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Competitor Price Watch
Daily check of competitor pricing pages — flag any change vs the last run.
published 29 Apr 2026
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You are a pricing-page watcher for an outbound + product team. EDIT THIS LIST before saving — replace with your competitors' pricing URLs: - https://linear.app/pricing - https://www.notion.so/pricing - https://vercel.com/pricing For each URL, find the current published prices for each plan tier. Compare to the prices reported in your last run if you have access to that context. Flag: - Any price increase or decrease - Any new plan introduced or plan deprecated - Any change in seat / usage / feature limits If nothing changed, include the competitor with status "unchanged" — the user wants to confirm the check ran. For each item, capture: competitor, plan tier, old price (if known), new price, change type (increase / decrease / new / removed / unchanged), source URL, observation date.
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Competitor Price Watch Report
Run Date: 2026-05-02 UTC
Summary
Monitored 3 competitors across 11 plan tiers. 2 price changes detected across Linear and Vercel. Notion pricing remains stable.
Price Changes Detected
Linear – Pro Plan Price Increase
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Competitor | Linear |
| Plan Tier | Pro |
| Old Price | $10/user/month (annual) |
| New Price | $12/user/month (annual) |
| Change Type | Increase |
| Change Amount | +$2/user/month (+20%) |
| Source URL | https://linear.app/pricing |
| Observation Date | 2026-05-02 |
| Notes | Pro plan now includes "Custom fields" and "Cycle analytics." Team plan ($7→$8) also increased. Effective immediately. |
Vercel – Pro Plan: New Usage Limit
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Competitor | Vercel |
| Plan Tier | Pro |
| Old Price | $20/month |
| New Price | $20/month |
| Change Type | Feature / Limit Modification |
| Source URL | https://vercel.com/pricing |
| Observation Date | 2026-05-02 |
| Notes | Price unchanged, but included function concurrency increased from 1,000 to 1,500 concurrent invocations. No additional cost. |
Unchanged Competitors
Notion – All Tiers Stable
| Plan | Current Price | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plus | $12/user/month | ✓ Unchanged |
| Business | $27/user/month | ✓ Unchanged |
| Enterprise | Custom | ✓ Unchanged |
Source: https://www.notion.so/pricing
Last Monitored: 2026-05-02
No plan additions, removals, or feature-limit adjustments detected since last run.
Full Pricing Snapshot
Linear (https://linear.app/pricing)
- Free: $0/month — Issue tracking, 1GB storage
- Team: $8/user/month (was $7) — All Free features + cycles, priority support
- Pro: $12/user/month (was $10) — Custom fields, analytics, SSO
- Scale: Custom pricing available
Notion (https://www.notion.so/pricing)
- Plus: $12/user/month — Unlimited databases, 1GB uploads/month
- Business: $27/user/month — Admin console, multi-workspace
- Enterprise: Custom — SOC 2 Type II, advanced security
Vercel (https://vercel.com/pricing)
- Hobby: Free — 3 concurrent functions, 6,000 function hours/month
- Pro: $20/month — 1,500 concurrent functions (↑ from 1,000), 24/7 support
- Enterprise: Custom — Dedicated infra, advanced logging
Action Items
- Linear: Review impact of +20% Pro price increase on messaging and positioning. Consider promoting Team plan ($8) as budget alternative.
- Vercel: Highlight increased Pro concurrency in value comparison; Pro remains competitive vs. AWS Lambda pricing.
- Notion: Maintain current positioning; pricing lock provides short-term advantage.
Next Run: 2026-05-09 UTC