# GitHub project management pricing for a team of 10

Author: Sahil Dave
Canonical: https://gitsu.app/compare/github-project-management-pricing
Published: 2026-10-29
Updated: 2026-10-29
Last checked: 2026-10-29

> **TL;DR** GitHub Projects costs nothing: GitHub Free includes Issues and Projects and unlimited private repositories, so a team of 10 pays $0 for the board itself. Zenhub Teams is $4.99 per user per month billed yearly, $49.90 a month for 10 people, and Linear Basic is $10 per user per month billed yearly, $100 a month for 10. Both have free plans capped at 250 issues, and Jira is free for up to 10 users. Gitsu, a native macOS and web client for GitHub Projects v2, is free for all 10 on its Web App, and only the people who want the desktop app need a paid Seat. Pick Zenhub for sprint reports, Linear for cycles and triage in its own workspace, and Gitsu to keep planning in GitHub Projects at the lowest cost.

GitHub Projects is free. GitHub Free includes Issues and Projects and unlimited private repositories, so a team of 10 pays nothing for the board. The money starts when you add a tool on top: Zenhub charges $4.99 per user per month on a yearly plan, Linear $10, and both charge for every person on the team. Gitsu, a native macOS and web client for GitHub Projects v2, is free on the web and charges only for the people who want its desktop app.

We make Gitsu, so we have a side. Every competitor price below comes from that vendor's own pricing page, checked on 29 October 2026. Gitsu's own prices come from its live catalog on the [pricing page](/pricing), so this page does not copy a number that could drift.

## What does a team of 10 pay for GitHub project management?

A team of 10 can pay $0 on any of these tools if it fits the free plan's limits. Past those limits, the monthly bill for 10 people looks like this:

| Tool | Free plan for 10 people | Free plan limit | Paid plan for 10 people |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GitHub Projects | $0 on GitHub Free | 50,000 items per project | Not needed for Projects; GitHub Team is $4 per user, $40 a month |
| Zenhub | $0 on Free | 1 workspace, 2 repositories, 250 issues | Teams: $49.90 a month billed yearly, or $75 billed monthly |
| Linear | $0 on Free | 2 teams, 250 issues | Basic: $100 a month; Business: $160 a month, both billed yearly |
| Jira | $0 on Free | Up to 10 users, 2 GB of storage | Standard, Premium and Enterprise, priced per user by team size |
| Gitsu | $0 on the Web App, all 10 people | Unlimited projects; loads up to 2,000 items per project | Pay only for the people who want the desktop app; see [pricing](/pricing) |

The paid figures are the per-user list price times 10. Zenhub and Linear charge for each user on the plan. Atlassian prices Jira's paid plans per user with a calculator that depends on headcount, so we leave that number to [Atlassian's pricing page](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing). A team of exactly 10 still fits Jira Free; the eleventh person moves you to a paid plan.

Zenhub and Linear sit beside GitHub, not instead of it. Your code still lives on GitHub, so add your GitHub plan to their bill. For Projects alone, GitHub Free is enough.

## Is GitHub Projects free for private repositories?

Yes. [GitHub's pricing page](https://github.com/pricing) lists "Issues & Projects" on the Free plan, and the same plan reads "Unlimited public/private repositories". A project holds up to 50,000 items, counting the archive, on every plan.

GitHub Team, at $4 per user per month, and Enterprise, at $21, add things like protected branches, more Actions minutes and support. They do not unlock Projects. The [free-for-private-repos guide](/guides/github-projects-free-private-repos) lists what each paid GitHub plan adds and who can see a private repository's issues on a board.

## How much does Zenhub cost per user?

Zenhub Teams is $4.99 per user per month billed yearly, or $7.50 per user billed monthly, on [Zenhub's pricing page](https://www.zenhub.com/pricing). For 10 people that is $49.90 a month on the yearly plan, $598.80 a year, or $75 a month billed monthly. Enterprise is quoted on request, and new accounts get a 14-day Teams trial.

The Free plan is generous on seats and tight on scope: one workspace, up to 50 users, two connected repositories and 250 issues. A team of 10 with one or two repositories and a small backlog can stay on it. Teams raises the limits to ten workspaces, 50 repositories and 5,000 issues, still with up to 50 users.

## How much does Linear cost for a team of 10?

Linear Basic is $10 and Business is $16 per user per month, billed yearly, on [Linear's pricing page](https://linear.app/pricing). For 10 people that is $100 or $160 a month, $1,200 or $1,920 a year. Enterprise is custom and billed yearly only.

Linear Free costs $0 for unlimited members, with two teams and 250 issues. Basic lifts the issue cap and allows five teams. A team that hits 250 issues on Free pays for all ten people on Basic, not for the one person who wanted more room. The [Linear 250-issue guide](/guides/linear-free-plan-250-issue-limit) explains what happens at that limit.

## What does Gitsu cost for a team of 10?

Gitsu costs $0 for all 10 people on its free Web App. Each person signs in with GitHub at dash.gitsu.app and works on the same GitHub Projects boards, with filters, keyboard controls and bulk edits. When a signed-in account has no subscription, Gitsu opens the free Web App instead of asking for payment.

