Tformance vs LinearB
Delivery visibility for GitHub-first teams at flat-rate pricing
Why teams switch to Tformance:
- ✓ 70% cheaper ($299/mo vs $1,750+/mo for 50 devs)
- ✓ Flat-rate pricing (no per-seat anxiety)
- ✓ Clearer delivery visibility (not workflow automation)
At a Glance
| Feature | Tformance | LinearB |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle time and review visibility | ✓ Direct from PR flow | ✓ |
| PR flow and bottleneck insight | ✓ | ✓ |
| GitHub-first setup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trend and team-level visibility | Focused | ✓ Available |
| AI-related correlation | ✓ Secondary lens | ✓ |
| Pricing | $99-699/mo flat | $35-46/seat/mo |
The Honest Take
Choose LinearB if:
- • Active Dev Interrupted community (30K+ members)
- • PR routing, approval rules, auto-merging
- • Free tier for 8 contributors
- • SOC 2 Type II certified
- • Deep Jira integration
Choose Tformance if you want delivery visibility:
- ✓ 70% cheaper ($299/mo vs $1,750+/mo for 50 devs)
- ✓ Flat-rate pricing (no per-seat anxiety)
- ✓ Clearer delivery visibility (not workflow automation)
- ✓ Faster setup, less complexity
- ✓ AI-related correlation without a separate module
Pricing Comparison
Annual cost by team size (USD)
| Team Size | LinearB (annual) | Tformance (annual) | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 devs | $4,860 | $1,188 (Starter) | $3,672 (76%) |
| 25 devs | $12,150 | $3,588 (Team) | $8,562 (70%) |
| 50 devs | $24,300 | $3,588 (Team) | $20,712 (85%) |
| 100 devs | $48,600 | $8,388 (Business) | $40,212 (83%) |
LinearB pricing: $35-46/seat/mo. Tformance: flat-rate tiers.
Where They're Ahead (For Now)
Where LinearB beats us today:
- • They have Jira integration (ours coming soon)
- • They have more workflow automation features
- • They have SOC 2 (we're working on it)
- • They support GitLab and Bitbucket
We ship weekly. Check back.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, if delivery visibility matters more than workflow automation. Tformance is a stronger fit for smaller teams that want cycle time, review bottlenecks, and clear pricing.
No. LinearB has Jira, workflow automation, full DORA. We focus on delivery visibility and GitHub-first setup at a fraction of the cost.
Yes. Connect your GitHub repos via OAuth. Historical data syncs automatically. No data export/import needed.
Flat-rate pricing, not per-seat. Focused feature set. Early stage—this price won't last forever.
LinearB: 8 contributors free forever. Tformance: 30-day trial for any size, then flat-rate.
See the difference yourself
Compare the tradeoffs, then inspect the public proof surfaces.