Linear vs Userlike

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

Linear (rank #103) holds a modest lead over Userlike (rank #569) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (55 vs 35). The gap of 20 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 Userlike. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Userlike is clearly ahead of Linear. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Linear is clearly ahead of Userlike. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Linear is clearly ahead of Userlike. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Linear is clearly ahead of Userlike.

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. Userlike shows 38 stars across 14 public repos, 3 active in the last 90 days and 3 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Linear's footprint is roughly 51.9x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

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