Linear vs Paddle

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Paddle (rank #372) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 42). The gap of 13 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Paddle shows 997 stars across 54 public repos, 22 active in the last 90 days and 6 external contributors.

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