Context7 vs Linear MCP
Compare Context7 and Linear MCP on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are mcp tools. Context7 is freemium (Free $0 (1,000 API calls/mo, public repos); Pro $10/seat/mo (5,000/seat); hosted https://mcp.context7.com/mcp) with open source, an API, a free tier; Linear MCP is free (included with a Linear account; hosted https://mcp.linear.app/mcp; readonly https://mcp.linear.app/mcp/readonly; OAuth 2.1 or API key) with an API and a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for Context7 and ship for Linear MCP, last verified 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-26 respectively.
Auto-paired from catalog data — the verdicts are hand-set, the pairing is algorithmic.
Context7
Upstash Context7 — current library docs in the agent's context, via hosted MCP.
Linear MCP
Linear's hosted MCP — issues, projects, comments. Read-write at /mcp, read-only at /readonly.
| field | Context7 | Linear MCP |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | freemium · Free $0 (1,000 API calls/mo, public repos); Pro $10/seat/mo (5,000/seat); hosted https://mcp.context7.com/mcp | free · included with a Linear account; hosted https://mcp.linear.app/mcp; readonly https://mcp.linear.app/mcp/readonly; OAuth 2.1 or API key |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | yes | no |
| api | yes | yes |
| self-host | no | no |
| verdict | ship | ship |
| momentum | blueshift | blueshift |
| last verified | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| key limitation | Free tier is 1,000 API calls/month (cut hard in Jan 2026, now 1,000 + 20/day bonus after cap). | Hosted-only; your Linear workspace leaves the machine. |
The call
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