Linear vs Octobox
Thinking of swapping Linear for the open-source Octobox? Here’s the honest trade-off.
4.5k Ruby AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
What you give up vs Linear
- Scoped exclusively to GitHub notifications; no GitLab or Bitbucket support
- Not a full project management tool — no task creation, boards, or planning views
- Requires a GitHub OAuth app setup; adding team members requires individual GitHub auth
- Development activity has slowed; some GitHub API changes may not be promptly reflected
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host Octobox on your own infrastructure.
- • No per-seat SaaS bill (Linear: per-user pricing and cloud-only data).
- • Open-source code you can audit and extend (AGPL-3.0).