Getty Images vs Linear
Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.
Getty Images and Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.
Linear (rank #103) holds a meaningful lead over Getty Images (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 31). The gap of 24 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.
On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Getty Images is slightly ahead of Linear. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Getty Images is slightly ahead of Linear. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Linear is ahead of Getty Images. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of Getty Images. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Linear is clearly ahead of Getty Images.
Getty Images carries 951 GitHub stars across 32 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. Linear shows 1,971 stars across 22 public repos, 5 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.
Getty Images is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. 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.
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | Getty Images | Linear |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||
| Overall rank | #693 | #103 |
| Pillars | ||
| Overall | 31 | 55 |
| Code | 46 | 45 |
| Education | 61 | 56 |
| Community | 20 | 36 |
| Reach | 28 | 76 |
| Momentum | 15 | 41 |
| Builder experience | 0 | 0 |
| Signals | ||
| Stars | 951 | 1,971 |
| Forks | 497 | 436 |
| Public repos | 32 | 22 |
| Active repos (90d) | 5 | 5 |
| External contributors | 2 | 21 |
| Avg polish | 50 | 42 |
| Avg AI-readiness | 22 | 31 |