Comparison

Linear vs Jira

Two trackers for teams that build software together.

A third optionDocket is the option for a team of one: tasks, releases with a pre-ship checklist and a launch calendar for your own apps.

Docket on iPhone

Docket's Focus dashboard: today's pick, quick add buttons, ideas, what ships next and what to fix

A project's Plan tab in Docket: the next release, shipped versions, posts and nominations

Facts checked on 11 November 2026.

How they differ

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Docket is the option for a team of one: tasks, releases with a pre-ship checklist and a launch calendar for your own apps.

Docket is a release tracker for developers who ship their own apps. It keeps tasks, releases with a pre-ship checklist, a launch calendar and app ideas for every project, syncs with App Store Connect, and includes an MCP server and a CLI for coding agents.

Side by side

	Docket	Linear	Jira
Built for	one developer shipping several apps	product teams that plan and build software together	teams and organisations that plan and track work together
Where it runs	Mac, iPhone and iPad, as a native app	a desktop app with a mobile companion, signed in to a Linear account	the cloud, with a mobile app for iPhone and iPad
Releases	versions from planned to shipped, each with the same pre-ship checklist	issues, projects, cycles and releases for a team's product work	work items, roadmaps, reports and approval flows
Launch planning	blog posts, launches, featuring nominations and in-app events on one calendar with your releases	initiatives, projects and roadmaps from idea to launch	roadmaps and templates for campaigns and programmes
Connects to	App Store Connect: your apps, in-app events and featuring nominations	team tools such as GitHub, Slack and Sentry	Atlassian's own products, such as Confluence and Loom
How you pay	free with one project; Docket Pro is a subscription for unlimited projects, iCloud sync, and the MCP server and CLI	a free plan capped at 250 issues and two teams; paid plans are billed per user	a free plan, with Standard, Premium and Enterprise plans above it

What Linear is

Linear is a product development system for teams and agents. It plans and tracks issues, projects, cycles and roadmaps, runs its own agents, and has an MCP server for clients such as Claude and Cursor. Linear Mobile is a companion to the desktop app.

What Jira is

Jira is Atlassian's project management software for teams, from engineering to marketing. It plans and tracks work with roadmaps, reports, forms and approvals, and connects coding agents through an MCP server and a CLI.

Questions

Which is better, Linear or Jira?

Linear is a product development system for product teams, with issues, cycles, roadmaps and its own agents. Jira is Atlassian's project management software for teams across a whole organisation, with roadmaps, reports and approvals. Docket is the option for a team of one: tasks, releases with a pre-ship checklist and a launch calendar for your own apps.

What is the difference between Linear and Jira?

Linear is built for product teams that plan and build software together. Jira is built for teams and organisations that plan and track work together.

Is there an alternative to both Linear and Jira?

Yes. Docket is built for one developer shipping several apps. Docket is the option for a team of one: tasks, releases with a pre-ship checklist and a launch calendar for your own apps.

More comparisons

We make Docket. What we say about Linear and Jira comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Linear's own site and pricing page, Linear Mobile on the App Store, Jira's own site, Jira Cloud on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@onedevshop.com. Each name belongs to its owner, and Docket is not affiliated with either.

Docket

Built by an indie developer, for indie developers

Docket is on the App Store, for Mac, iPhone and iPad.