Migrating from Wrike to Linear
Linear scores 4.8/5 on G2 — 0.6 points ahead of Wrike (4.2/5). If you're making the switch, here's how to migrate your team from Wrike to Linear step by step.
At a Glance
- Extremely versatile work management platform — supports Gantt, Kanban, table, calendar, and workload views in a single workspace
- Powerful resource management and workload balancing with real-time capacity insights (Business plan and above)
- Built-in proofing and approval workflows for creative assets — images, videos, PDFs — making it ideal for marketing and creative teams
- Exceptionally fast and responsive UI — keyboard-first design makes it the fastest issue tracker to use day-to-day, widely praised for buttery-smooth performance
- Opinionated, clean design reduces configuration overhead — teams can get productive within hours, not weeks
- Cycles (sprints) and Projects provide well-structured planning workflows with automatic progress tracking and burndown insights
You gain with Linear
- +roadmapping
- +sprint planning
- +backlog management
You leave behind
- −Gantt charts
- −time tracking
Migration Steps
Audit and export your current workspace
Before touching Linear, document what lives in Wrike: projects and tasks, custom fields, automations, integrations, and team permissions. Export a full CSV backup — most tools support this from Settings → Export. Pay particular attention to any custom fields and workflow automations that your team relies on daily.
Set up your Linear workspace
Create your Linear workspace and replicate your project structure using issues and cycles. Linear starts at $8/user/mo/user/mo with a free tier available — $1.8000000000000007/user/mo less than your current Wrike spend. Run with a single pilot team before migrating everyone.
Map your workflow equivalents
Find the closest Linear equivalent for each Wrike feature your team relies on. projects and tasks in Wrike maps to issues and cycles in Linear. Linear supports custom fields — recreate your Wrike field schema here first. Prioritise the critical path: task creation, status tracking, and assignment.
Import your data
Linear supports CSV import for tasks and projects and has 20+ native integrations. After importing, rebuild your key automations — Linear's automation engine can replicate most rules you had in Wrike. Start with your most active project rather than importing everything at once.
Onboard your team
Run a 30-minute walkthrough covering the daily workflow: how to create issues and cycles, update status, and find your board. Linear has a gentle learning curve — most PMs are fully productive within 1–2 days. Focus the session on the UI differences rather than feature training.
Run Wrike in parallel for two weeks
Keep Wrike read-only while your team works primarily in Linear. This reduces risk and lets people reference historical context — old decisions, archived tickets, past sprint data — without slowing the migration. After two weeks with no new work going into Wrike, archive the workspace and make Linear the official home.
Ready to switch?
Read the full Linear review for pricing, integrations, and team fit details.