Linear vs Plausible Analytics

Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) and Plausible Analytics (Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Plausible Analytics (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 43). The gap of 12 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Plausible Analytics shows 31,145 stars across 21 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 23 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Plausible Analytics's footprint is roughly 15.8x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Plausible Analytics 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.