Linear

Linear is a work-tracking product organized around issues, teams, projects and cycles. It supports configurable workflows and integrations such as GitHub, so a software team can connect planning with the changes being developed.

Editorial assessment of the documented product. This review does not include personal testing notes or benchmark results.

I'd try Linear with one real project and a small set of statuses. Put enough detail in an issue for another person to act on it, give it an owner and keep the next step clear. A well-written issue is still doing much of the work, whichever tracker you choose.

The connection to code is useful for a development team. Linking a pull request to its issue can reduce the amount of separate status updating, and projects give related work somewhere to live. Cycles are worth considering if they match how the team plans; I would not introduce them just because the setting exists.

My main hesitation is migration friction. A team with years of custom processes should map those needs before moving. I'd avoid recreating every old field automatically. Agree on a smaller workflow first and make sure the people doing the work can actually maintain it.