Linear vs ReadMe

Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) and ReadMe (Interactive developer hubs that help users succeed with your APIs 🦉) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a narrow lead over ReadMe (rank #257) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 47). The gap of 8 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. ReadMe shows 1,824 stars across 106 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 21 external contributors.

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