# Linear MCP vs Redmine (slim)

> Linear MCP scores 53.8 (D) to Redmine's 50.2 (D) for issues and tasks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Linear MCP scores 53.8 (D) on agent readiness against Redmine's 50.2 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Redmine leads on reliability, agent ergonomics, payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do issues and tasks.

- Linear MCP: D 53.8, rank #698 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linear-mcp.min.md
- Redmine: D 50.2, rank #777 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redmine.min.md
- Linear MCP, good for Teams on Linear who want an agent to triage, file and update issues under the user's permissions, with a hard read-only option. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 51 against 32; Security & auth, 71 against 51; Transparency & trust, 71 against 47. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; No incidents deducted, where Redmine loses 4 points for them.
- Redmine, good for Teams that already run Redmine or want a free, self-hosted tracker with issues, time entries and wikis under their own control. Ahead on Reliability, 69 against 60; Agent ergonomics, 51 against 38; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Maintenance & community, 73 against 57. Also Open source.

| Category | Linear MCP | Redmine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 32 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 38 | 51 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 51 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Linear MCP | Redmine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Linear | Redmine project |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.linear.app/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | HTTP |
| Pricing | Your plan | Free |
| Licence | proprietary | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `app.linear/linear` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-08-13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-09 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-17 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |