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Audited May 8, 2026

How to cancel Linear

Excellent · 85/100

linear.app

Direct cancel URL

The deepest cancel deeplink the audit could find. Skip the navigation maze.

Open cancel page

Observed signals

Click-parity ratio

Signup: 2 click(s). Cancel: 3 click(s). Ratio: 1.50×.

Time-to-cancel

Median 30.0 seconds from cancel-page load to confirmation.

Retention modal count

Encountered 0 retention modal(s) between cancel click and confirmation.

Stripe Portal directness

No direct Stripe Portal link observed.

Confirmation latency

Confirmation rendered in 500 ms after cancel click.

Mobile parity

Same flow renders on mobile viewports.

Reactivation friction

Resume from cancel-pending state in 2 click(s).

Audit notes
Verbatim observations from the audit. Not paraphrased.

Linear: Settings, Workspace, Plans, Cancel Subscription. Workspace admin only. Cancellation takes effect at end of billing cycle; no refund mid-cycle. Data retained. Source: https://linear.app/docs/billing-and-plans.

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How we measure

Each signal is observable telemetry — click counts, modal counts, wall-clock time, DOM presence checks. We don't apply interpretive judgment to the operator's intent; we report what was measured.

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