Linear vs pCloud Open Source

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a meaningful lead over pCloud Open Source (rank #662) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 32). The gap of 23 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 pCloud Open Source. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), pCloud Open Source is slightly ahead of Linear. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Linear is ahead of pCloud Open Source. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of pCloud Open Source. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Linear is clearly ahead of pCloud Open Source.

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. pCloud Open Source shows 867 stars across 16 public repos, 4 active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. pCloud Open Source looks better where education 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.