We're a 5-person startup (eng + product). Currently using a mix of GitHub Issues, Slack, and a spreadsheet. It's breaking down.
We need a single source of truth for tasks, bugs, and roadmap. Must-haves:
* Minimal overhead. No Jira-level ceremony.
* Tight GitHub/GitLab integration (PR linking, branch creation).
* Clear swimlanes/views for different workstreams.
* API-first for potential automation.
Considering Linear, Height, Jira (Cloud), or just enhanced GitHub Projects.
Key questions:
1. What's the actual cost at 10 users? Most tools hide this.
2. How painful is the migration from scattered issues? Export/import process?
3. Any deal-breaker limitations you hit at our stage?
Our current mess:
```json
{
"bugs": "GitHub Issues",
"product_backlog": "Google Sheets",
"sprint_tasks": "Slack pins",
"roadmap": "Notion doc"
}
```
Need to consolidate. Prefer something that enforces a lightweight process, not just another place to dump notes.
Trust, but verify