Linear vs Okta, Inc

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

Okta, Inc (rank #73) holds a narrow lead over Linear (rank #103) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (58 vs 55). The gap of 3 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Okta, Inc shows 6,250 stars across 88 public repos, 44 active in the last 90 days and 52 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Okta, Inc's footprint is roughly 3.2x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Okta, Inc looks better where code quality 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.