Linear vs Qualtrics

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a meaningful lead over Qualtrics (rank #693) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 31). The gap of 24 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Qualtrics shows 20 stars across 20 public repos, 7 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Linear's footprint is roughly 98.5x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. Qualtrics looks better where reach 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.