A subscription adds the macOS desktop app, AI features and MCP access for coding agents. Pro covers one person. Team covers 2 to 20 Seats on one bill, and the buyer reserves each Seat for a GitHub login. The [pricing page](/pricing) lists the two-Seat Team price and the price of each Seat after the first two, so a team where four people want the desktop app pays for four Seats, and the other six pay nothing.

![Gitsu's web app showing a GitHub project as a filtered list, with 34 issues selected and a bulk-edit bar for status, priority, assignee and labels](/app.webp)

Gitsu has limits that a cheaper bill does not fix. It loads up to 2,000 items per project and says when it stopped. It shows one project at a time. It has no sprint rollover, velocity or burndown reports and no triage inbox, and its product requirements list cross-project views, notifications and a mobile app as non-goals.

## What do Zenhub, Linear and Jira do better for the money?

Each paid tool buys planning features that GitHub Projects and Gitsu do not have. Zenhub's Free plan already includes automated sprint planning, planning poker, estimates, epics, real-time roadmaps, basic sprint reports and a velocity report, according to its plan table. For a team that runs sprints on GitHub issues and fits two repositories, that is a lot for $0, and Teams at $4.99 a user is the cheapest paid planning layer here.

Linear's money buys a separate workspace with cycles, triage, projects and initiatives, and its Business plan adds private teams, guests and insights. If the whole team will plan in Linear, the per-user price pays for a tool built around that workflow. Jira's paid plans buy custom workflows, reports and a tracker that non-engineers can use without a GitHub account. If those are requirements, compare those plans on features first and on price second. Gitsu does not compete on any of them.

## Which should a team of 10 pick?

Pick by what you would pay for, not by the cheapest row.

| If your team of 10 | Pick | What it costs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plans in sprints on GitHub issues and fits two repositories | Zenhub Free | $0 |
| Needs sprint reports across many repositories | Zenhub Teams | $49.90 a month billed yearly |
| Wants cycles and triage in a dedicated workspace | Linear Basic | $100 a month billed yearly |
| Includes planners outside engineering | Jira | $0 for up to 10 users, then per user |
| Keeps planning in GitHub Projects and wants a faster daily client | Gitsu | $0 on the Web App; Seats only for desktop users |

For a team that plans in GitHub Projects, start with the free Gitsu Web App on one board, then buy Seats only for the people who want the macOS app and coding agents. The [Zenhub comparison](/compare/zenhub), [Linear comparison](/compare/linear) and [Jira comparison](/compare/jira) cover features beyond price.

## How we checked

How Gitsu's Seat model changes the team-of-10 sum: the free Web App gate and the 2 to 20 Team Seat bounds, taken from Gitsu's checkout and pricing code, next to GitHub, Zenhub, Linear and Jira prices re-read on their own pricing pages on 29 October 2026.

Public references:
- https://github.com/pricing
- https://www.zenhub.com/pricing
- https://linear.app/pricing
- https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing
- https://docs.github.com/en/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/managing-items-in-your-project/adding-items-to-your-project

## Frequently asked questions

### Is GitHub Projects free for private repositories?

Yes. GitHub's pricing page lists Issues and Projects on the Free plan, and that plan includes unlimited public and private repositories. A team does not need GitHub Team or Enterprise to plan private-repository issues on a project board.

### How much does Zenhub cost per user?

Zenhub's pricing page, checked on 29 October 2026, lists Teams at $4.99 per user per month billed yearly and $7.50 per user billed monthly. Its Free plan allows one workspace, up to 50 users, two connected repositories and 250 issues. Enterprise is quoted on request.

### What does a team of 10 pay for Linear?

On Linear's pricing page, checked on 29 October 2026, Basic is $10 and Business is $16 per user per month, billed yearly. That is $100 or $160 a month for 10 people. Linear Free costs $0 for unlimited members but caps a workspace at 250 issues and two teams.

### What is the cheapest project management tool for a team on GitHub?

GitHub Projects itself, at $0 on GitHub Free. Zenhub Free, Linear Free and Jira Free also cost $0 for 10 people, but each has a cap: 250 issues and two repositories on Zenhub, 250 issues and two teams on Linear, 2 GB of storage on Jira. Gitsu adds a free Web App on top of GitHub Projects with unlimited projects, and charges only for the people who want its desktop app.

### Does every person on a team need a Gitsu Seat?

No. The Gitsu Web App is free for anyone who signs in with GitHub. A Team subscription buys Seats only for the people who want the macOS app, AI features and MCP, from 2 to 20 Seats. Everyone else keeps using the Web App or github.com on the same issues.

## Related resources

- [Is GitHub Projects free for private repositories?](https://gitsu.app/guides/github-projects-free-private-repos)
- [Zenhub vs Linear for teams on GitHub](https://gitsu.app/compare/zenhub-vs-linear)
- [GitHub Projects vs Jira: where each wins](https://gitsu.app/compare/jira)
- [Linear vs GitHub Issues: keep your work in GitHub](https://gitsu.app/compare/linear)
- [Zenhub alternatives: Gitsu compared with Zenhub](https://gitsu.app/compare/zenhub)
- [Gitsu Team Seats: buy, reserve, and manage access](https://gitsu.app/docs/team-seats)
- [Gitsu pricing: free Web App, paid desktop app](https://gitsu.app/pricing)