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Linear vs Make

A feature-by-feature comparison of Linear and Make across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — Linear Wins

Modalities: Linear compared with Make
Feature	Linear	Make
Text Input	Yes, requires free plan. Issues, comments, Linear Asks, and Linear Agent take text. Free includes the agent platform.	Yes, requires free plan. Scenario modules and AI/app steps take text and mapped fields. Directory lists Freemium.
Image Upload / Vision	Unknown. Issue attachments exist. A vision model on Linear Agent was not on the pricing page.	Unknown. Homepage timed out this round. File modules likely exist; vision was not confirmed.
Image Generation	No. Issue tracker, not an image model.	No. You can call an image API as a module. Make itself is not an image model.
Voice Mode	No. No conversational voice loop is advertised.	No. Not a conversational voice product.
Video Understanding	No. Not a video-analysis product.	No. Not a video-analysis product.
Video Generation	No. Not a video generation product.	No. Automation platform; it does not generate video itself.
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	Yes, requires plus plan. File uploads are unlimited on Basic ($10/user/mo yearly). Free is limited.	Unknown. Homepage timed out. File/HTTP modules are typical; not confirmed this round.
Code Execution	Yes, requires free plan. Coding sessions: Linear Agent can set up, run, and test code before returning work (changelog on homepage).	Unknown. A custom-code module was not confirmed this round.
Audio Input	No. Not a speech product.	No. Not a speech product.
Canvas / Artifact Editor	No. Issue/diff UI, not an artifacts canvas.	Yes, requires free plan. Visual scenario canvas.
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	No. No computer-use takeover of your desktop.	No. No computer-use takeover.

Memory & Context — Tie

Memory & Context: Linear compared with Make
Feature	Linear	Make
Persistent Memory	Partial. Issues, projects, and agent context persist. That is work-item state, not a personal chat-memory profile.	Partial. Scenarios and data stores persist. That is automation state, not chat memory.
Large Context Window	No. Issue limits (250 on Free), not an LLM token window.	No. Operations quota, not an LLM token window.
Custom Instructions	Yes, requires free plan. Triage rules, templates, and agent workflows.	Yes, requires free plan. Scenario logic, filters, and routers are the instructions.
Conversation History	Yes, requires free plan. Issue comment history and activity.	Yes, requires free plan. Execution history of scenarios.

Integrations — Linear Wins

Integrations: Linear compared with Make
Feature	Linear	Make
Web Search / Browsing	No. Not a web-search product.	Unknown. HTTP modules can call search APIs. Not a built-in cited search.
Plugins / Extensions	Yes, requires free plan. Git, Slack intake, MCP, API/webhooks. Salesforce is an add-on.	Yes, requires free plan. Thousands of app modules (directory heritage). Count was not re-fetched.
API Access	Yes, requires free plan. API, webhooks, and MCP access are listed on the pricing comparison.	Yes, requires plus plan. Webhooks and an API to manage scenarios are the usual Make surface. Details not re-fetched.
Zapier Integration	Unknown. A Zapier listing was not checked this round.	No. Make is a Zapier alternative, not a native Zapier app.
Custom GPTs / Bots	Yes, requires free plan. Build/deploy agents; Linear Agent is included on Free.	No. You build scenarios, not a GPT store.
Real-time Collaboration	Yes, requires free plan. Shared issues; unlimited members on Free.	Unknown. Team editing was not confirmed this round.
Live Social Data Integration	No. No live social firehose.	No. You can connect social apps. That is not a live sentiment firehose.
Live Citation Mapping	No. Not a cited-search product.	No. Not a cited-search product.

Developer — Tie

Developer: Linear compared with Make
Feature	Linear	Make
Function Calling	Yes, requires free plan. Linear Agent plus MCP: agents draft PRs and take issue actions.	Partial. Modules are tools. An LLM function-calling product was not confirmed.
Streaming Responses	Unknown. Agent token streaming was not specified.	No. Scenario runs are jobs, not token streams.
Fine-Tuning	No. Linear does not train foundation weights.	No. Make does not train foundation weights.
Embeddings API	No. Not an embeddings API.	No. Not an embeddings API.
Structured Output (JSON)	Partial. Issues, labels, and API objects. Not arbitrary JSON-schema chat.	Yes, requires free plan. Mapped JSON between modules.
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	No. Agent runs issues. Not a user Deep Think toggle.	No. Not an LLM reasoning-mode product.
Local Execution	No. Cloud SaaS. Agent coding sessions run in Linear’s environment.	No. Cloud SaaS, unlike self-hosted n8n.
Open Weights	No. Closed product.	No. Closed cloud product.
Multi-Agent Orchestration	Partial. Agents as teammates. Not a multi-agent research swarm.	Unknown. AI/agent modules were not confirmed on a live homepage this round.

Platforms — Linear Wins

Platforms: Linear compared with Make
Feature	Linear	Make
Web App	Yes, requires free plan. linear.app.	Yes, requires free plan. make.com visual editor (cloud).
iOS App	Yes, requires free plan. Homepage demo includes an iOS app.	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.
Android App	Unknown. iOS is shown. Android was not confirmed on the homepage.	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.
Desktop App	Unknown. A desktop client exists in market; it was not on the pricing page this round.	No. Cloud editor, not a native desktop app.
Chrome Extension	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.

Privacy — Linear Wins

Privacy: Linear compared with Make
Feature	Linear	Make
GDPR Compliant	Unknown. Needs a current DPA read.	Unknown. Needs a current DPA read. Homepage timed out.
Opt Out of Data Training	Unknown. Agent training policy was not on the pricing page.	Unknown. Not checked.
Enterprise Privacy Mode	Yes, requires enterprise plan. Enterprise: SAML, SCIM, IP restrictions, audit log, HIPAA listed.	Unknown. Enterprise plans exist in market; not confirmed this round.

Workspaces — Tie

Workspaces: Linear compared with Make
Feature	Linear	Make
Projects / Folders	Yes, requires free plan. Projects, cycles, initiatives. Teams limited on Free (2).	Yes, requires free plan. Scenarios persist in the cloud.