Linear vs Moodle Development

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a meaningful lead over Moodle Development (rank #602) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 34). The gap of 21 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

Linear carries 1,971 GitHub stars across 22 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors on record. Moodle Development shows 7,353 stars across 15 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 25 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Moodle Development's footprint is roughly 3.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Moodle Development looks better where community 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.