smartsheet is a work management platform that layers AI over spreadsheet-style sheets, forms, reports and project plans.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.4Mvisits/mo
213Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 9.3%
▲ 3.5%
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6-month growth
+59.0%
+29.0%
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Global rank web
#5,797
#184,784
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Avg. last 3 months
8.6M
208.6K
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Bounce rate lower is better
32%
43%
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Pages / visit
6.5
3.4
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Visit duration
7m 26s
1m 43s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 92% · ● Referral 5%
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 22%
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LinearGristSmartsheet
02.3M4.7M7M9.4MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MGrist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213K100K1M10MLinear · 4.7MLinear · 4.8MLinear · 5.8MLinear · 5.9MLinear · 7.2MLinear · 7.4MLinear · 7.7MLinear · 8.6MLinear · 9.4MGrist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Paid
Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
$12per month
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Plans
Free FreeBasic $10/moBusiness $16/moEnterprise Custom
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Pro $12/moBusiness $24/moEnterprise CustomAdvanced Work Management Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
DataText
Output
CodeText
AppsData
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeAI Project Management
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI SpreadsheetNo-Code & Low-Code
Productivity & OfficeAI Project ManagementAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Project management
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Spreadsheets
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Project planning
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No-code
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Work management
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Databases
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Excel formulas
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Formulas
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MCP
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Product roadmaps
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Self hosted
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Task management
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Workflows
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Apps
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Charts
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Data analysis
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Productivity
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Project risk assessment
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Project scheduling
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Sentiment analysis
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