Section 1 — What a 20-Person Team Pays, by Tool
Jira Premium: ~₹27,640/month
Linear Business: ~₹30,400/month
Azure DevOps Basic + Test Plans: ~₹98,800/month
Notion Business: ~₹38,000/month (Figures from the full INR pricing table in the companion article; approximate, at ~₹95/USD, excluding GST.)
Section 2 — Who Each Tool Is Actually Built For
Jira → Multi-team product orgs needing governance and reporting
Linear → Engineering-only squads that want speed over configuration
Azure DevOps → Teams already committed to the Microsoft/.NET stack
Notion → Early-stage, docs-first teams unifying wiki + lightweight tracking
How to Decide
Ask four questions before committing: Who needs to see the tracker — engineers only, or the whole company? What's your existing stack, and does it offset per-seat costs (Visual Studio, GitHub Enterprise)? How much formal process do you run today? And where will your headcount be in 12 months — because migrating under pressure costs more than choosing carefully now.
Frequently asked questions
- Which tool is cheapest for a 20-person Indian dev team?
- Linear, if the team is engineering-only (~₹950/user/month on Basic); Azure DevOps Basic if you already pay for Visual Studio or GitHub Enterprise licences that offset its per-seat fee.
- Is Azure DevOps worth it without other Microsoft products?
- Usually not — its value depends on existing Visual Studio or GitHub Enterprise Entra ID licensing that offsets the per-seat and pipeline costs.
- Can these tools be combined?
- Yes — many teams run engineering in Jira or Linear and use Notion as the company-wide wiki, as long as one tool is kept authoritative for each type of record.