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Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Figure 1Closest matches to Linear
Spanish open-source agile PM (Taiga by Kaleidos, Madrid, 2014), MPL-2.0, Scrum + Kanban; self-hostable + tree.taiga.io managed cloud.
German Kanban + tasks + docs (MeisterLabs, Munich-area, since 2006), hosted on Google Cloud in Frankfurt, ISO 27001, 10k+ companies including Allianz / LBBW.
Flexible French work management platform (Kantree by Digicoop), 100% employee-owned cooperative, EU hosting, ISO 27001.
All 4 alternatives, benchmarked against Linear.
Spanish open-source agile PM (Taiga by Kaleidos, Madrid, 2014), MPL-2.0, Scrum + Kanban; self-hostable + tree.taiga.io managed cloud.
German Kanban + tasks + docs (MeisterLabs, Munich-area, since 2006), hosted on Google Cloud in Frankfurt, ISO 27001, 10k+ companies including Allianz / LBBW.
Flexible French work management platform (Kantree by Digicoop), 100% employee-owned cooperative, EU hosting, ISO 27001.
German PM software (factro by Schuchert Managementberatung, Bochum), 100% Made in Germany, free tier for up to 3 users.
Beyond compliance: how these alternatives compare on the capabilities you actually use day to day.
| Feature | Taiga | MeisterTask | Kantree | factro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow automation | Not assessed | Yes | Yes | No |
| Kanban boards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gantt / timeline | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Time tracking | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sprints / agile | Yes | Not assessed | Yes | Not assessed |
| Task dependencies | Not assessed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Guest / client access | Not assessed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Source: vendor documentation, as of Oct 2026.
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