Linear vs Odoo

Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) and Odoo (Open Source Business Apps) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Odoo (rank #485) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 38). The gap of 17 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 Odoo. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Linear is slightly ahead of Odoo. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Odoo is ahead of Linear. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of Odoo. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Linear is slightly ahead of Odoo.

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. Odoo shows 59,467 stars across 43 public repos, 25 active in the last 90 days and 257 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Odoo's footprint is roughly 30.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Odoo 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.