Clients and guests
A space per client, a free guest scoped to their list. Linear is built for the people inside the company.
Linear alternative
IterDone vs Linear: when the board is not only issues.
Linear is a sharp issue tracker for engineering teams. Agencies, mixed product/ops teams, and anyone who has clients on the board need guests, retainers, docs and a hierarchy that is not only teams and projects. IterDone is that tracker, with a built-in MCP server so agents can run it too.
The switch
Linear is right-sized for issues
Cycles, estimates and a fast issue list are what Linear is for. They are a subset of what an agency or a mixed team runs: a client folder, a guest on one list, a brief sitting next to the work, hours against a retainer. IterDone covers the engineering-shaped workflows — sprints, dependencies, WIP, API — and the client-shaped ones Linear does not try to be.
What we built instead
How IterDone handles it.
Sprints without leaving the tracker
A list scoped to the two weeks, story points on the task, a goal that rolls up as work closes. Timeline draws the dependency before standup discovers it.
Docs in the same space
The spec is a nested doc one click from the sprint list, not a page in another product.
MCP as a first-class surface
89 tools so an AI agent can create tasks, read lists and log time. Linear has an API; IterDone ships MCP next to it.
Side by side
IterDone vs Linear
| Capability | IterDone | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Agencies, mixed teams, engineering sprints | Engineering issue tracking |
| Clients on the board | Free guests, one-list scope | Not the product's focus |
| Hierarchy | Spaces, Folders, Lists | Teams, projects, issues |
| Docs | Nested in the space | Separate from the issue tracker |
| Time tracking | Timer on the task | Not a native timesheet |
| AI / agents | Built-in MCP (89 tools) | API; MCP is not the product |
Based on each product's publicly documented feature set as of 2026. Products change; this page describes IterDone as it ships today.
Common questions
What people ask first.
Is IterDone a Linear alternative?
If you wanted Linear for issues, stay on Linear. If you wanted Linear and then needed clients, guests, docs and a timesheet, IterDone is the tracker that already has those.
Can engineering teams run sprints?
Yes. Sprint-shaped lists, story points, dependencies on the timeline, WIP caps on the board, and a goal that rolls up points as tasks close.
Can an agent file issues?
Yes. The MCP server exposes 89 tools, including create/update on tasks, lists and comments, plus time entries.
How do I try it without signing up?
Open the live demo. No account. The same demo is linked from every comparison and resource page.
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