Amplitude vs Linear

Amplitude and Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Amplitude (rank #93) holds a narrow lead over Linear (rank #103) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (56 vs 55). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Amplitude is clearly ahead of Linear. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Linear is ahead of Amplitude. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Amplitude is slightly ahead of Linear. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of Amplitude. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Amplitude is clearly ahead of Linear.

Amplitude carries 3,167 GitHub stars across 151 public repos, with 39 repositories active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors on record. Linear shows 1,971 stars across 22 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

Amplitude is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Linear looks better where reach is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.