Linear vs Stripe Samples

Linear (A purpose-built tool for planning and building products) and Stripe Samples (Sample integrations built by Stripe.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Linear (rank #103) holds a narrow lead over Stripe Samples (rank #141) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 53). The gap of 2 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of Linear. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Stripe Samples is clearly ahead of Linear. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Stripe Samples is ahead of Linear. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of Stripe Samples. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Stripe Samples is 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. Stripe Samples shows 4,227 stars across 30 public repos, 23 active in the last 90 days and 8 external contributors.

Linear is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. Stripe Samples 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.