Linear vs reddit

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over reddit (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 40). The gap of 15 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. reddit shows 4,004 stars across 174 public repos, 26 active in the last 90 days and 16 external contributors.

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