Linear vs Semrush

Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) and Semrush (We do love open source and have an opportunity to make it better from now.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Semrush (rank #317) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 44). The gap of 11 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 Semrush. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Semrush is ahead of Linear. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of Semrush. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Linear is slightly ahead of Semrush.

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. Semrush shows 454 stars across 11 public repos, 2 active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Linear's footprint is roughly 4.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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