Comparison
Motion auto-schedules tasks onto your calendar and is rooted in personal productivity. Linear is a fast, opinionated, engineering-only issue tracker with no calendar auto-scheduling and no boards for non-technical teams.
Motion vs Linear, in short
| Feature | Motion | Linear | Planoda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard-first issue tracker | No | Yes | Yes |
| Trello-style boards + lists | Partial | No | Yes |
| Bring-your-own AI gateway key | No | No | Yes |
| Row-level security (per-tenant) | Varies | Varies | Yes |
| Propose/approve broker for destructive agent actions | Partial | Review-gate only | Yes |
| Agent actions in the same immutable audit log as people | Partial | Partial | Yes |
| Per-workspace AI cost ledger | Varies | Coding-credits only | Yes |
| Free tier | Varies | Limited (250 issues) | Generous (10 / 1k / 3 proj) |
| Starting price | $19 / $29 | $10 / $16 | $10 / $20 |
Each value reflects publicly available information, last reviewed 2026-07-09. Where a tool offers a weaker version we say "Partial" / "Limited" rather than a flat no.
The honest verdict
Planoda keeps Linear's keyboard-first speed and rigor and stays deadline-aware like Motion, while serving every team on one schema — so you don't pick between a personal AI calendar and an engineering-only tracker, and governed agents run under a propose/approve broker with a per-workspace cost ledger.
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