Linear vs Slab

Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) and Slab (Making the workplace a source of learning and purpose through knowledge-sharing. We're hiring!) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Slab (rank #455) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 39). The gap of 16 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Slab shows 49,433 stars across 28 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Slab's footprint is roughly 25.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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