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Acta vs Linear
Linear is a fast, opinionated issue tracker for software teams, with cycles, triage and initiatives. Acta is a smaller project manager for teams who also want a public roadmap and AI agents working on the same boards.
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| Acta | Linear | |
|---|---|---|
| Views | Board, table, timeline and a public page | List, board, timeline and more |
| Public roadmap with votes and ideas | Built in, on any board | No public voting page of its own; customer requests stay inside the workspace |
| AI agents | MCP server and HTTP API, with keys per agent and every change marked | MCP server and GraphQL API |
| GitHub | Pull requests, branches and commits move tasks; issues sync both ways | Pull requests and branches move issues; GitHub issues sync |
| Sprints | Not yet | Cycles |
Linear as it comes, without add-ons. Checked October 2026; tools change, so check theirs too.
When Linear is the better pick
- You run sprints or cycles and want triage, SLAs and initiatives across many teams.
- You need the integrations a larger tool has, like Slack, Zendesk and Intercom.
When Acta is the better pick
- You want a public roadmap your users can vote on, without another tool.
- Agents do real work on your boards and you want to see who did what, live.
- You want a calmer tool for a small team, with fields of your own.