Linear vs Typeform

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a narrow lead over Typeform (rank #189) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 50). The gap of 5 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

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. Typeform shows 590 stars across 40 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Linear's footprint is roughly 3.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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