Linear vs Patreon

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Patreon (rank #536) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 36). The gap of 19 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Patreon shows 846 stars across 62 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Patreon 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.