# Linear MCP vs Trello (slim)

> Trello scores 61.1 (C) to Linear MCP's 53.8 (D) for issues and tasks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Trello scores 61.1 (C) on agent readiness against Linear MCP's 53.8 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Linear MCP leads on security & auth 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
- Trello: C 61.1, rank #481 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trello.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 Security & auth, 71 against 62; Maintenance & community, 57 against 48.
- Trello, good for Teams already on Trello that want an agent to create and move cards, set owners and due dates, comment and react to changes through webhooks. Ahead on Reliability, 83 against 60; Schema & documentation, 63 against 51; Agent ergonomics, 52 against 38; Transparency & trust, 80 against 71.

| Category | Linear MCP | Trello |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 83 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 51 | 63 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 38 | 52 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 48 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 80 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Linear MCP | Trello |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Linear | Atlassian (Trello, Inc.) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.linear.app/mcp` | `https://api.trello.com/1` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | HTTP |
| Pricing | Your plan | Freemium |
| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary service under the Atlassian Customer Agreement, with API use under the Atlassian Developer Terms |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `app.linear/linear` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-08-13 | 2026-09-15 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-09 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-17 | couldn't be read |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |